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Maryland

Official Maryland programs that can help protect your privacy, and where to find legal help. Each program decides who qualifies, so check its page for the details.

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Keep your home address private

Maryland's Address Confidentiality Program (Safe at Home), run by the Secretary of State, gives participants a legal substitute address to use instead of their home, work, or school address. Mail sent there is forwarded to them for free.1

  • The program says government agencies, private companies, and individuals must accept the substitute address. Participants show an authorization card or a notice form.1
  • It is for survivors of threatened, attempted, or actual domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual assault, stalking, or harassment. People under increased threat or with high security or privacy concerns can also apply, as can guardians of a child or disabled person and family members of a participant.2
  • You apply through an Application Assistant, who helps you make a safety plan and decide if the program is a good fit.2
  • The program cannot protect an address that is already known or public.2

Go to the Address Confidentiality Program (sos.maryland.gov)

Help for victims of crime

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Board helps eligible crime victims with certain costs, such as medical bills, lost earnings, and funeral costs.3 The board is part of the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy, and it decides who qualifies.4

Go to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (gocpp.maryland.gov)

Find a lawyer

This site does not give legal advice. For advice about your situation, talk to a licensed Maryland lawyer.

  • The Maryland State Bar Association does not run a statewide referral service. It says your county's bar association can help you find a lawyer in your area, and it lists them.5
  • If you have a low income, you may be able to get free legal help. The Maryland courts point people to the People's Law Library of Maryland, which has legal information and a directory of free and low-cost legal service providers. Most of these programs help only people who qualify based on income.6

Find your county bar referral service (msba.org)

Find free legal aid (peoples-law.org)

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Sources

  1. Maryland Secretary of State. "Address Confidentiality Program." sos.maryland.gov
  2. Maryland Secretary of State. "Apply to ACP." sos.maryland.gov
  3. Office of the Attorney General of Maryland. "Victim Services – Resources & Info." oag.maryland.gov
  4. Maryland Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy. "Criminal Injuries Compensation Board." gocpp.maryland.gov
  5. Maryland State Bar Association. "For The Public." msba.org
  6. Maryland Judiciary. "Finding Legal Help." mdcourts.gov