West Virginia Code 16-5-8 – Duties of local registrars and deputy local registrars
(a) A local registrar shall:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16-5-8
- Deputy local registrar: means a person appointed by and working under the supervision of a local registrar in the discharge of the vital statistics functions specified to be performed in and for the county or other district of the local registrar. See West Virginia Code 16-5-1
- Local registrar: means the person appointed by the state Registrar of Vital Statistics for a county or other district to perform the vital statistics functions specified to be performed in and for the county or other district. See West Virginia Code 16-5-1
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(1) Administer and enforce the provisions of this article and the rules promulgated pursuant to this article, according to the instructions of the state Registrar;
(2) Require that certificates be completed and filed in accordance with provisions of this article and the rules promulgated pursuant to this article;
(3) Transmit, by mail or an approved electronic process, all certificates, reports or other returns to the state Registrar on a schedule to be determined by the state Registrar;
(4) Maintain records, make reports and perform other duties as required by the state Registrar.
(b) A deputy local registrar shall perform the duties of the local registrar in the absence or incapacity of the local registrar, and shall perform other duties as prescribed by the state Registrar.