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 N.H. Rev. Stat. § 94:1-a and shall be determined in accordance with the procedure in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 94:1-d and N.H. Rev. Stat. § 14:14-c.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 5-C:2

  • governor and council: shall mean the governor with the advice and consent of the council. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:31-a
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4