                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPLICATION (§ 58.1-3506.5)

A. The person applying under this article shall file annually with the
commissioner of the revenue of the county, city or town assessing officer, or
such other officer as may be designated by the governing body, on forms to be
supplied by the county, city or town concerned, an affidavit setting forth that
the total combined net worth, including equitable interests and the combined
income from all sources, of the persons specified in &#xA7; 58.1-3506.2 does not
exceed the limits prescribed in such ordinance.

B. In lieu of the annual affidavit filing requirement, a county, city or town
may prescribe by ordinance for the filing of the affidavit on a three-year cycle
with an annual certification by the taxpayer that no information contained on
the last preceding affidavit filed has changed to violate the limitations and
conditions provided herein.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections A, B, and E of this section,
any county, city or town may, by local ordinance, prescribe (i) the content of
the affidavit described in subsection A, subject to the requirements established
in &#xA7; 58.1-3506.2, and (ii) the frequency with which an affidavit, or
certification as described in subsection B of this section must be filed, and
may include a procedure for late filing of affidavits.

D. If such person is under sixty-five years of age, the form shall have attached
thereto a certification by the Social Security Administration, the Department of
Veterans Affairs or the Railroad Retirement Board or, if such person is not
eligible for certification by any of these agencies, a sworn affidavit by two
medical doctors who are either licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth
or are military officers on active duty who practice medicine with the United
States Armed Forces, to the effect that the person is permanently and totally
disabled, as defined in &#xA7; 58.1-3506.3. The affidavit of at least one of the
doctors shall be based upon a physical examination of the person by the doctor.
The affidavit of one of the doctors may be based upon medical information
contained in the records of the Civil Service Commission which is relevant to
the standards for determining permanent and total disability as defined in
&#xA7; 58.1-3506.3.

E. Such affidavit or certification shall be filed after January 1 of each year,
but before April 1, or such later date as may be fixed by ordinance. Such
ordinance may include a procedure for late filing by first-time applicants or
for hardship cases.

F. The commissioner of the revenue or town assessing officer, or another officer
designated by the governing body of the county, city or town, shall also make
any other reasonably necessary inquiry of persons applying under this article,
requiring answers under oath, to determine qualifications as specified herein,
including qualification as permanently and totally disabled as defined in &#xA7;
58.1-3506.3, or as specified by county, city or town ordinance. The local
governing body may, in addition, require the production of certified tax returns
to establish the income or financial worth of any applicant for tax relief.

HISTORY: 1991, c. 646.