TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 8000-22980›DIVISION 5. PERSONNEL 18000-22980›PART 5. THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT 22750-22948›CHAPTER 1. Public Employees’ Health Benefits 22750-22944.5›ARTICLE 2. Definitions 22760-22787
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California Government Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
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.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 418, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2006.)
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