Subdivision 1. Local assessment practices. The commissioner of revenue must review the assessment practices in a taxing jurisdiction if requested in writing by a qualifying number of property owners in that taxing jurisdiction. The request must be signed by the greater of:
(1) ten percent of the registered voters who voted in the last general election; or
(2) five property owners.
The request must identify the city, town, or county and describe why a review is sought for that taxing jurisdiction. The commissioner must conduct the review in a reasonable amount of time and report the findings to the county board of the affected county, to the affected city council or town board, if the review is for a specific city or town, and to the property owner designated in the request as the person to receive the report on behalf of all the property owners who signed the request. The commissioner must also provide the report electronically to all property owners who signed the request and provided an email address in order to receive the report electronically.
Subd. 2. Nonfeasance, misfeasance, and malfeasance. County assessors may file a written complaint with the commissioner of revenue detailing allegations of nonfeasance, misfeasance, or malfeasance by a local assessor. After receiving a complaint from a county assessor, the commissioner must complete an investigation and recommend an appropriate action to the State Board of Assessors. The commissioner is not required to have a written complaint from a county assessor in order to conduct an investigation and recommend an action to the board. Active investigative data relating to the investigation of complaints against an assessor by the commissioner of revenue are subject to section 13.39.
2008 c 366 art 6 s 8; 2013 c 143 art 4 s 16
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 272 - 289 — Property Taxes
Chapter 273 — Taxes; Listing, Assessment
Section 273.01 — Listing And Assessment, Time.
Section 273.02 — Omitted Property.
Section 273.03 — Real Estate; Assessment; Method.
Section 273.032 — Market Value Definition.
Section 273.05 — Assessors; Appointment, Term, And Oath.
Section 273.051 — City Assessors, Term.
Section 273.052 — Appointment; Application.
Section 273.053 — Assessment; Expenses.
Section 273.0535 — County Or Local Assessing District To Assume Cost Of Training.
Section 273.054 — Duties And Powers Of Assessor.
Section 273.055 — Resolution To Appoint Assessor; Termination Of Local Assessor's Office.
Section 273.056 — Revocation Of County Assessor's Election; Local Assessors.
Section 273.06 — Deputy Assessors.
Section 273.061 — Establishment Of Office For Each County.
Section 273.062 — Valuation And Assessment Of Personal Property.
Section 273.063 — Application; Limitations.
Section 273.064 — Examination Of Local Assessor's Work; Completion Of Assessments.
Section 273.0645 — Commissioner Review Of Assessment Practices.
Section 273.065 — Delivery Of Assessment Appraisal Records; Extensions.
Section 273.072 — Agreements For Joint Assessment.
Section 273.0755 — Training And Education Of Property Tax Personnel.
Section 273.08 — Assessor's Duties.
Section 273.10 — School Districts.
Section 273.105 — Internal Revenue Code.
Section 273.11 — Valuation Of Property.
Section 273.1101 — Valuation, Terminology In Statutes, Laws Or Charters.
Section 273.1102 — Rate Of Tax, Terminology Of Laws Or Charters.
Section 273.1104 — Iron Ore, Value.
Section 273.1108 — Annual Report On Agricultural Valuation And Classification.
Section 273.111 — Agricultural Property Tax.
Section 273.1115 — Aggregate Resource Preservation Property Tax Law.
Section 273.112 — Private Outdoor Recreational, Open Space And Park Land Tax.
Section 273.113 — Tax Credit For Property In Proposed Bovine Tuberculosis Modified Accredited Zone.
Section 273.114 — Rural Preserve Property Tax Program.
Section 273.117 — Conservation Property Tax Valuation.
Section 273.118 — Tax Paid In Recognition Of Congressional Medal Of Honor.
Section 273.119 — Conservation Tax Credit.
Section 273.12 — Assessment Of Real Property.
Section 273.121 — Valuation Of Real Property, Notice.
