New Hampshire § 5-C-2 - Section 5-C:2 Division of Vital Records Administration Established.
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§ 5-C-2. Section 5-C:2 Division of Vital Records Administration Established.
I. There is established within the department of state a division of vital records administration under the supervision of a director of vital records administration. The secretary of state, with the approval of the governor and council, shall appoint the director of vital records administration, who shall be known as the state registrar and who shall be an unclassified employee. The director of vital records administration shall be academically and technically qualified to hold the position. The director shall be a citizen of this state. The term of office for the state registrar shall be 4 years. Any vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term. II. The salary of the state registrar shall be as specified in RSA 94:1-a and shall be determined in accordance with the procedure in RSA 94:1-d and RSA 14:14-c.
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Section 5-C-2 ("Section 5-C:2 Division of Vital Records Administration Established.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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