| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to property assessments; amending s. |
| 3 | 193.023, F.S.; requiring property appraisers to provide |
| 4 | for independent review by the Department of Revenue of the |
| 5 | assessments of certain property; requiring the department |
| 6 | to conduct such independent assessment reviews; providing |
| 7 | an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Subsection (7) is added to section 193.023, |
| 12 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 13 | 193.023 Duties of the property appraiser in making |
| 14 | assessments.-- |
| 15 | (7) Each property appraiser shall provide for an |
| 16 | independent review by the Department of Revenue of the |
| 17 | assessment of any property in which the property appraiser, |
| 18 | deputy property appraiser, or any personnel of the property |
| 19 | appraiser's office has an interest. The Department of Revenue |
| 20 | shall conduct an independent review of the assessment of any |
| 21 | property in which the property appraiser, deputy property |
| 22 | appraiser, or any personnel of the property appraiser's office |
| 23 | has an interest. |
| 24 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |