The deputy director shall serve as an agent, and, at the request of the director or in his absence or disability, the deputy director shall perform all of the duties of the director, and, when so acting, he shall have all of the powers of and be subject to all of the restrictions upon the director. In addition, he shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the director.
Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 933, § 1, effective July 1, 1984.