Rhode Island § 44-5-44 - Levy and Assessment of Local Taxes
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§ 44-5-44. Levy and Assessment of Local Taxes
R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-5-44
§ 44-5-44. Collection and publication of property tax data.
(a) The department of revenue shall annually make and publicly issue comprehensive assessment ratio studies of the average level of assessment and the degree of assessment uniformity within each town and city. The department of revenue shall also annually compute and publicly issue the Russell Index of Inequality within each town and city.
(b) The department of revenue shall require assessors and other officers to report to it data on assessed valuations and other features of the property tax for the periods and in the form and content that the department of revenue requires. The department of revenue shall construct and maintain its system for the collection and analysis of property tax facts to enable it to make intrastate comparisons as well as interstate comparisons based on property tax and assessment ratio data compiled for other states by the United States Bureau of the Census or any agency successor to the Bureau.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 298, § 5; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 37; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 37.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Rhode Island General Laws § 44-5-44 cover?
Section 44-5-44 ("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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