Section 57-02-01.1 - Certification of assessorsThe state supervisor of assessments shall certify assessors as provided in this section.
1. To be certified as a class I assessor, an individual must: a. Have a high school diploma or its equivalent.b. Successfully complete one hundred eighty hours of assessment and appraisal instruction approved by the state supervisor of assessments. The number of hours of instruction determined necessary by the state supervisor of assessments for each of the following topics is required:(2) Principles and theory of value.(3) Residential property appraisal.(4) Commercial property appraisal.(5) Agricultural property valuation.2. To be certified as a class II assessor, an individual must:a. Have a high school diploma or its equivalent.b. Successfully complete eighty hours of assessment and appraisal instruction approved by the state supervisor of assessments. The number of hours of instruction determined necessary by the state supervisor of assessments for each of the following topics is required:(2) Principles and theory of value.(3) Residential property appraisal.(4) Commercial property appraisal.(5) Agricultural property valuation.3. The state supervisor of assessments may allow credit against required instruction in any topic under subdivision b of subsection 1 and subdivision b of subsection 2 upon receipt of documented training in this state or another state in the topic.4. An individual appointed as an assessor must hold the required assessor certificate at the time of appointment or obtain that certificate within two years after initial appointment or by July 31, 2017, whichever is later. An assessor who does not obtain the required certificate within two years after initial appointment or by July 31, 2017, whichever is later, or who does not maintain that certificate in good standing is not eligible for re-appointment.5. An assessor certificate is valid for a term of two years from the first day of the calendar year for which it becomes effective.6. A class I assessor certificate may be renewed if the holder has completed twenty hours of approved classroom instruction or seminars during the term of the certificate. For purposes of this subsection, an assessor certificate holder is entitled to one and one-half hours of credit for each hour spent as an instructor of approved classroom instruction or seminars during the term of the certificate.7. A class II assessor certificate may be renewed if the holder has completed ten hours of approved classroom instruction or seminars during the term of the certificate.8. The state supervisor of assessments shall notify the holder of an assessor certificate of the time for application for renewal of the individual's certificate. The state supervisor of assessments shall notify the governing body of the taxing district employing an assessor whose certificate is not renewed or whose certificate is suspended or revoked.9. Any person who is denied a certificate under this section may appeal to the tax commissioner for a hearing under chapter 28-32.10. The tax commissioner may adopt rules under chapter 28-32 for the administration of this section.Added by S.L. 2015, ch. 433 (HB 1059),§ 5, eff. 1/1/2015.