Salt Lake City

City Attorney's Office

Mutual Commitment Registry

The City Recorder’s Office is happy to provide mutual commitments for qualifying residents. Due to state law we can only provide this service for Salt Lake City Residents (Municipal Boundaries). Appointments are required. Please check eligibility by filling out this form. Upon completion, you will be given the opportunity to schedule an appointment online.

If you have questions, please reach out to the City Recorder staff via email slcrecorder@slc.gov or by phone 801-535-7671.

This registry creates a way for Salt Lake City to recognize relationships of mutual commitment, support, and caring.  By doing so, businesses that choose can easily use the registry to determine eligibility for benefits.

More Information - Declaring a Mutual Commitment

  • Check eligibility by filing out this form, then schedule an appointment.
  • Gather the documents needed from 3 of the 5 criteria listed on the declaration application.
  • Bring the documents to the Salt Lake City Recorder’s Office (451 South State Street, Room 415, Salt Lake City, UT) during your scheduled appointment.
  • Complete the declaration application.  A public notary is available to notarize your signatures on the declaration application.
  • Pay a fee of $34.00
  • Certificate of Mutual Commitment is issued to both registrants.



Frequently Asked Questions

Do my partner and I have to live in Salt Lake City?

Yes! The Salt Lake City Recorder’s Office is only able to offer mutual commitments to people living within Salt Lake City boundaries. For couples living in other locations, please consult your local municipality or Salt Lake County. ( https://slco.org/clerk/marriage/)


What are the benefits of offering a mutual commitment registry?

This registry is for adult residents of the City who share a primary residence and rely on one another as dependents.

  • It is a tool for employers to use, voluntarily, to determine eligibility for benefits from their company.
  • It will allow Salt Lake City residents who register health care visitation rights to Salt Lake City health care facilities.
  • It allows registered individuals access to all facilities owned and operated by the City, such as recreational facilities, in the same manner as that of a spouse or children.


How would the registry work?

  • The City will create and maintain the registry and provide certificates to registrants.
  • The mutual commitment registry will be administered by the City Recorder’s Office.


How does this help employers in Salt Lake City?

  • Mutual Commitment benefits are offered by over half of the Fortune 500 companies in the United States and numerous employers throughout Salt Lake City to their employees.
  • The registry helps those local businesses that choose to offer benefits to individuals save time and money in the process of determining the status of their employees for a variety of purposes.
  • Similar registries are in place in cities from Baltimore to Phoenix to Eugene and throughout California.


Required Documentation

  • Before being considered for mutual commitment status, there are a number of requirements that must be met. The requirements include a statement that the individuals are in a relationship of mutual commitment, support, and caring, and are responsible for each other’s welfare.
  • Registrants must be each other’s sole partner; be over 18 years old; be competent to contract; and share a primary residence in Salt Lake City.

Applicants will be required to provide any three of the following five documents:

  • A joint loan obligation, mortgage, lease, or joint ownership of a vehicle
  • A life insurance policy, retirement benefits account, or will designating one declarant as the other’s beneficiary thereto, or will of one declarant which designates the other as executor
  • A mutually granted power of attorney for purposes of healthcare or financial management
  • Proof showing that the declarant is authorized to sign for purposes of the other’s bank or credit account
  • Proof of a joint bank or credit account


What will the registry cost taxpayers?

Nothing. The cost of administering the program would be covered by a $34.00 registration fee.


Does this ordinance require Salt Lake City businesses to offer mutual commitment benefits to their employees?

No.