Title 29, Revenue and Taxation

As used in the revenue and tax laws of this state, “assessor” includes the deputy of the assessor. [Amended by 1979 c.689 §25; 1981 c.804 §28; 1995 c.79 §123]

(1) As used in the statute laws of this state, unless the context or a specially applicable definition requires otherwise, for purposes of property taxation: (a) “Assessment date” means the day of the assessment year on which property is to be assessed under ORS 308.210 or 308.25…

(1) A registered appraiser is an individual who is currently registered by the Department of Revenue as having successfully passed an examination for Property Appraiser prepared, conducted and graded by the department. The examination must be approved by a standing five-member co…

(1) Any person who lacks the education and experience requirements for becoming a registered appraiser may become a registered appraiser if the person: (a) Fulfills the requirements of a training course set by the Department of Revenue, which training course shall not exceed two …

(1) Each person, company, corporation or association required by ORS 308.505 to 308.674 or 308.805 to 308.820 to file a statement with the Department of Revenue, who or which has not filed a statement within the time fixed for filing a statement or as extended, is delinquent. (2)…

To aid the county court or board of county commissioners and the Department of Revenue in ascertaining whether a county assessor is maintaining a county’s appraisal program, the county assessor must present, with the annual ratio study required by ORS 309.200, a written report as…

If the assessor fails to commence or continuously and vigorously prosecute the making of the assessment in the manner provided by law, the county court or board of county commissioners may summarily appoint a special assessor. The special assessor shall qualify in the same manner…

(1) A county assessor must participate in the continuing education described under ORS 308.010 and in addition participate in continuing education that includes management and assessment procedures. Proof of completion must be filed with the Department of Revenue on or before Dec…

Any person who is employed in the office of the county assessor in a management position must meet the qualifications as described by rule of the Department of Revenue. [1989 c.796 §28]

(1) If the Department of Revenue determines that appraisals in any county are not being made as provided by law, to meet the requirements of real market value and under a program that ensures compliance with ORS 308.234, or if the department determines that the county is not in c…

The county assessor and deputies may administer any oath authorized by law to be taken or made relating to the assessment and taxation of property, to the same extent as any other officers are authorized to administer oaths. [Amended by 1981 c.804 §32] WHERE AND TO WHOM PROPERTY …

(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided, all personal property shall be assessed for taxation each year at its situs as of the day and hour of assessment prescribed by law. (2) Personal property may be assessed in the name of the owner or of any person having possession or …

(1) Whenever any mineral, coal, oil, gas or other severable interest in or part of real property is owned separately and apart from the rights and interests owned in the surface ground of the real property, such minerals, coal, oil, gas or other interest or parts shall not be ass…

Partners in mercantile or other business may be jointly taxed in their partnership name, or severally taxed for their individual shares for all personal property employed in such business. If they are jointly taxed, either or any of such partners shall be liable for the whole tax…

(1) An undivided interest in lands or lots, or other real property, or in personal property, may be assessed and taxed as such. Any person desiring to pay the tax on an undivided interest in any real property may do so by paying the tax collector a sum equal to such proportion of…

The undivided estate of any deceased person may be assessed to the heirs or devisees of such person, without designating them by name, until they have given notice to the assessor of the division of the estate, and the names of the several heirs or devisees. Each heir and devisee…

When any person is assessed as trustee, guardian, executor or administrator: (1) A designation of the representative character shall be added to the name of the person. (2) The assessment shall be entered in a separate line from the individual assessment of the person. (3) The pe…

For purposes of determining whether the assessed value of property exceeds the property’s maximum assessed value permitted under section 11, Article XI of the Oregon Constitution: (1) “Property” means: (a) All property included within a single property tax account; or (b) In the …

(1) The maximum assessed value of property equals 103 percent of the property’s assessed value from the prior year or 100 percent of the property’s maximum assessed value from the prior year, whichever is greater. (2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section,…

As used in ORS 308.149 to 308.166: (1) “Area” means: (a) The county in which property, the maximum assessed value of which is being adjusted, is located, including the area of any city located within the county that has adopted an ordinance or resolution pursuant to ORS 308.151; …

(1) This section applies to a city if the majority of the population of the city resides in a county with a population greater than 700,000. (2)(a) For purposes of ORS 308.149, the governing body of a city may adopt an ordinance or resolution defining “area” to mean the city. (b)…

(1) If new property is added to the assessment roll or improvements are made to property as of January 1 of the assessment year, the maximum assessed value of the property is the sum of: (a) The maximum assessed value determined under ORS 308.146; and (b) The product of the value…

(1) If property is subdivided or partitioned after January 1 of the preceding assessment year and on or before January 1 of the current assessment year, then the property’s maximum assessed value shall be established as provided under this section. (2) If property is rezoned and,…

If a lot line adjustment is made with respect to property, the maximum assessed value of the property may be adjusted to reflect the lot line adjustment, but the total maximum assessed value of all property affected by the lot line adjustment may not exceed the total maximum asse…

(1) If two or more property tax accounts are merged into a single account, or if property that is attributable to one account is changed to another account, the maximum assessed value of the property may be adjusted to reflect the merger or change, but the total maximum assessed …

