Section 39. City Civil Registrar. -

1. The City Civil Registrar must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Baliwag, of good moral character, a holder of college degree from a recognized college or university, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent, and must have acquired at least five (5) years experience in civil registry work.

2. The City Civil Registrar shall receive such compensation, emoluments, and allowances as may be determined by law.

3. The City Civil Registrar shall be responsible for the civil registration program in the City of Baliwag pursuant to the Civil Registry Law, the Civil Code of the Philippines. and other pertinent laws, and the rules and regulations issued to implement them.

4. The City Civil Registrar shall take charge of the Office of the City Civil Registry, and shall:

   1. Develop plans and strategies, and upon approval thereof by the City Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with the management and administration-related programs and projects which the City Mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended;

   2. In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the City Civil Registrar shall:

      1. Accept all registrable documents and judicial decrees affecting the civil status of persons;

      2. File, keep, and preserve in a secure place the civil registration records required by law;

      3. Transcribe and enter immediately upon receipt all registrable documents and judicial decrees affecting the civil status of persons in the appropriate civil registry books;

      4. Transmit to the Office of the Civil Registrar General, within the prescribed period, duplicate copies of registered documents required by law;

      5. Issue certified transcripts or copies of any certificate or registered documents upon payment of the required fees to the City Treasurer;

      6. Receive applications for the issuance of a marriage license and, after determining that the requirements and supporting certificates and publication thereof for the prescribed period have been complied with, issue the license upon payment of the authorized fee to the City Treasurer; and

      7. Coordinate with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in conducting educational campaigns for the registration of vital documents and assist in the preparation of demographic and other statistics for the City of Baliwag.

   3. Perform such other duties and functions, as provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.