Rule 2103-a. Confidentiality of addresses in civil proceedings.
(a)\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, in any civil proceeding,\nwhether or not an order of protection or temporary order of protection\nis sought or has been sought in the past, the court may, upon its own\nmotion or upon the motion of any party, authorize any party to keep his\nor her residential and business addresses and telephone numbers\nconfidential from any party in any pleadings or other papers submitted\nto the court, where the court makes specific findings on the record\nsupporting a conclusion that disclosure of such addresses or telephone\nnumbers would pose an unreasonable risk to the health or safety of a\nparty. Pending such a finding, any such addresses or telephone numbers\nof the party seeking co
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Rule 2103-a. Confidentiality of addresses in civil proceedings. (a)\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, in any civil proceeding,\nwhether or not an order of protection or temporary order of protection\nis sought or has been sought in the past, the court may, upon its own\nmotion or upon the motion of any party, authorize any party to keep his\nor her residential and business addresses and telephone numbers\nconfidential from any party in any pleadings or other papers submitted\nto the court, where the court makes specific findings on the record\nsupporting a conclusion that disclosure of such addresses or telephone\nnumbers would pose an unreasonable risk to the health or safety of a\nparty. Pending such a finding, any such addresses or telephone numbers\nof the party seeking confidentiality shall be safeguarded and sealed in\norder to prevent its inadvertent or unauthorized use or disclosure.\n (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a party has resided\nor resides in a residential program for victims of domestic violence as\ndefined in section four hundred fifty-nine-a of the social services law,\nthe present address of such party and the address of the residential\nprogram for victims of domestic violence shall not be revealed by the\ncourt or any court personnel who may have access to such information.\n (c) Upon such authorization, the court shall designate the clerk of\nthe court or such other disinterested person as it deems appropriate,\nwith consent of such disinterested person, as the agent for service of\nprocess for the party whose residential and business addresses or\ntelephone numbers are to remain confidential and shall notify the\nparties of such designation and the address of the agent in writing. The\nclerk or disinterested person designated by the court shall, when served\nwith process on behalf of the party whose information is to remain\nconfidential, promptly notify such party whose information is to remain\nconfidential and forward such process to him or her in a manner\ncalculated to be timely received.\n (d) In any case in which such confidentiality authorization is made,\nthe party whose information is to remain confidential shall inform the\nclerk of the court or disinterested person designated by the court of\nany change in address for purposes of receipt of service of process or\nany papers.\n