(1) If the maximum assessed value of property is subject to adjustment under both ORS 308.153 and 308.156, the maximum assessed value must first be determined under ORS 308.153 and then further adjusted under ORS 308.156. (2) If the maximum assessed value of property is subject t…

(1) Real market value of all property, real and personal, means the amount in cash that could reasonably be expected to be paid by an informed buyer to an informed seller, each acting without compulsion in an arm’s-length transaction occurring as of the assessment date for the ta…

(1) If the taxing or bonding power of any governmental unit is limited to a millage or percentage of the real market value of the taxable property within the unit, the real market value shall be the real market value as reflected in the last certified assessment roll. (2) Changes…

(1) The assessor shall proceed each year to assess the value of all taxable property within the county, except property that by law is to be otherwise assessed. The assessor shall maintain a full and complete record of the assessment of the taxable property for each year as of Ja…

(1) Any person who owns real property located in any county shall notify the county assessor for the county where the property is located of that owner’s current address and, within 30 days of the change, shall notify the assessor of any change of address. (2) A notice required u…

(1) The assessor shall prepare the assessment roll in the following form: (a) Real property shall be listed in sequence by account number or by code area and account numbers. For each parcel of real property, the assessor shall set down in the assessment roll according to the bes…

(1) For purposes of assessment and taxation, the assessment roll and the tax roll of each county shall be deemed one continuous record. They shall be made up in regular and orderly form, with appropriate headings for assessment of properties, extensions of tax levies, for payment…

(1) This section applies if the assessment and tax rolls do not constitute a written record that can be read by and is available to the public. (2) At the same time as the certification required under ORS 311.105 the assessor shall print out the entire assessment and tax roll, in…

(1) In preparing the assessment roll in any year, a county assessor shall disregard changes or proposed changes described in subsections (3), (4) and (5) of this section in the boundary lines of any taxing district levying ad valorem property taxes if the description and map show…

Appraisals of real property shall be performed by an appraiser registered under ORS 308.010. [1955 c.575 §2; 1979 c.689 §11; 1991 c.5 §23; 1991 c.459 §96]

All real or personal property within each county not exempt from ad valorem property taxation or subject to special assessment shall be valued at 100 percent of its real market value. Unless the property is subject to maximum assessed value adjustment under ORS 308.149 to 308.166…

(1) For purposes of making a physical appraisal of property for ad valorem property taxation, in arriving at the value level for the property, any sales data used shall be examined, analyzed, adjusted and otherwise utilized in such a manner that the value level determined for the…

The county assessors shall preserve in their respective offices records to show when each parcel of real property was last appraised. Each parcel of real property shall be appraised using a method of appraisal approved by the Department of Revenue by rule. [1955 c.575 §1; 1967 c.…

(1) Taxable real property shall be assessed by a method which takes into consideration: (a) The applicable land use plans, including current zoning and other governmental land use restrictions; (b) The improvements on the land and in the surrounding country and also the use, earn…

(1) The availability, usefulness and cost of using roads, including all roads of the owner of land or timber and all roads that the owner has the right to use, shall be taken into consideration in determining the real market value of land. (2) Farm or grazing land roads and fores…

(1) Real property may be described by giving the subdivision according to the United States survey when coincident with the boundaries thereof, or by lots, blocks and addition names, or by giving the boundaries thereof by metes and bounds, or by reference to the book and page of …

(1) The assessor may not make changes in the roll after September 25 of each year except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section or as otherwise provided by law. (2) After the assessment roll has been certified and on or before December 31, the assessor may make ch…

(1) The assessor of each county shall maintain a set of maps upon which are outlined the boundaries of each land parcel subject to separate assessment within the county, with the parcel’s tax lot or account number shown on the parcel. In addition, the assessor may show on the map…

(1) All personal property not exempt from ad valorem taxation or subject to special assessment shall be valued at 100 percent of its real market value, as of January 1, at 1:00 a.m. and shall be assessed at its assessed value determined as provided in ORS 308.146. (2) Notwithstan…

(1) Watercraft of water transportation companies shall be assessed as provided in ORS 308.505 to 308.674. (2) Watercraft described in ORS 308.260 shall be assessed as provided in ORS 308.260. (3) The following watercraft shall be exempt from taxation: (a) Watercraft not owned or …

(1) Any ship, vessel or other watercraft shall be assessed and taxed in the manner provided in this section if: (a) On or after January 1 of any assessment year, the ship, vessel or other watercraft is docked or moored in any waters subject to the jurisdiction of the State of Ore…

The assessor of each county shall, immediately after January 1 of each year, obtain from the Department of State Lands, from each other state agency holding title to real property and from the appropriate agency of the United States, lists of public lands sold, or contracted to b…

(1) The Department of Revenue shall prescribe a base in terms of the construction costs of a specified year for the computation of reproduction costs. (2) If any county assessor uses reproduction costs as one of the means of determining the assessed value of real or personal prop…

Every county assessor may require any taxpayer to furnish a list of all the taxable real and personal property owned by, or in the possession of the taxpayer and situated in the county. The list shall be signed by the taxpayer, or the managing agent or officer, and shall be verif…

(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, every person and the managing agent or officer of any business, firm, corporation or association owning, or having in possession or under control taxable personal property shall make a return of the property for ad va…