The secretary of the department shall appoint the state registrar in accordance with the provisions of the Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article 9 NMSA 1978].
History: 1953 Comp., § 12-4-26, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 44, § 4; 1973, ch. 264, § 3; 2009, ch. 215, § 12.
The 2009 amendment, effective January 1, 2010, changed "director" to "secretary".