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2022 SESSION
22103942DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 8.07, as amended, of Chapter 147 of the Acts of Assembly of 1962 is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 8.07. Annual assessment of real estate.
The council may, in lieu of annual, biennial or triennial
assessment, reassessment and equalization of the methods prescribed by general
law, provide by ordinance for the assessments of real estate for local taxation
and to that end may appoint one or more persons as assessors to assess or
reassess for taxation the real estate within the city. Such assessors shall
make assessments and reassessments on the same basis as real estate is required
to be assessed under the provisions of general law and as of the first day of
July of each year in which such assessment, reassessment and equalization of
assessments is made, shall have the same authority as the assessors appointed
under the provisions of general law and shall be charged with duties similar to
those thereby imposed upon such assessors. The judges of the circuit court
shall annually appoint a board of equalization of real estate assessments to be
composed of three four
members who shall be freeholders of the city. Such board of equalization shall
have and may exercise the powers to revise, correct and amend any assessment of
real estate and to that end shall have all powers conferred upon boards of
equalization by general law. The provisions of general law notwithstanding, the
board of equalization may adopt any regulations providing for the oral
presentation, with formal petitions or other pleadings of requests for review,
and looking to the further facilitation and simplification of proceeding before
the board. This section shall not apply to assessment of any real estate
assessable by the State Corporation Commission.