Kansas Statutes
Article 14 - Property Valuation, Equalizing Assessments, Appraisers And Assessment Of Property
79-1486 Same; definitions.

79-1486. Same; definitions. As used in this act:
(a) "Sale" or "sales" shall include all transfers of real estate for which a real estate sales validation questionnaire is required by K.S.A. 79-1437c, and amendments thereto; however, all sales for which a real estate sales validation questionnaire is required by K.S.A. 79-1437c, and amendments thereto, need not be included in the final ratios determined;
(b) "valid sale" is a sale that is an indicator of fair market value as defined in K.S.A. 79-503a, and amendments thereto;
(c) "invalid sale" is a sale that is not an indicator of fair market value as defined in K.S.A. 79-503a, and amendments thereto;
(d) "unvalidated sale" is a residential subclass sale that was not selected through a random sampling process and has not been determined to be either a valid sale or an invalid sale;
(e) "real estate" shall include land, improvements and structures which are appraised as real property;
(f) "director" shall mean the director of property valuation;
(g) "classification" shall mean those classifications which apply to real property contained in K.S.A. 79-1439, and amendments thereto, or any stratification which may be prescribed by the director;
(h) "average" shall mean that measure or measures of central tendency which the director shall determine best describes a group of individual ratios;
(i) "ratio" shall mean the numerical relationship between the appraised or assessed value and the selling price; and
(j) "study year" shall mean that twelve-month period beginning annually on January 1.
History: L. 1992, ch. 131, § 2; L. 1994, ch. 275, § 9; July 1.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 79 - Taxation

Article 14 - Property Valuation, Equalizing Assessments, Appraisers And Assessment Of Property

79-1401 Powers and duties of director of property valuation; meetings of county assessors, expenses.

79-1402 General supervision of taxation by director of property valuation; legislative recommendations; records and publications.

79-1403 Investigations; reports by local officers; testimony and production of books; witness fees; perjury.

79-1404 General duties and powers of director of property valuation.

79-1404a Review of valuation changes of appraiser by director of property valuation.

79-1404b Presentation of ratio study results and valuation appeals data to county commissioners by director of property valuation; when.

79-1405 Violation of laws and regulations by officers.

79-1407 Tax exempt bonds.

79-1408 Interrogatories and questions for taxpayers; penalties.

79-1409 Board of equalization; powers; appeals; meetings; changes in valuation, effect; certifications of equalized values; apportionment of state taxes.

79-1410 Abstracts of assessments, tabulations.

79-1411a County as assessment administration unit.

79-1411b County separate assessment district; appraiser to list and appraise property; appointment of employees; education requirements.

79-1412a Powers and duties of county and district appraisers; limitations.

79-1412d Application of 79-1412a.

79-1413a Reappraisal of property within county, when; designation of appraisers; costs, how paid; accessibility of records; forms, approval, filing; written agreements, requirements; restrictions on use of valuations of appraisers; bond, conditions.

79-1420 Fraudulent listing or evasion by taxpayer; penalty; prosecution.

79-1422 Penalty for late filing of or failure to file statement listing property; abatement of penalty.

79-1424 Bank records not to be produced or examined.

79-1426 Failure of officer to list or properly value, assess or equalize property for taxation unlawful; penalties; variance in appraisal permitted.

79-1427a Listing and appraisal of escaped personal property; duties of county appraisers; penalty; distribution of taxes paid under protest; grievances, procedure.

79-1427b Waiver of penalties on certain escaped personal property.

79-1427c Escaped personal property discovered between January 1, 1994, and March 14, 1995; duties of appraisers; penalty waived, when.

79-1434 Merchandise of transient dealers; notification of county appraiser; valuation of property; payment of tax due; penalties.

79-1437c Real estate sales validation questionnaires; required to accompany transfers of title; retention time; use of information.

79-1437d Same; devised by director of property valuation; approval by legislature; information to be contained therein.

79-1437e Same; inapplicability to certain transfers of title.

79-1437f Same; disposition and use of contents thereof, to and by whom.

79-1437g Same; penalty for violations.

79-1439 Appraisal of real and tangible personal property at fair market value in money; exceptions; rate of assessment.

79-1439a Classification of certain not-for-profit organization real property; assessment rate.

79-1439b Recoupment of tax when property classified under 79-1439a changes use; procedures.

79-1439c Classification of certain commercial and industrial machinery and equipment.

