A civil union or registered domestic partnership that extends benefits and responsibilities without the status of marriage and is legally entered into in another jurisdiction shall be recognized in Rhode Island as a civil union; provided, that the relationship meets the eligibility requirements of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-3.1-8
Reciprocity
P.L. 2011, ch. 198, § 1.
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