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No partial assessment as provided herein shall become effective until information as to the date and amount of such assessment is recorded in the office of the official authorized to collect taxes on real property and made available for public inspection. The total tax on any such new building for that year shall be the sum of (i) the tax upon the assessment of the completed building, computed according to the ratio which the portion of the year such building is substantially completed or fit for use and occupancy bears to the entire year, and (ii) the tax upon the assessment of such new building as it existed on January 1 of that assessment year, computed according to the ratio which the portion of the year such building was not substantially complete or fit for use and occupancy bears to the entire year. With respect to any assessment made under this section after September 1 of any year, the penalty for nonpayment by December 5 shall be extended to February 5 of the succeeding year.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":198585,"text":"In any county, city or town that has not adopted an ordinance pursuant to \u00a7 58.1-3292.1, upon the adoption of an ordinance so providing, all new buildings substantially completed or fit for use and occupancy prior to November 1 of the year of completion shall be assessed when so completed or fit for use and occupancy, and the commissioner of the revenue of such county, city or town shall enter in the books the fair market value of such building. No partial assessment as provided herein shall become effective until information as to the date and amount of such assessment is recorded in the office of the official authorized to collect taxes on real property and made available for public inspection. The total tax on any such new building for that year shall be the sum of (i) the tax upon the assessment of the completed building, computed according to the ratio which the portion of the year such building is substantially completed or fit for use and occupancy bears to the entire year, and (ii) the tax upon the assessment of such new building as it existed on January 1 of that assessment year, computed according to the ratio which the portion of the year such building was not substantially complete or fit for use and occupancy bears to the entire year. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1954, chapter 250; in 1958, chapter 77; in 1960, chapter 414; in 1964, chapter 308; in 1980, chapter 497; in 1984, chapter 675; in 1999, chapter 760<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69928,"section_number":"58.1-3222","catch_line":"Abatement of levies on buildings razed, destroyed or damaged by fortuitous happenings","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3222\/"},{"id":76621,"section_number":"58.1-3661","catch_line":"Certified solar energy equipment, facilities, or devices and certified recycling equipment, facilities, or devices","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3661\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80769,"section_number":"58.1-3292.1","catch_line":"Assessment of new buildings substantially completed in a county operating under the urban county executive form of government, and in certain other cities and counties; extension of time for paying assessment","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3292.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":257591,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54109,"identifier":"58.1-3292","token":"58.1\/III\/32\/7\/58.1-3292","url":"\/58.1-3292\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-3292\/","token":"58.1\/III\/32\/7\/58.1-3292","dublin_core":{"Title":"Assessment of new buildings substantially completed, etc.; extension of time for paying assessment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-3292","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In any county, city or town that has not adopted an ordinance<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 58.1-3292.1<\/a>, upon the adoption of an ordinance<\/span> so providing, all new buildings substantially completed or fit for use and occupancy prior to November 1 of the year of completion shall be assessed when so completed or fit for use and occupancy, and the commissioner of the revenue of such county, city or town shall enter in the books the fair market value of such building. No partial assessment as provided herein shall become effective until information as to the date and amount of such assessment is recorded in the office of the official authorized to collect taxes on real property and made available for public inspection. The total tax on any such new building for that year shall be the sum of (i) the tax upon the assessment of the completed building, computed according to the ratio which the portion of the year such building is substantially completed or fit for use and occupancy bears to the entire year, and (ii) the tax upon the assessment of such new building as it existed on January 1 of that assessment year, computed according to the ratio which the portion of the year such building was not substantially complete or fit for use and occupancy bears to the entire year. With respect to any assessment made under this section after September 1 of any year, the penalty<\/span> for nonpayment by December 5 shall be extended to February 5 of the succeeding year.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nASSESSMENT OF NEW BUILDINGS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED, ETC.; EXTENSION OF TIME FOR\nPAYING ASSESSMENT (\u00a7 58.1-3292)\n\nIn any county, city or town that has not adopted an ordinance pursuant to \u00a7\n58.1-3292.1, upon the adoption of an ordinance so providing, all new buildings\nsubstantially completed or fit for use and occupancy prior to November 1 of the\nyear of completion shall be assessed when so completed or fit for use and\noccupancy, and the commissioner of the revenue of such county, city or town\nshall enter in the books the fair market value of such building. No partial\nassessment as provided herein shall become effective until information as to the\ndate and amount of such assessment is recorded in the office of the official\nauthorized to collect taxes on real property and made available for public\ninspection. The total tax on any such new building for that year shall be the\nsum of (i) the tax upon the assessment of the completed building, computed\naccording to the ratio which the portion of the year such building is\nsubstantially completed or fit for use and occupancy bears to the entire year,\nand (ii) the tax upon the assessment of such new building as it existed on\nJanuary 1 of that assessment year, computed according to the ratio which the\nportion of the year such building was not substantially complete or fit for use\nand occupancy bears to the entire year. With respect to any assessment made\nunder this section after September 1 of any year, the penalty for nonpayment by\nDecember 5 shall be extended to February 5 of the succeeding year.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 58-811.1; 1954, c. 250; 1958, c. 77; 1960, c. 414; 1964,\nc. 308; 1980, c. 497; 1984, c. 675; 1999, c. 760.","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}}