Section 670 Of Article 8. Appraiser Qualifications From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 1. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 8.
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. (a) No person shall perform the duties or exercise the
authority of an appraiser for property tax purposes as an employee of
the state, any county or city and county, unless he or she is the
holder of a valid appraiser's or advanced appraiser's certificate
issued by the State Board of Equalization.
(b) The board shall provide for the examination of applicants for
these certificates and may contract with the State Personnel Board to
give the examinations. Examinations shall be prepared by the board
with the advice and assistance of a committee of five assessors
selected by the California Assessors' Association for this purpose.
No certificate shall be issued to any person who has not attained a
passing grade in the examination and demonstrated to the board that
he or she is competent to perform the work of an appraiser as that
competency is defined in regulations duly adopted by the board.
However, any applicant for a certificate who is denied the same shall
have a right to a review of that denial in accordance with the State
Administrative Procedure Act contained in Chapter 5 (commencing with
Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government
Code.
(c) Passage of a civil service or merit system examination for
appraiser given by the state, or any county or city and county, shall
suffice to meet the requirements of this section. The scope of the
examination shall be approved by the State Board of Equalization.
(d) No employee of the state, or any county or city and county
shall perform the duties or exercise the authority of an auditor or
an auditor-appraiser under Section 469 or Section 15624 of the
Government Code, unless he or she holds a degree with a
specialization in accounting from a recognized institution of higher
education, or is a licensed accountant in the State of California, or
has passed the state, or a county, or city and county, or city civil
service or merit system examination regularly given for the position
of accountant or auditor by the testing body, or holds the office of
assessor.
(e) Except for persons holding the office of assessor, this
section does not apply to elected officials.
(f) No charge shall be made to counties or to applicants for
examinations and certifications under this section or for training
conducted by the board under Section 671.