A. Amendments to Declarations. A partner may amend a declaration of domestic partnership filed with the city clerk at any time to show a change in his or her mailing address. The city clerk shall note the amendment on the original declaration.

B. New Declarations of Domestic Partnership. No person who has filed a declaration of domestic partnership with the city clerk may file another domestic partnership until six months after a notice the partnership has ended has been filed. However, if the domestic partnership ended because one of the partners died, a new declaration may be filed any time after the notice the partnership ended is filed.

C. Maintenance of City Clerk’s Records. The city clerk will keep a record of all declarations of domestic partnership, amendments to declarations of domestic partnership, and all notices that a partnership has ended. The records will be maintained so that amendments and notices a partnership has ended are filed with the declarations of domestic partnership to which they apply.

D. Fees. A filing fee set by resolution shall be charged for declarations of domestic partnership and amendments. No fee will be charged for notices that a partnership has ended.

E. Liability. The city clerk, any officer or employee of the city of Petaluma shall not, under any circumstances, be liable to anyone for the failure or neglect to perform any act required by this chapter.