§ 27-8-3. Domestic partnership criteria.

In order to register a domestic partnership, at least one (1) of the domestic partners must be a city elective officer, a city appointee, or a city employee. In addition, both domestic partners must meet each of the following criteria:

(1)

Have a common residence; and

(2)

Agree to be jointly responsible for each other's basic living expenses incurred during the domestic partnership; and

(3)

Are not married or are not a member of another domestic partnership; and

(4)

Are not related by blood in a way that would prevent them from being married to each other in this state; and

(5)

Are at least eighteen (18) years of age; and

(6)

Have chosen to share one another's lives in an intimate and committed relationship of mutual caring; and

(7)

Are capable of consenting to the domestic partnership.

(Ord. No. 27-01, § 1, 11-30-01)