10-8-1.5 - Authority to make benefits generally available to employees, their dependents, and an adult designee -- Registry authorized -- Limitations. - Utah Statutes

10-8-1.5. Authority to make benefits generally available to employees, theirdependents, and an adult designee -- Registry authorized -- Limitations.
(1) A municipality may, by ordinance enacted by the municipal legislative body, makebenefits generally available to all municipal employees, their dependents, and an unmarriedemployee's financially dependent or interdependent adult designee.
(2) (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), a municipality may, by ordinance enacted by themunicipal legislative body, create a registry for adult relationships of financial dependence orinterdependence.
(b) A municipality may not create or maintain a registry or other means that defines,identifies, or recognizes and gives legal status or effect to a domestic partnership, civil union, ordomestic cohabitation relationship other than marriage.
(3) The municipality's recognition of an adult designee, the creation and maintenance ofa registry under Subsection (2)(a), and any certificate issued to or other designation of a personon the municipality's registry are not and may not be treated the same as or substantiallyequivalent to marriage.
(4) Neither an ordinance under Subsection (1) or (2)(a) nor a registry created underSubsection (2)(a) making an employee benefit available to an adult designee may create, modify,or affect a spousal, marital, or parental status, duty, or right.
(5) An ordinance, executive order, rule, or regulation adopted or other action takenbefore, on, or after May 5, 2008 that is inconsistent with this section is void.

Enacted by Chapter 127, 2008 General Session