COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
for
H. B. 2450

(By Delegate Hunt)
(Originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)

[March 5, 2013]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-2-12, relating to county assessors; granting licensed real estate appraiser limited access to assessor review documents to determine comparable market value; and authorizing a fee.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
     That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-2-12, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. ASSESSORS.
§11-2-12. Access to commercial or residential review documents.
_____A county assessor may provide a person, who is a licenced real estate appraiser under article thirty-eight, chapter thirty of this code, copies of commercial or residential review documents on the assessor's computerized assessment system for the sole purpose of determining comparable market value of a property. The assessor shall redact from the copies information pertaining to security systems, home safes and other information that may jeopardize the security of the property or any possessions. The assessor may charge a fee of no more than $3 for each document.