New Jersey § 40a:9-80
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 40a:9-80, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40a:9-80.
The office of register of deeds and mortgages heretofore established and now in existence
in any county is confirmed and shall be continued until altered or abolished as provided
by law, except that: a. in a county in which the office of register of deeds and mortgages initially was
established pursuant to P.L.1875, c. CXXXV (c.135), the office of register of deeds
and mortgages shall be consolidated with the office of county clerk ; b. in a county of the second class with a population density greater than 4,500 persons
per square mile and a population between 490,000 and 505,000 according to the most
recent federal decennial census, the office of register of deeds and mortgages shall
be consolidated with the office of county clerk upon the expiration of the term of
office of the current register of deeds and mortgages or the occurrence of a vacancy
prior to the expiration of the term of the current register of deeds and mortgages,
whichever occurs first ; and c. in every county other than counties of the first class, the office of register
of deeds and mortgages shall be consolidated with the office of county clerk upon
the expiration of the term of office of the current register of deeds and mortgages
or the occurrence of a vacancy prior to the expiration of the term of the current
register of deeds and mortgages, whichever occurs first . Upon the consolidation of the office of register of deeds and mortgages as provided
herein, the office of register of deeds and mortgages in those counties shall be abolished,
and the powers, functions, and duties of the register of deeds and mortgages shall
pertain to the county clerk.
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