Gov. Code, § 22771 · Article 2. Definitions
Gov. Code, § 22771
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A “domestic partnership” means either of the following:
(a) Two people who meet all of the criteria set forth in Section 297 or 299.2 of the Family Code.
(b) Two people who meet all of the criteria of a domestic partnership, as defined by the governing board of a contracting agency, if the contracting agency adopted that definition prior to January 1, 2000.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 418, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2006.
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