To be eligible to register a relationship of mutual commitment with Salt Lake City, the two (2) individuals (the "declarants") must meet the following criteria:
A. Freely declare that they are solely and mutually committed to each other;
B. Be persons eighteen (18) years of age or older and be unmarried according to the laws of the state of Utah;
C. Be competent to contract;
D. Be directly dependent upon, or interdependent with, each other, sharing a common financial obligation. Acceptable documentation shall include any three (3) of the following five (5) documents:
1. A joint loan obligation, mortgage, lease, or joint ownership of a vehicle;
2. A life insurance policy, retirement benefits account, or will or trust of one declarant designating the other declarant as beneficiary thereto, or will or trust of one declarant which designates the other declarant as executor or successor trustee;
3. A mutually granted power of attorney for purposes of healthcare or financial management;
4. Proof showing that one declarant is authorized to sign for purposes of the other declarant's bank or credit account;
5. Proof of a joint bank or credit account;
E. Currently share a primary residence in Salt Lake City. For these purposes "primary residence" means the place where both declarants reside. The legal right to occupy the residence need not be joint; and
F. Execute a declaration of mutual commitment, attesting to the foregoing requirements and attesting that the parties are in a relationship of mutual commitment, support, and caring; are responsible for each other's physical and financial welfare; and have the present intention to remain in that relationship. (Ord. 16-08 § 1, 2008)