§ 102290 Deputy Registrar Authority

Health and Safety Code·California

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This rule lets a registrar’s assistant or deputy do any job the registrar does, acting as if they were the registrar.

Key Takeaways

•Assistants and deputies can do any task the registrar normally does.
•They act in the name and place of the registrar, so their actions count as the registrar’s.
•This rule started on Jan 1 1996.

Example

A town’s registrar is out sick, and the assistant signs a marriage license for a couple getting married that day.

Because the assistant can perform all the registrar’s duties, the marriage license is still legal even though the main registrar isn’t there.

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§ 102290 Deputy Registrar Authority

Each assistant or deputy of a local registrar may perform all of the duties of the local registrar in the name and place of his or her principal. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

assistant deputy local registrar duties

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 102290.

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