(a) Where feasible, the state registrar shall use the services of a local recording official located within a registration district as local registrar of vital statistics. (b) Where utilization under (a) of this section is not feasible, the state registrar shall appoint a local registrar and may appoint one or more deputy local registrars of vital statistics for each registration district, to be compensated on a fee basis as specified in AS 18.50.120. (c) The state registrar may remove a local registrar or a deputy local registrar appointed under (b) of this section.
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