75E-11-302. Eligibility.
(1) An applicant is eligible to participate in the program if the applicant attests that the applicant: is a resident of this state; is a victim; is a parent or a guardian of an individual who: is a victim; and resides at the same address as the parent or guardian; resides at the same address where a victim resides; or fears for the applicant's physical safety, or for the physical safety of a minor or incapacitated individual residing at the same address as the applicant, from a threat of abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking, stalking, or sexual assault; resided at a residential address that was known by an assailant and relocated within the past 90 days to a different residential address that is not known by the assailant; resides at a residential address known by the assailant and intends to relocate within 90 days to a different residential address in the state that is not known by the assailant; or resides at a residential address that is not known by the assailant; will not disclose the different residential address to the assailant; and will benefit from participation in the program.
(2) An applicant may participate in the program regardless of whether: a criminal charge is filed against an assailant; the applicant has a restraining order or injunction against an assailant; or the applicant reported an act or threat by an assailant to a law enforcement agency or officer.
(3) An applicant may participate in the program only upon the recommendation of a program assistant.
(4) To participate in the program: an applicant shall sign, date, and verify the information on an application; and the department shall verify the applicant's current residential address as provided on the application.
(5) A parent or guardian may act on behalf of a minor or an incapacitated individual in determining whether the minor or the incapacitated individual is eligible for the program.