CHAPTER 114
Domestic Partnership Registry

114.01   Definitions.

114.02   Domestic partnership criteria.

114.03   Filing.

114.04   Registration.

114.05   Termination.

114.06   Legal effect.

114.07   Severability.

114.01. Definitions.

   DEFINITIONS. As used in this Chapter:

      (1)    "Domestic partnership" refers to the non-marital intimate relationship of two adults of the same or different sex, who share a common residence and affirm that they share responsibility for each other's common welfare, and have signed and filed a Declaration of Domestic Partnership with the City.

      (2)   "Share a common residence" means that both domestic partners share the same residence. It is not necessary that both domestic partners have title to the property where they reside or the legal right to possess the common residence. Two people may share a common residence even if one or both have additional residences. Domestic partners do not cease to share a common residence if one leaves the common residence but intends to return.

      (3)   Domestic partners will be deemed to have an "intimate" relationship and to "share responsibility for one another's common welfare" if they execute a Declaration of Domestic Partnership affirming that such facts are true.

(Ord. 705-07. Passed 11-13-07.)

114.02. Domestic Partnership Criteria.

   DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP. To establish a domestic partnership, both individuals must file a Declaration of Domestic Partnership with the City affirming that they meet all of the following qualifications:

      (1)   Both individuals share a common residence;

      (2)   Both individuals affirm that they have an intimate relationship and share responsibility for each other's common welfare;

      (3)   Neither individual is married to any third party;

      (4)   Neither individual is part of an existing domestic partnership with any third party;

      (5)   Each individual is 18 years of age or older; and

      (6)   The individuals are not related to one another by blood.

(Ord. 705-07. Passed 11-13-07.)

114.03. Filing.

   (a)   FILING LOCATION. Two individuals seeking to become domestic partners must complete and file a Declaration of Domestic Partnership with the Clerk of Council.

   (b)   FILING PROHIBITION. No individual who has previously filed a Declaration of Domestic Partnership in this City may file a new Declaration of Domestic Partnership until a Notice of Termination of Domestic Partnership has been filed with the City. However, this prohibition shall not apply if the previous domestic partnership ended because one of the domestic partners is deceased.

(Ord. 705-07. Passed 11-13-07.)