Section 674 Of Article 8.5. Assessment Analyst Certificates From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 1. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 8.5.
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. (a) An assessor or any person employed by the office of the
county assessor shall not make decisions with regard to changes in
ownership unless he or she is the holder of a valid assessment
analyst certificate issued by the board.
(b) An assessor or any person employed by the office of the
county assessor shall not make decisions with regard to property tax
exemptions, except for homeowners' exemption claims, unless he or she
is the holder of a valid assessment analyst certificate issued by
the board.
(c) The board shall provide for the examination of applicants for
an assessment analyst certificate and may contract with the
Department of Human Resources 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. A certificate shall not be issued to
any assessor or person employed by the office of the county assessor
who has not attained a passing grade in the examination and
demonstrated to the board that he or she is competent to make change
in ownership or exemption decisions, or both, as that competency is
defined in regulations duly adopted by the board. However, any
applicant for a certificate who is denied a certificate pursuant to
this section shall have a right to a review of that denial in
accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of
the Government Code).
(d) This section does not apply to an assessor or any person
employed by the office of the county assessor holding a valid
appraiser's or advanced appraiser's certificate issued by the board.
(e) The board shall not impose any charge upon a county or city
and county or an applicant for an examination or certification under
this section or for training conducted by the board under Section
675.