Rhode Island § 44-5-54 - Levy and Assessment of Local Taxes
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§ 44-5-54. Levy and Assessment of Local Taxes
R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-5-54
§ 44-5-54. Burrillville — Property tax classification — Duties of the assessor.
(a) The assessor of the town of Burrillville, on or before June 1 of each year, shall make a full and fair cash valuation of all the estate, real and personal, and motor vehicles subject to taxation under this chapter, and determine the assessed valuation of each property class.
(b) The assessor is authorized to apply different rates of taxation to each property class as set forth in § 44-5-53 to determine the tax due and payable on the property; provided, that the rate for each class is uniform within each class; and for each year. Class 2 property rates shall not be more than one hundred fifty percent (150%) of Class 1 property tax rates, and Class 3 property rates shall not be more than two hundred twenty-five percent (225%) of the maximum allowable Class 2 property rates.
History of Section.
P.L. 1994, ch. 40, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 138, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 170, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44-5-54 ("Levy and Assessment of Local Taxes") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. 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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