Rule 20 Confidentiality of Plaintiff's Address

(a) Protected Address. A judicial officer must verify that the plaintiff's residential address and contact information do not appear on the petition or the protective order. The judicial officer must avoid stating the plaintiff's residential address or contact information on the record. See A.R.S. §§ 12-1809(C)(1) and 13-3602(C)(1).

(b) Domestic Violence Shelter Address. A plaintiff who is staying in a domestic violence shelter cannot be asked to disclose the location of the shelter. But subject to Rule 12(b), the plaintiff must provide an alternate address to allow for court contact. See A.R.S. § 36-3009.

(c) Address Confidentiality Program. A participant in the Address Confidentiality Program may ask the court to use the participant's substitute address as the participant's residential, work, or school address in court records pertaining to a protective order. See A.R.S. §§ 41-161 to 169.