西好莱坞通过条例：三人以上伴侣关系可向市政府登记，12月2日生效
加利福尼亚州洛杉矶县西好莱坞市（West Hollywood）市议会11月2日一致通过第26-13号条例（Ordinance No. 26-13），设立面向三人以上伴侣关系的市级登记制度：三名或以上成年人组成的多元伴侣关系可向市书记官办公室提交声明、正式登记在案，条例将于12月2日生效。条例由市长 John Heilman 提出，五名议员全票通过。
按条例，登记人须年满18岁、具备订约能力、关系出于自愿、共同分担生活必需开支并彼此负责对方福祉，且彼此血缘关系不得近于加州法律禁止结婚的范围；同一人不得同时登记两段多元伴侣关系。申请人无须是西好莱坞居民，可持身份证件亲自办理，也可经公证后邮寄办理，登记费金额将由市议会另行以决议确定。
登记后，伴侣在市内医疗机构与看守场所享有探视权，在市租房管制规则下获得若干承租人保护，并推定受市反歧视条例覆盖。条例同时明文规定，登记不构成婚姻、也不构成加州州法上的登记同居伴侣关系，不产生继承、税务或移民方面的权利：加州《家庭法典》第299.6条只允许城市在本辖区范围内赋予额外权利。今年3月，西好莱坞已先行通过第26-06号条例，把「家庭或关系结构」列为受保护类别。《洛杉矶时报》11月3日首先报道了这项新规。
（来源：西好莱坞市）
West Hollywood Approves Registry for Relationships of Three or More Partners, Effective December 2
The City Council of West Hollywood, in Los Angeles County, California, voted unanimously on November 2 to approve Ordinance No. 26-13, creating a municipal registry for relationships involving three or more partners. Groups of three or more adults in a multi-partner domestic relationship may file a declaration with the City Clerk and have their relationship officially recorded. The ordinance, introduced by Mayor John Heilman and approved 5-0, is scheduled to take effect on December 2.
Under the ordinance, each participant must be at least 18, legally competent to enter a contract, in a consensual relationship, sharing the common necessities of life and responsible for one another's welfare, and not related by blood closer than California law would bar for marriage. No one may be registered in two multi-partner relationships at the same time. Applicants do not have to live in West Hollywood; they may file in person with identification or by mail with notarised signatures, and the registration fee will be set by a later council resolution.
Registered partners gain visitation rights at healthcare facilities and jails within the city, certain tenant protections under the city's rent-control rules, and a presumption of coverage under the city's antidiscrimination ordinance. The ordinance states explicitly that registration does not create a marriage or a registered domestic partnership under California law and confers no inheritance, tax or immigration rights: Section 299.6 of the California Family Code lets cities grant extra rights only within their own jurisdiction. In March, West Hollywood had adopted Ordinance 26-06, making 'family or relationship structure' a protected class. The Los Angeles Times first reported the new registry on November 3.
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