Vermont § 4052 - Contract appraisals; assessor qualifications [Effective until January 1, 2026; see also 32 V.S.A. § 4052 effective January 1, 2026 set out below]

§ 4052. Contract appraisals; assessor qualifications [Effective until January 1, 2026; see also 32 V.S.A. § 4052 effective January 1, 2026 set out below]

• (a) No municipality shall employ or contract a person, firm, or corporation to perform
  appraisals of real property for the purpose of property taxation unless approved by
  the Director of Property Valuation and Review as qualified under this section. (b) No person shall conduct the work of an assessor employed or contracted by a municipality
  pursuant to 17 V.S.A. § 2651c(b) unless the person meets the training requirements established by the Director of
  Property Valuation and Review under this section. (c) The Director shall establish by rule reasonable qualifications for approval and training
  requirements, which shall include successful completion of educational and training
  courses approved by the Director and, in the case of an appraiser hired to do a townwide
  reappraisal, at least one year’s experience with an appraiser who has satisfactorily
  completed townwide reappraisals. (d) This section shall not apply to elected or appointed officials of any town but shall
  apply to an assessor employed or contracted by a municipality pursuant to 17 V.S.A. § 2651c(b). (Added 1985, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1987, No. 101; 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1995, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 15, 1996; 2023, No. 68, § 7, eff. July 1, 2023.) § 4052. Contract appraisals; assessor and lister qualifications [Effective January 1, 2026; see also 32 V.S.A. § 4052 effective until January 1, 2026 set out above] (a) No municipality shall employ or contract a person, firm, or corporation to perform
  and no elected lister or board of listers shall perform appraisals of real property
  for the purpose of property taxation unless approved by the Director of Property Valuation
  and Review as qualified under this section. (b) No person shall conduct the work of an elected lister, board of listers, or assessor
  employed or contracted by a municipality pursuant to 17 V.S.A. § 2651c(b) unless the person meets the training requirements established by the Director of
  Property Valuation and Review under this section. An elected lister or board of listers
  who does not meet the training requirements of this section at the time of election
  shall have one year after entering into the duties of the office of lister to comply
  with this section. (c) The Director shall establish by rule reasonable qualifications for approval and training
  requirements, which shall include successful completion of educational and training
  courses approved by the Director and, in the case of an appraiser hired to do a townwide
  reappraisal, at least one year’s experience with an appraiser who has satisfactorily
  completed townwide reappraisals. (d) [Repealed.] (Added 1985, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1987, No. 101; 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1995, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 15, 1996; 2023, No. 68, § 7, eff. July 1, 2023; 2023, No. 68, § 8, eff. January 1, 2026.)