TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES
§ 4222. Senior Land Commissioner: Duties and Responsibilities. The Senior Land Commissioner has the following responsibilities: (a) To make land surveys and plats in the Commonwealth in connection with the determination of land title; (b) To hold hearings on disputed land claims; (c) To issue certificates of title; (d) To record certificates of title of land with the Recorder; (e) To record all documents previously registered with the Recorder; (f) To issue and adopt rules and regulations implementing the provisions of this chapter with the full cooperation, assistance, and approval of the office of the Attorney General. The Senior Land Commissioner shall issue preliminary rules and regulations within three months after his or her appointment; and (g) To perform all acts as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Source: PL 3-79, § 5. Commission Comment: With respect to the references to the “Senior Land Commissioner,” see Executive Order 94-3 (effective August 23, 1994), reorganizing the executive branch, changing agency names and official titles, and effecting other changes, set forth in the Commission comment to 1 CMC § 2001; see also the comment to 2 CMC § 4212.