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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 540<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2010, chapter 552<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65712,"section_number":"58.1-3258","catch_line":"Provisions for annual or biennial assessment not repealed; qualifications of supervisors, assessors and appraisers","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3258\/"},{"id":67061,"section_number":"58.1-3258.2","catch_line":"Grounds for denial or revocation of certification","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3258.2\/"},{"id":77487,"section_number":"58.1-3276","catch_line":"Qualifications of assessors and appraisers; removal and appointment of substitute","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3276\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72326,"section_number":"58.1-3295","catch_line":"Assessment of real property; affordable rental housing","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3295\/"}],"permalink":{"id":257471,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64765,"identifier":"58.1-3258.1","token":"58.1\/III\/32\/5\/58.1-3258.1","url":"\/58.1-3258.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-3258.1\/","token":"58.1\/III\/32\/5\/58.1-3258.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certification of supervisors, assessors and appraisers contracted by a locality to perform assessments","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-3258.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No supervisor, assessor or appraiser shall contract<\/span> or offer to contract<\/span> to perform the assessment or reassessment of real property for any locality unless he holds a valid certification issued by the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall establish requirements for the certification of all supervisors, appraisers and personnel contracted by a locality to perform the assessment or reassessment of real property located in the locality. Such requirements shall prescribe qualifications for certification including (i) minimum education and training requirements, to include guidance for conducting appraisals of certain multi-unit real estate under § 58.1-3295<\/a> and guidance for following generally accepted appraisal practices; (ii) minimum levels of experience; and (iii) standards of conduct. All supervisors, appraisers, and personnel employed or contracted to perform general assessments shall be required to hold a valid certification issued by the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department<\/span> may establish requirements for continuing education as a prerequisite to renewal of any certificate issued under this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTIFICATION OF SUPERVISORS, ASSESSORS AND APPRAISERS CONTRACTED BY A LOCALITY\nTO PERFORM ASSESSMENTS (\u00a7 58.1-3258.1)\n\nA. No supervisor, assessor or appraiser shall contract or offer to contract to\nperform the assessment or reassessment of real property for any locality unless\nhe holds a valid certification issued by the Department.\n\nB. The Department shall establish requirements for the certification of all\nsupervisors, appraisers and personnel contracted by a locality to perform the\nassessment or reassessment of real property located in the locality. Such\nrequirements shall prescribe qualifications for certification including (i)\nminimum education and training requirements, to include guidance for conducting\nappraisals of certain multi-unit real estate under § 58.1-3295 and guidance\nfor following generally accepted appraisal practices; (ii) minimum levels of\nexperience; and (iii) standards of conduct. All supervisors, appraisers, and\npersonnel employed or contracted to perform general assessments shall be\nrequired to hold a valid certification issued by the Department.\n\nC. The Department may establish requirements for continuing education as a\nprerequisite to renewal of any certificate issued under this section.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, c. 540; 2010, c. 552.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}