registrar

Registrar is a title used for several related functions involving the maintenance of official registers. In civil administration, a registrar is a public official responsible for recording vital events such as births, marriages, and deaths in the civil registry, issuing certified copies, and updating records of identity and status. These registries underpin legal rights, eligibility for services, and demographic statistics, and are typically governed by national or subnational law and data-protection rules.

In property and land administration, a registrar maintains records of land titles, deeds, mortgages, and encumbrances. The registrar's office verifies and records transfers of ownership, conducts title searches, and ensures that public records reflect the current state of ownership and liabilities. Access to records is usually regulated to balance transparency with privacy.

In the realm of information technology and commerce, a registrar can refer to a domain name registrar—an organization accredited to sell and manage domain registrations on behalf of a domain registry. Registrars provide registration, renewal, transfer, DNS management, and privacy services, and they interact with the registry that stores the authoritative zone data. They must comply with registry policies and applicable consumer-protection and data-privacy rules.

In education, a registrar's office at a college or university handles student records, course registrations, transcripts, and degree certifications, ensuring accuracy and privacy in accordance with institutional policies.