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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>63091</law_id><section_number>58.1-3295.3</section_number><catch_line>Assessment of real property; data centers</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>58.1-3500</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="58.1">Taxation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Local Taxes</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="32">Real Property Tax</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="7">Reassessment/Assessment (Valuation) Procedure and Practice</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> As used in this section:
			&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Computer equipment and peripherals</span>&#x201D; means <span class="dictionary">computer equipment and peripherals</span> subject to classification under the provisions of subdivision A 17 of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="General classification of tangible personal property" href="/58.1-3503/">58.1-3503</a> or under the provisions of subdivision A 43 of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Other classifications of tangible personal property for taxation" href="/58.1-3506/">58.1-3506</a>.
			&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Cost approach</span>&#x201D; means assessing value by determining the cost to construct a reproduction or suitable replacement of <span class="dictionary">fixtures</span> and deducting physical, functional, and economic depreciation sustained by such <span class="dictionary">fixtures</span>.
			&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Data center</span>&#x201D; means the same as such term is defined in subdivision A 43 of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Other classifications of tangible personal property for taxation" href="/58.1-3506/">58.1-3506</a>.
			&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Fixtures</span>&#x201D; means all <span class="dictionary">fixtures</span> and equipment used in a <span class="dictionary">data center</span> except <span class="dictionary">computer equipment and peripherals</span>, equipment used for external surveillance and security, and fire and burglar alarm systems. &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Fixtures</span>&#x201D; includes generators, radiators, exhaust fans, and fuel storage tanks; electrical substations, power distribution equipment, cogeneration equipment, and batteries; chillers, computer room air conditioners, and cool towers; heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems; water storage tanks, water pumps, and piping; monitoring systems; and transmission and distribution equipment. <a id="paragraph-230081" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-3295.3/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> If <span class="dictionary">fixtures</span> are installed at a <span class="dictionary">data center</span> and taxed under the provisions of this chapter, such <span class="dictionary">fixtures</span> shall be assessed using the <span class="dictionary">cost approach</span>. <a id="paragraph-230082" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-3295.3/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2022, cc. 671, 672.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
