Code of Alabama
Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 40-7-67 - Department May Act When County Fails to Comply; Personnel; Employees of County to Meet Department's Requirements Without Becoming Employees of State Merit System; Appraiser's Qualifications.

(a) Should any county fail or refuse for any reason to comply with the provisions of this division, the Department of Revenue shall employ qualified appraisers and/or let any contract necessary to accomplish the requirements of its directives and legal requirements as to property reappraisal.
(b) When it becomes necessary for the Department of Revenue to reappraise any county for the purpose of ad valorem taxation equalization, the Department of Revenue shall hire the necessary personnel from an employment register furnished them by the State Personnel Department. When any of the several counties elects to reappraise its particular county under the requirements and criteria set up by the Department of Revenue for such reappraisal program, the employees of the several counties shall meet the same requirements as set forth by the Department of Revenue for the state without becoming employees of the state Merit System. Approved appraisers must be certificate holders or members of a recognized appraisal association or have at least five years' appraisal experience certified to by recognized lending associations, such as banks or companies who are approved by the Veterans Administration or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development or Federal Reserve Board.

Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 40 - Revenue and Taxation.

Chapter 7 - Assessment of Taxes Generally.

Article 2 - Statewide Property Reappraisal.

Division 1 - General Provisions.

Section 40-7-60 - Inspection and Supervision of Program; Regulation by Schedule of Individual County-by-County Reappraisal.

Section 40-7-61 - Procedures and Standards; Contract Work to Be Inspected and Approved by Department.

Section 40-7-62 - Property Appraised at Fair and Reasonable Market Value; Basis of Assessment for Ad Valorem Taxes.

Section 40-7-63 - Time for Completion of Appraisal.

Section 40-7-64 - Department to Prescribe Procedures, Standards, Forms, Records, and Progress Reports for Counties and to Design Permanent Uniform Record System.

Section 40-7-65 - Employment of Appraisal Firms as Consultants; Firms or Appraisers to Be Bona Fide State Residents.

Section 40-7-66 - Consultations With County Governing Bodies and Tax Assessors; Determination of System of Appraisal; General Schedule for Completion of Appraisal to Be Established.

Section 40-7-67 - Department May Act When County Fails to Comply; Personnel; Employees of County to Meet Department's Requirements Without Becoming Employees of State Merit System; Appraiser's Qualifications.

Section 40-7-68 - Cost of Program for Equalization of Ad Valorem Taxes to Be Prorated Among County Agencies.

Section 40-7-69 - Authority to Issue Revenue Bonds to Finance Program.

Section 40-7-70 - Annual Appropriation to Department; Establishment of Fund to Maintain Program of Equalization; Credit Against State's Portion of Expenses in County Reappraisal; County May Be Charged Pro Rata Share of Expense.

Section 40-7-71 - Department to Certify That County Property Appraised at Fair Market Value; Basis for Equalization of Assessments; Values Subject to Review; Hearing of Complaints; Appeals; Compensation of Members of County Board of Equalization.

Section 40-7-72 - Additional Appropriations.

Section 40-7-74 - Administration of Program.

Section 40-7-73 - Avoidance or Frustration of Provisions or Intent of Article.

Section 40-7-75 - Reappraisal of Taxable Property in Marshall County.