21-A §102. Deputy registrar

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ME Code › Title 21-A › Chapter 3 › Section 102

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The registrar may appoint one or more deputies, except that if the registrar does not also serve as the clerk, the registrar shall appoint the clerk to serve as a deputy registrar. [PL 2005, c. 568, §4 (AMD).]

1. Qualifications and compensation. Section 101, subsections 1 , 3 and 5 , apply to a deputy registrar. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]

2. Term of office. A deputy registrar serves at the will of the registrar, except that if the clerk is a deputy registrar and the registrar leaves office, the clerk becomes the registrar pro tem until a new registrar is appointed and sworn, at which point the clerk must be appointed as a deputy to the new registrar. [PL 2005, c. 568, §5 (AMD).]

3. Duties. The deputy registrar may perform any of the duties of office prescribed by the registrar. [RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §34 (COR).]

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