New Jersey § 54:1-97
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 54:1-97, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 54:1-97.
The county assessor, in consultation with every municipal governing body and municipal
tax assessor, shall promulgate a three-year schedule for the abolishment of the office
of municipal tax assessor for every municipality within the pilot county. Thereafter, with respect to those municipalities, any reference in law to the duties
and responsibilities of the office of municipal tax assessor pertaining to the assessment
and reassessment of property shall be construed in the context of the statutory scheme
of sections 1 through 15 of P.L.2009, c. 118 ( C.54:1-86 et seq. ) to mean the deputy county assessor under the supervision of the county assessor. Any reference in law to the office of municipal tax assessor which conflicts in
whole or in part with sections 1 through 15 of P.L.2009, c. 118 ( C.54:1-86 et seq. ), particularly with regard to the appointment, employment, and removal of municipal
tax assessors, shall be construed to have been repealed in whole or in conflicting
part, with respect to municipalities located within the pilot county, by the provisions
of sections 1 through 15 of P.L.2009, c. 118 ( C.54:1-86 et seq. ).
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What does New Jersey Statutes § 54:1-97 cover?
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