N.J. Admin. Code § 8:2B-2.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:2B-2.2 - Issuance of a Certificate of Domestic Partnership

(a) Upon filing by the persons seeking to become domestic partners of the Affidavit of Domestic Partnership with the local registrar and upon receipt by the local registrar of the appropriate fee pursuant to 8:2B-2.3, the local registrar shall immediately complete a Certificate of Domestic Partnership containing the domestic partners' relevant information and the date that the domestic partnership was established.

(b) After completing a Certificate of Domestic Partnership pursuant to (a) above, the local registrar shall issue to the domestic partners two copies of the Certificate of Domestic Partnership and two copies of the Notice of the Rights and Obligations of Domestic Partners.

1. Blank forms of Certificates of Domestic Partnership and copies of the Notice of Rights and Obligations of Domestic Partners may be obtained by local registrars from the Bureau of Vital Statistics and Registration of the Department of Health and Senior Services, PO Box 370, Trenton, New Jersey, 08625-0370.

(c) Each local registrar shall, on or before the 10th day of each calendar month, or sooner if requested by the Department, transmit to the State Registrar the original of all Certificates of Domestic Partnership issued by the local registrar during the preceding month.

(d) The State Registrar shall cause all Certificates of Domestic Partnership received to be alphabetically indexed by the surname of one of the partners and shall cross-reference each Certificate of Domestic Partnership so filed to allow the records to be identified by the surname of the second partner.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:2B-2.2