Sec.54-240a-5. Forwarding of program participant's mail

(a) Address requirements. First class mail, addressed to a participant, must include the participant's name, certification code and program address as shown on the participant's current certification card.

(b) Forwarding of first class mail. The Secretary of the State shall forward first class mail, which has been addressed in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, from the participant's program address, to the participant's confidential address.

(c) Mail returned as undeliverable. If forwarded mail is returned to the Secretary of the State as undeliverable, the Secretary of the State shall attempt to resend the mail not later than one week after receipt. If the resent mail is returned to the Secretary of the State, the fact that such mail has been twice returned as undeliverable shall be considered grounds for cancellation of certification.

(d) Noncompliant mail. The Secretary of the State shall return to its sender:

(1) First class mail which has not been addressed in accordance with sub-section (a) of this section;

(2) Mail other than first class mail; and

(3) First class mail which has been returned to the Secretary of the State twice as undeliverable.

(Adopted effective March 23, 2005)