The registrar may appoint one or more deputies, except that if the registrar does not also serve as the clerk, the registrar shall appoint the clerk to serve as a deputy registrar.
1. Qualifications and compensation. Section 101, subsections 1, 3 and 5, apply to a deputy registrar.
2. Term of office. A deputy registrar serves at the will of the registrar, except that if the clerk is a deputy registrar and the registrar leaves office, the clerk becomes the registrar pro tem until a new registrar is appointed and sworn, at which point the clerk must be appointed as a deputy to the new registrar.
3. Duties. The deputy registrar may perform any of the duties of office prescribed by the registrar.