§ 22 §2710 — Domestic partner registry

1.
Registry.
The Office of Data, Research and Vital Statistics within the department, referred to in this section as "the registry," shall establish a domestic partner registry.
2.
Registered domestic partners; eligibility.
Domestic partners may become registered domestic partners if:
3.
Registration.
To become registered domestic partners, domestic partners must jointly file with the registry a declaration under oath of domestic partnership together with the required filing fee. The registry shall file the declaration in the domestic partner registry established pursuant to subsection 1 and return 2 copies of the declaration to the domestic partners at the address provided as their common residence. The registry must charge a fee for registration that is adequate to pay the projected costs for managing the registry.
4.
Termination.
A registered domestic partnership is terminated by the marriage of either registered domestic partner or by the filing with the registry of:
5.
Indemnity.
If a 3rd party in reliance on the existence of a registered domestic partnership suffers loss because of a failure to receive adequate notice of termination under subsection 4, each registered domestic partner responsible for the failure to give notice is liable to pay the loss.
6.
Forms.
The registry shall develop standard forms for the declaration and termination of registered domestic partnerships.

Legislative History

PL 2003, c. 672, §17 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 601, §15 (AMD).