Section 273.1231 — Tax Relief For Destroyed Property; Definitions.
Section 273.1232 — Tax Relief For Destroyed Property; General Provisions.
Section 273.1233 — Tax Relief For Destroyed Property; Local Option Disaster Abatement.
Section 273.1234 — Tax Relief For Destroyed Property; Homestead And Disaster Credits.
Section 273.1235 — Tax Relief For Destroyed Property; Local Option Disaster Credits.
Section 273.124 — Homestead Determination; Special Rules.
Section 273.1245 — Classification Of Data.
Section 273.125 — Assessment Of Manufactured Homes.
Section 273.128 — Certification Of Low-income Rental Property.
Section 273.13 — Classification Of Property.
Section 273.1315 — Certification Of Class 1b Property.
Section 273.1319 — Single Family Housing; Noncompliance; Minneapolis And St. Paul.
Section 273.1321 — Vacant Commercial Industrial Properties.
Section 273.1325 — Adjustment Of Net Tax Capacity.
Section 273.134 — Taconite And Iron Ore Areas; Tax Relief Area; Definitions.
Section 273.1341 — Taconite Assistance Area.
Section 273.1342 — Electric Generating Plants In Taconite Tax Relief Areas.
Section 273.135 — Homestead Property Tax Relief.
Section 273.136 — Taconite Property Tax Relief Account; Replacement Of Revenue.
Section 273.1384 — Agricultural Homestead Market Value Credit.
Section 273.1387 — School Building Bond Agricultural Credit.
Section 273.1391 — Supplementary Homestead Property Tax Relief.
Section 273.1392 — Payment; School Districts.
Section 273.1393 — Computation Of Net Property Taxes.
Section 273.1398 — Disparity Reduction Aid And Credit.
Section 273.16 — Determination Of Classification.
Section 273.165 — Taxation Of Separate Mineral Interests And Unmined Iron Ore.
Section 273.1651 — Taxation And Forfeiture Of Stockpiled Metallic Minerals Material.
Section 273.17 — Assessment Of Real Property.
Section 273.18 — Listing, Valuation, And Assessment Of Exempt Property By County Auditors.
Section 273.19 — Lessees And Equitable Owners.
Section 273.20 — Assessor May Enter Dwellings, Buildings, Or Structures.
Section 273.21 — Neglect By Auditor Or Assessor; Penalty.
Section 273.25 — Lists To Be Verified.
Section 273.26 — Personal Property; Where Listed.
Section 273.32 — Elevators And Warehouses On Railroad.
Section 273.33 — Express, Stage And Transportation Companies; Pipelines.
Section 273.35 — Gas And Water Companies.
Section 273.36 — Electric Light And Power Companies.
Section 273.37 — Companies Supplying Electric Power.
Section 273.371 — Reports Of Utility Companies.
Section 273.3711 — Recommended And Ordered Values.
Section 273.372 — Proceedings And Appeals; Utility Or Railroad Valuations.
Section 273.38 — Percentage Of Assessments; Exceptions.
Section 273.40 — Annual Tax On Cooperative Associations.
Section 273.41 — Amount Of Tax; Distribution.
Section 273.42 — Rate Of Tax; Entry And Certification; Credit On Payment; Property Tax Credit.
Section 273.425 — Adjustment Of Levy.
Section 273.43 — Personal Property Of Certain Companies, Where Listed.
Section 273.46 — Assignees And Receivers.
Section 273.47 — Property Moved Between January And March.
Section 273.48 — Where Listed In Case Of Doubt.
Section 273.50 — Lists May Be Destroyed.
Section 273.51 — [Impliedly repealed, see Bemis Bro Bag Co v Wallace 197 Minn 216, 266 NW 690]
Section 273.65 — Failure To List; Examination Under Oath; Duties Of Assessor.
Section 273.66 — Owner Absent Or Sick.
Section 273.67 — Procedure When Owner Does Not List Or Is Not Sworn.