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2023 SESSION
23100800DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 12.03, 12.04, and 12.05 of Chapter 576 of the Acts of Assembly of 1978 are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 12.03. Board of review; composition; appointment, term and compensation of members; vacancies.
Notwithstanding any provision of
§§ 58-895 to 58-902 and 58-914 Pursuant to § 58.1-3370 of
the Code of Virginia, as amended, the courts of record en banc of the city or
the judges thereof in vacation shall,
annually, appoint for the city, a board
of review of real estate assessments to be composed of three members, who shall
be freeholders of the city for which they serve. The terms of such members
shall commence on September 1 of the year in which they are appointed and shall
expire on the thirtieth day of November of the year in which they are
appointed, unless their terms are extended. Such courts or the judges thereof
in vacation may extend the terms of the members of the board of review and
shall fill any vacancy therein for the unexpired term. The members of the board
shall receive per diem compensation for the time actually engaged in the duties
of the board to be fixed by the council of the city, and to be paid out of the
treasury of the city, and the council may limit the per diem compensation to
such number of days as, in its judgment, is sufficient for the completion of
the work of the board.
§ 12.04. Same Board of review; powers;
procedural regulations.
Such board of review shall have and may exercise the power to
revise, correct and amend any assessment of real estate made in the year in
which they serve, and to that end shall have all powers conferred upon boards
of equalization by §§ 58-903 to 58-912 58.1-3378 through 58.1-3387,
inclusive, of the Code of Virginia, as amended. Notwithstanding any provisions
of such sections, however, the board of review 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
simplifications of oral and written
information for the purpose of facilitating the orderly
presentation and consideration
of proceedings before the board.
§ 12.05. Same Board of review; appeal.
Any person, or the city, aggrieved by any assessment made by
the board of review may apply for relief in the manner provided by §§ 58-1145 to 58-1171, inclusive, Article 5 (§ 58.1-3980 et seq.) of
Chapter 39 of Title 58.1
of the Code of Virginia, as amended; however,
no person aggrieved by any assessment made by the
assessor may apply for or be entitled to relief from the circuit
court pursuant to said sections of the Code of Virginia
until the assessment complained of has first been reviewed by and acted upon by the
board of review, as permitted by § 58.1-3350 of
the Code of Virginia, as amended.