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# O.C.G.A. § 31-10-4. Appointment of state registrar of vital records.

The commissioner shall appoint the state registrar of vital records, hereinafter referred to as “state registrar,” subject to the rules and regulations of the State Personnel Board, classified service.

## History

Code 1933, § 88-1704, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 723, § 1; Code 1981, § 31-10-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 723, § 2; Ga. L. 2009, p. 745, § 2/SB 97; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 2-41/HB 642.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act.” This Act became effective July 1, 2012.

Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90.”