Terms Used In South Carolina Code 12-60-2545

  • assessor: means a county officer or official who issues an official property tax assessment for real property. See South Carolina Code 12-60-30
  • Classification: means the various categories of property subject to property tax to which specific property tax assessment ratios apply. See South Carolina Code 12-60-30
  • Taxpayer: includes a licensee and an applicant for a license, issued by or administered by the department. See South Carolina Code 12-60-30
Notwithstanding § 12-60-3350, if a taxpayer appeals a county assessor‘s decision to remove the agricultural use classification from a property, the county shall pay reasonable attorney’s fees if the taxpayer prevails in the contested case hearing and the administrative law judge makes a finding that the county assessor’s decision was not reasonable.