79-1439d Classification for property tax purposes of wireless communication towers, broadcast towers and antenna and relay sites.

79-1439e Classification for property tax purposes of a bed, body or box that is used in business and is attached to a motor vehicle by the motor vehicle manufacturer.

79-1444 Same; technical advisory committee; membership; qualifications; compensation and allowances; duties; additional advisory committee, appointment.

79-1445 County appraisal and assessment; annual determination of compliance; publication of list of counties; redetermination; rules and regulations; limitation on requirement to reappraise.

79-1448 Appeals by taxpayers from classification or valuation of property; informal meeting, requirements; adjustments in classification or valuations by hearing officers or panels.

79-1450 Construction of certain terms.

79-1455 County as separate appraisal district; duty to appraise annually.

79-1456 Duty of county appraiser to follow guidelines, procedures and methodologies of director of property valuation; deviation from appraisal guides, when; rules and regulations.

79-1457 Availability of forms to general public; extensions of time for filing, when; use of approved forms.

79-1458 Installation and maintenance of records and data; open to public inspection.

79-1459 Preparation of appraisal maps, contents; preparation of appraisal records for improvements and land parcels, contents; classification of property.

79-1460 Notification of taxpayer of change in classification or appraised valuation of property, contents; duties of appraiser regarding valuation increase of commercial real property; amendment of appraisal rolls by county appraiser; guide to the pr...

79-1460a Publication of results of market study analysis.

79-1461 Investigation of property when no statement filed; listing by appraiser and notice to taxpayer; assistance of county attorney.

79-1462 Same; refusal to give evidence; penalty.

79-1463 Notice of violations to county attorney.

79-1465 Duty to make changes in classification and value of property, when.

79-1466 Transmission of completed real property appraisals to county clerk, when; contents.

79-1467 Transmission of completed personal property appraisals to county clerk, when; contents.

79-1467b Transmission of exempt property rolls to director of property valuation; annual report, submission to legislature.

79-1468 Preparation and furnishing of taxing unit map by county clerk to county appraiser; contents.

79-1469 Showing by taxing unit number on appraisal record of property location.

79-1470 Request of county board of equalization for changes in classification or valuation of property, when.

79-1471 Submission of budget; appointment of assistants; attendance at appraisal schools.

79-1472 Attendance of county appraiser or designee at meetings of board of equalization.

79-1473 Penalty for neglect of duty by county appraiser or employee.

79-1474 Waiver of taxes and penalties upon certain personal property if timely reporting made.

79-1475 Duties of county appraiser and clerk regarding property discovered to have been omitted from tax rolls.

79-1476 Statewide reappraisal of real property; duties and authorities of state director of property valuation and county and district appraisers; methods of establishing valuations; time of application of valuations.

79-1476a Application of 79-1476.

79-1477 Same; computer system development; duties of secretary of revenue; advisory committee, composition.

79-1478 Same; payment of costs by state, schedule; assistance of state division of property valuation upon request; contracts with private appraisal firms.

79-1478a Withholding of appraisal maintenance cost moneys, when; duties and authorities of director of property valuation.

79-1479 Appraisal of property; submission of progress reports; duties and authorities of director of property valuation and state board of tax appeals relating to compliance with reappraisal guidelines and timetables; complaint procedure; review of v...

79-1480 Same; maintenance of valuation listings, contents; public inspection.

79-1481 Statewide reappraisal of real property; class assessment changes prohibited unless approved by state board of tax appeals; procedure.

79-1482 Statewide reappraisal of real property; tax levy to pay costs of reappraisal.

79-1483 Same; rules and regulations; forms.

79-1484 Severability.

79-1485 Kansas real estate ratio study act; purposes.

79-1486 Same; definitions.

79-1487 Same; duties of local officials; access of records by director.

79-1488 Same; authorities and duties of director.

79-1489 Same; notification of ratios to county by the director; appeals, procedure.

79-1490 Same; publishing of study, when.

79-1491 Same; rules and regulations.

79-1492 Same; application of act.

79-1493 Same; authority to compile and publish other statistics not affected.

79-1494 Binding arbitration process in certain counties for property valuation disputes; procedure; duties and authorities of the director of property valuation.

79-1495 Computer-assisted mass-appraisal system; verification of accuracy; requirements.

79-1496 Appeals by taxpayers from classification or valuation of property; third-party fee simple appraisals; duties of county appraiser; appeals to state board of tax appeals.