OfficeoftheCityClerk OneFrankH.OgawaPlaza,2
nd
Floor,Room201,Oakland,CA 94612 Phone(510)2383226
INSTRUCTIONSFORFILINGTHEAFFIDAVITOFDOMESTICPARTNER S HIP
TheAffidavitofDomesticPartnershipFormmaybeusedtoestablishadomest i cpartnership
betweentwo
personsmeetingtherequirement sasstatedonthefrontoftheform. ACer tificateof
Registrationof
DomesticPartnershipwillbeissuedtothepartnersaftertheaffidavitisfiled.
CompletetheAffidavitofDomesticPartnershipFormasfo llows :
EachpersonmustsigntheirrespectivesignaturesinthepresenceoftheCityClerkRepresentativeor
NotaryPublic.ThenotarizationshouldbepresentedtoClerkstaff.
Eachpersonmustprinttheirnameslegibly. Thenamesmustbeprintedinthe
orderrequested:
Lastname,Firstname,Middlename
Acompleteaddressisrequired(address,city,state,zipcode). Print
legibly. Donotabbreviatethecity
name.
DOCUMENTS: Eachpartnermustshowproofofidentitybypresentingavalidgovernmentissuedpicture
identificationcard.Also,youmustprovideamajorutilitybill(i.e.PG&E,EastBayMUD)ineitherperson's
nameandbankstatement(ordifferentutility)intheotherperson'sname.Alldocuments,includingIDs,must
havethesameaddresstowhichbothpartiesareregistering.PLEASENOTE:YoumustliveinOaklandorwork
FORtheCityofOaklandtofileforDomesticPartnership.IfyouworkfortheCityofOaklandanddonotlivein
Oakland,youwillneedtoprovideproofofemployment(paystuborCityofOaklandIDcard).
TWOWAYSTOOBTAINCERTIFICATE:
Toregisterinperson(byappointmentonly,call(510)2383226toscheduleorschedulean
appointmentonlineathttps://www.schedulicity.com/scheduling/OOT4RY),bothpartnersmust
appearinpersontotheOfficeoftheCityClerklocat ed
at: OneFrankH.Ogawa,2
nd
Floor,Room201,
Oakland,CA 94612.
OR
Toregisterbymail,bothpartnersmustappear beforeaNotaryPublictosigntheAffidavitof
Domestic
Partnership.The Affidavitisthenforwarded,withtherequiredfeeanddocumentsto:
TheOfficeoftheCityClerk
ATTN:DomesticPartnershipRegistration
OneFrankH.Ogawa
2
nd
Floor,Room201

Oakland,CA 94612
FEES: Thenonrefundablefeefo rfilingAffidavitofDomesticPartnershipis$40.00. Acceptableme thodsof
paymentarecash,check,cashiercheckormoneyorder.Checks,cashierchecksandmoneyordersshould
bemadepayableto:CityofOakland.
Failuretoprovidetherequireddocumentationmayresultinthereschedulingofyourappointmentorreturn
ofyourdocumentsbymail.
OfficeoftheCityClerk OneFrankH.OgawaPlaza,2
nd
Floor,Room201,Oakland,CA 94612 Phone(510)2383226
Certificate
Number:
CITY HALL
ONE FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA
OAKLAND,CALIFORNIA 94612
(510)2383226
OfficeoftheCityClerk

CityClerkandClerkoftheCouncil
AFFIDAVITOFDOMESTICPARTNERSHIP
We,theUndersigned,dodeclarethat:
Weareboth over 18 years ofageand have chosen toshare one another'slives inanintimateandcommitted
relationshipofmutualcaring;
Welivetogether;
Wearejointlyresponsibleforbasi clivingexpenseswhichweincurduringthedomestic
partnership;
OneofusisanemployeeoftheCityofOakland,orbothofusresidetogetherwithinthecitylimits;
Neitherofusismarried,norarewerelatedtoeachotherin awaywhichwouldbarmarriageinCalifornia;
Neitherofushas
hadadifferentdomesticpartnerlessthansixmonthspriortosigningthisAffidavit;
WeagreetonotifytheCityofanychangesinthestatusofourdomesticpartnershipagreement.
WedeclareunderpenaltyofperjuryandunderthelawsoftheStateofCali forniathatthestatements
hereinaretrue
andcorrecttothebestofourknowledgeandbelief.
PARTNER1PARTNER2
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________
(Print)Last First Middle (Print)Last First Middle
_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________
SignatureofPartnerasStatedAboveSignatureofPartnerasStatedAbove
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AddressCityStateZipCode
_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________
PhoneNumberPhoneNumber
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AffidavitofDomesticPartnership Notarization
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On ,beforeme, NotaryPublic,personallyappeared
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personally known tome(or proved tomeonthebasis ofsatisfactory evidence) tobetheperson(s) whosename(s)
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his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that byhis/her/their
signature(s) ontheinstrument theperson(s), orthe
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behalf ofwhich theperson(s) acted, executed theinstrument.
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OfficeoftheCityClerk OneFrankH.OgawaPlaz a,2
nd
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OptionalQuestionnaireforDomesticPartnership
APPLICANTS:WereceivemanyinquiriesregardingtheCity’sDomesticPartnershipRegistrationProgramfrom
otheragenciesandthepublic.Inanefforttobetterrespondtooftenaskedquestions,wehaveincludedthis
optionalquestionnairethatwillbeseparatedfromyournameandusedforstatisticaldataonly.
DescriptionofEthnicCategories:
AfricanAmerican:NotofHispanicorigin.
White:NotofHispanicorigin.
Hispanic:AllpersonsofMexican,PuertoRican,Cuban,CentralorSouthAmerican,orotherSpanish
cultureororigin,regardlessofrace.
Asian/PacificIslander:Allpersonshavingoriginsinanyoftheoriginalpeoples
ofthefarEast,
SoutheastAsia,theIndianSubcontine nt, orthePacificIslands.Thisareaincludes,forexample:China,
Japan,Korea,andSamoa.
NativeAmerican/AlaskanNative:AllpersonshavingoriginsinanyoftheoriginalpeoplesofNorth
America,andwhomaintainculturalidentificationthroughtribalaffiliationorcommunity
recognition.
Pleaseidentifywhichtribewithwhichyouareaffiliated.
Partner1 MaleFemale
Partner2 MaleFemale
Pleasecheckoneonlyfortheracial/ethniccategory
youmostcloselyidentifywith:
AfricanAmerican
White
Hispanic
Asian/PacificIslander
NativeAmerican/AlaskanNative
Other
Pleasecheckoneonlyfortheracial/ethniccategory
youmostcloselyidentifywith:
AfricanAmerican
White
Hispanic
Asian/PacificIslander
NativeAmerican/AlaskanNative
Other