Alabama § 40-7-67 - Department May Act When County Fails to Comply; Personnel; Employees of County to Meet Department’s Requirements Without Becoming Employees of State Merit System; Appraiser’s Qualifications.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 40-7-67 — Department May Act When County Fails to Comply; Personnel; Employees of County to Meet Department’s Requirements Without Becoming Employees of State Merit System; Appraiser’s Qualifications., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-7-67. Department May Act When County Fails to Comply; Personnel; Employees of County to Meet Department’s Requirements Without Becoming Employees of State Merit System; Appraiser’s Qualifications.
(a) Should any county fail or refuse for any reason to comply with the provisions of this division, the Department of Revenue shall employ qualified appraisers and/or let any contract necessary to accomplish the requirements of its directives and legal requirements as to property reappraisal.
(b) When it becomes necessary for the Department of Revenue to reappraise any county for the purpose of ad valorem taxation equalization, the Department of Revenue shall hire the necessary personnel from an employment register furnished them by the State Personnel Department. When any of the several counties elects to reappraise its particular county under the requirements and criteria set up by the Department of Revenue for such reappraisal program, the employees of the several counties shall meet the same requirements as set forth by the Department of Revenue for the state without becoming employees of the state Merit System. Approved appraisers must be certificate holders or members of a recognized appraisal association or have at least five years’ appraisal experience certified to by recognized lending associations, such as banks or companies who are approved by the Veterans Administration or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development or Federal Reserve Board.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 40-7-67 cover?
Section 40-7-67 ("Department May Act When County Fails to Comply; Personnel; Employees of County to Meet Department’s Requirements Without Becoming Employees of State Merit System; Appraiser’s Qualifications.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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