Utah § 59-2-331 - Corrective action by commission.
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§ 59-2-331. Corrective action by commission.
Effective 5/7/2025 59-2-331.
Corrective action by commission.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"County officer" means a county assessor, a member of a county board of equalization, or any other individual who holds a county office.
(b)
"Multicounty assessing and collecting levy" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-2-1601.
(2)
The commission shall take corrective action if the commission determines that a county officer has materially failed to perform a duty under this chapter relating to the assessment of property.
(3)
Corrective action under Subsection (2) may include one or more of the following actions:
(a)
notifying a county officer in writing of the performance issue;
filing a petition for a court order requiring a county officer to take action;
(d)
reporting suspected misconduct or malfeasance of a county officer to law enforcement agencies, as appropriate; and
(e)
taking any other action the commission determines is appropriate to ensure that:
(i)
all assessments of property are uniform and equal, according to fair market value; and
(ii)
the tax burden is distributed without favor or discrimination.
(4)
(a)
Before taking a corrective action described in Subsection (3)(c) against a county officer, the commission shall publish notice of the commission's intent to take the corrective action on:
(i)
the commission's public website; and
(ii)
the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63A-16-601.
(b)
After taking a corrective action described in Subsection (3)(c) against a county officer, the commission shall provide written notice of the corrective action to:
(i)
the county officer subject to the corrective action;
(ii)
the county legislative body of the county for which the county officer described in Subsection (4)(b)(i) holds office;
(iii)
the state auditor;
(iv)
the president of the Senate; and
(v)
the speaker of the House of Representatives.
(5)
If the commission determines that a county officer has materially failed to perform a duty under this chapter relating to the assessment of property for a period of one year or longer, the commission shall:
(a)
assist the county officer in performing the duty required by this chapter; and
(b)
charge the county the full amount of the commission's costs in providing assistance under this Subsection (5).
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