1.20.020 Establishing a domestic partnership.
A domestic partnership shall be established by (a) executing a declaration of domestic partnership in the presence of the city clerk, who will file it and give the partners a certificate attesting that the declaration was filed; or (b) executing a declaration of domestic partnership in the presence of an individual authorized to administer oaths, and filing the declaration, duly attested, with the city clerk.
A. Time Limitation. A person cannot become a member of a domestic partnership until at least six months after any other domestic partnership of which he or she was a member ended. This does not apply if the earlier domestic partnership ended because one of the members died.
B. Residence Limitation. The city clerk will only file declarations of domestic partnership if:
1. The partners have a residence in the city of Petaluma; or
2. At least one of the partners works substantially full time in the city of Petaluma.
(Ord. 2089 NCS §2 (part), 1999.)