HF3147 Summary

• Amends Minnesota Statutes to clarify that assessors for political subdivisions are not required to be licensed, and specifies duties under sections 273.061, subdivisions 7 and 8.

• Prohibits licensed assessors or persons employed by assessment jurisdictions from performing appraisals, analyses, or preparing appraisal reports on property within their employment jurisdiction, with violation resulting in immediate license revocation.

• Permits appraisal activities when a governmental unit adopts a formal resolution specifying purposes limited to condemnations, right-of-way acquisitions, or special assessments.

• Establishes county assessor duties including preparing topographical land maps, maintaining land valuation maps, examining property conveyances, and performing appraisals to determine assessment accuracy and testify as an expert in court proceedings.

• Directs local assessors to perform duties as instructed by county assessors, with all property book work and valuation determinations made by county assessors or their assistants.