Sec. 46b-38kk. Civil union certificate. Affidavit in lieu of certificate. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 46b-38kk. Civil union certificate. Affidavit in lieu of certificate. (a) Each person who joins any person in a civil union shall certify upon the license certificate the fact, time and place of the civil union, and return it to the registrar of vital statistics of the town where the civil union was celebrated, before or during the first week of the month following the celebration of the civil union. Any person who fails to do so shall be fined not more than ten dollars.

      (b) If any person fails to return the certificate to the registrar of vital statistics, as required under subsection (a) of this section, the persons joined in a civil union may provide the registrar with a notarized affidavit attesting to the fact that they were joined in a civil union and stating the date and place of the civil union. Upon the recording of such affidavit by the registrar of vital statistics, the civil union of the affiants shall be deemed to be valid as of the date of the civil union stated in the affidavit.

      (P.A. 05-10, S. 11; 05-288, S. 228.)

      History: P.A. 05-288 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing "the town where it was issued" with "the town where the civil union was celebrated".