A. If two or more actions have been filed under this article for the same taxable year with respect to the same property, the actions shall be consolidated for the purpose of the hearing.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 42-16212

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Department: means the department of revenue. See Arizona Laws 42-1001
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • state board: means either the state board of tax appeals or the state board of equalization, as applicable. See Arizona Laws 42-1001
  • Valuation: means the full cash value or limited property value that is determined for real or personal property, as applicable. See Arizona Laws 42-11001

B. At the hearing both parties may present evidence of any matters that relate to the classification or to the full cash value of the property in question as of the date of its assessment. The valuation or classification as approved by the appropriate state or county authority is presumed to be correct and lawful.

C. For appeals from the state board relating to equalization orders issued by the department, the court shall hear the appeal and render its decision by September 1 of the year in which the appeal is filed.

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