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If at any time the governing body is satisfied that any such assessor appointed under this article will not, or from any cause cannot, perform the duties devolved on him, the governing body may wholly supersede him and appoint another in his place. In order to be eligible for appointment, each prospective member of such board may, at the discretion of the Department, be required to attend and participate in the basic course of instruction given by the Department under § 58.1-206.B\n\nAll supervisors, appraisers, and personnel employed by the board of assessors to perform the general reassessment shall have the qualifications prescribed by the Department for the particular position held, which shall include such combinations of education, training and experience as are deemed necessary for the performance of their duties. The provisions of this article as to the appointment or removal of such assessors shall apply to any appointments heretofore or hereafter made.C\n\nAll supervisors, assessors and appraisers who have been contracted by the board of assessors to perform the general reassessment shall hold a valid certification issued by the Department pursuant to § 58.1-3258.1.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":277967,"text":"Any persons appointed to a board of assessors under the authority of this article shall be freeholders in the county or city for which they serve and shall be appointed by the governing body from the citizens of the county or city. If at any time the governing body is satisfied that any such assessor appointed under this article will not, or from any cause cannot, perform the duties devolved on him, the governing body may wholly supersede him and appoint another in his place. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1979, chapter 577; in 1983, chapter 304; in 1984, chapter 675; in 2008, chapter 540<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55811,"section_number":"58.1-3250","catch_line":"General reassessment in cities","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3250\/"},{"id":56239,"section_number":"58.1-3272","catch_line":"How assessments made by board or assessor","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3272\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":64765,"section_number":"58.1-3258.1","catch_line":"Certification of supervisors, assessors and appraisers contracted by a locality to perform assessments","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3258.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":257517,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77487,"identifier":"58.1-3276","token":"58.1\/III\/32\/6\/58.1-3276","url":"\/58.1-3276\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-3276\/","token":"58.1\/III\/32\/6\/58.1-3276","dublin_core":{"Title":"Qualifications of assessors and appraisers; removal and appointment of substitute","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-3276","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any persons appointed to a board of assessors under the authority of this article shall be freeholders<\/span> in the county or city for which they serve and shall be appointed by the governing body from the citizens of the county or city. If at any time the governing body is satisfied that any such assessor appointed under this article will not, or from any cause cannot, perform the duties devolved on him, the governing body may wholly supersede him and appoint another in his place. In order<\/span> to be eligible for appointment, each prospective member of such board may, at the discretion of the Department<\/span>, be required to attend and participate in the basic course of instruction given by the Department<\/span> under § 58.1-206<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> All supervisors, appraisers, and personnel employed by the board of assessors to perform the general reassessment shall have the qualifications prescribed by the Department<\/span> for the particular position held, which shall include such combinations of education, training and experience as are deemed necessary for the performance of their duties. The provisions of this article as to the appointment or removal of such assessors shall apply to any appointments heretofore or hereafter made. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> All supervisors, assessors and appraisers who have been contracted by the board of assessors to perform the general reassessment shall hold a valid certification issued by the Department<\/span> pursuant to § 58.1-3258.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nQUALIFICATIONS OF ASSESSORS AND APPRAISERS; REMOVAL AND APPOINTMENT OF\nSUBSTITUTE (\u00a7 58.1-3276)\n\nA. Any persons appointed to a board of assessors under the authority of this\narticle shall be freeholders in the county or city for which they serve and\nshall be appointed by the governing body from the citizens of the county or\ncity. If at any time the governing body is satisfied that any such assessor\nappointed under this article will not, or from any cause cannot, perform the\nduties devolved on him, the governing body may wholly supersede him and appoint\nanother in his place. In order to be eligible for appointment, each prospective\nmember of such board may, at the discretion of the Department, be required to\nattend and participate in the basic course of instruction given by the\nDepartment under § 58.1-206.\n\nB. All supervisors, appraisers, and personnel employed by the board of assessors\nto perform the general reassessment shall have the qualifications prescribed by\nthe Department for the particular position held, which shall include such\ncombinations of education, training and experience as are deemed necessary for\nthe performance of their duties. The provisions of this article as to the\nappointment or removal of such assessors shall apply to any appointments\nheretofore or hereafter made.\n\nC. All supervisors, assessors and appraisers who have been contracted by the\nboard of assessors to perform the general reassessment shall hold a valid\ncertification issued by the Department pursuant to § 58.1-3258.1.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 58-789; 1979, c. 577; 1983, c. 304; 1984, c. 675; 2008,\nc. 540.","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}}