(a) A person may not exercise the powers and duties of the office of assessor unless he or she holds a valid appraiser’s certificate issued by the State Board of Equalization pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 670) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a duly elected or appointed person may exercise the powers and duties of assessor, for a period not to exceed one year, if he or she acquires a temporary appraiser’s certificate from the State Board of Equalization no later than 30 days after taking office.

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Terms Used In California Government Code 24002.5

  • Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10

(c) This section does not apply to any person holding the office of assessor on January 1, 1997.

(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 200, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)

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