| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to property appraisers; amending s. |
| 3 | 193.023, F.S.; requiring property appraisers to provide |
| 4 | for independent appraisals of certain property by the |
| 5 | Department of Revenue or certain other property |
| 6 | appraisers; prohibiting property appraisers from |
| 7 | appraising certain lands owned by the property appraiser; |
| 8 | authorizing the department and property appraisers to |
| 9 | conduct certain appraisals of certain property appraiser's |
| 10 | property; providing an effective date. |
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| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 14 | Section 1. Subsection (7) is added to section 193.023, |
| 15 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 16 | 193.023 Duties of the property appraiser in making |
| 17 | assessments.-- |
| 18 | (7) For any property owned individually or jointly by a |
| 19 | property appraiser in this state, the property appraiser shall |
| 20 | provide for an independent appraisal of the property by the |
| 21 | Department of Revenue or the property appraiser of a county |
| 22 | other than the county in which the property is located. In no |
| 23 | event may a property appraiser appraise property owned |
| 24 | individually or jointly by the property appraiser. The |
| 25 | department or a property appraiser may conduct an appraisal of |
| 26 | the property of another property appraiser to comply with this |
| 27 | subsection. |
| 28 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |