The mayor may delegate to one or more permanent civil servants of the municipality all or part of the functions he performs as a civil registrar, except those provided for in Article 75 of the Civil Code. The acts drawn up within the framework of the functions thus delegated bear the sole signature of the delegated municipal official.
The delegation order is sent to the prefect or sub-prefect as well as to the public prosecutor at the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the municipality concerned is located.
The permanent civil servant or civil servants of the municipality who have been delegated by the mayor may validly issue all copies, and extracts, whatever the nature of the acts.
They may also implement the verification procedure provided for by the provisions of Chapter II of Title II of Decree no. 2017-890 of 6 May 2017.
The exercise of delegated functions takes place under the control and responsibility of the mayor.