                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ASSESSED VALUATION (§ 58.1-2604)

A. Except as otherwise provided in &#xA7; 58.1-2609, the equalized assessed
valuation of the property of any public service corporation or other person with
property assessed pursuant to this chapter in any taxing district shall be made
by application of the local assessment ratio prevailing in such taxing district
for other real estate as most recently determined and published by the
Department of Taxation.

B. On request of any local taxing district in connection with any reassessment
of property, representatives of the State Corporation Commission and the
Department shall consult with representatives of the district with regard to
ascertainment and equalization of values to help assure uniformity of appraisals
and assessments in accordance with the provisions of this section.

C. The Department of Taxation shall furnish to each county, city or town in
which the property of public service corporations or other persons with property
assessed pursuant to this chapter represents twenty-five percent or more of the
total assessed value of real estate in such county, city or town, the local
assessment ratio to be applied within that county, city or town no later than
April 1 of the year for which it is applicable.

D. The Department of Taxation shall furnish to each county, city or town, by
April 1 of each year, a description of the manner in which the local assessment
ratio applicable to the county, city or town for the year was determined. The
description furnished by the Department shall include, but not be limited to, a
description of the parcels used, the time period from which sales transactions
were drawn, the classification applied by the Department to any parcel or
transaction, and any mathematical formulas used in calculating the local
assessment ratio.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 58-512.1; 1966, c. 541; 1975, c. 620; 1976, c. 687; 1977,
c. 210; 1979, c. 160; 1983, c. 570; 1984, c. 675; 1993, c. 529; 1999, c. 971.