NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1975 SESSION

CHAPTER 508

HOUSE BILL 256

AN ACT TO CLARIFY AND EXPAND THE REGISTRATION OF APPRAISAL AND MAPPING FIRMS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  Subsection (i) of G.S. 105-289 is hereby rewritten as follows:

"(i)        To maintain a register of appraisal firms, mapping firms and other persons or firms having expertise in one or more of the duties of the tax supervisor; to review the qualifications and work of such persons or firms; and to advise county officials as to the professional and financial capabilities of such persons or firms to assist the tax supervisor in carrying out his duties under this Subchapter. To be registered with the Department of Revenue, such persons or firms shall annually file a report with the department setting forth the following information:

(1)        A statement of the firm's ownership,

(2)        A statement of the firm's financial condition,

(3)        A list of the firm's principal officers with a statement of their qualifications and experience,

(4)        A list of the firm's employees with a statement of their education, training and experience, and

(5)        A full and complete resume of each employee which the firm proposes to place in a supervisory position in any mapping or revaluation project for a county in this State."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 105-299 is hereby rewritten as follows:

"§ 105-299.  Employment of experts. — The board of county commissioners may employ appraisal firms, mapping firms or other persons or firms having expertise in one or more of the duties of the tax supervisor to assist him in the performance of such duties. In the employment of such firms, primary consideration shall be given to the firms registered with the Department of Revenue pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 105-289(i). Contracts for the employment of such firms or persons shall be deemed to be contracts for personal services and shall not be subject to the provisions of Article 8, Chapter 143, of the General Statutes."

Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 9th day of June, 1975.