For purposes of this title:
(1) "Domestic partner" means:
- (a) Two adults who have registered as a domestic partnership with the Washington secretary of state; or
- (b) A legal union of two persons of the same sex that was formed in and is legal in any state or jurisdiction.
- (2) "Domestic partner" does not include partnerships formed by individuals of the opposite sex except as provided by RCW 26.60.030 or the equivalent law of another state.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 50.12.010 and 50.12.040. WSR 16-21-013, § 192-100-075, filed 10/7/16, effective 11/14/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 50.12.010, 50.12.040, and 34.05.120. WSR 10-01-156, § 192-100-075, filed 12/22/09, effective 1/22/10.]