Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:8-19

  • registrar: means the local registrar of vital statistics of any district. See New Jersey Statutes 26:8-1
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
26:8-19. Any local registrar, deputy registrar, alternate deputy registrar, or subregistrar, who in the judgment of the State department fails or neglects to discharge efficiently the duties of his office as set forth in this chapter or chapter 6 of this Title (R.S.26:6-1 et seq.), as well as chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Revised Statutes, may be removed by the State department, and he shall also be subject to such penalties as are provided by this chapter. Upon such removal the office shall be deemed vacant.

Amended 1965,c.78,s.43; 1995,c.87,s.2.