Approval to publish Notices of Proposed Rule to hold public hearings on the proposed rules about uniform procedures and supporting forms for hearings before value adjustment boards and their special magistrates. These proposed rules include new ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Property Tax Oversight Program

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
12D-9.001: Taxpayer Rights in Value Adjustment Board Proceedings
12D-9.002: Informal Conference Procedures
12D-9.003: Definitions
12D-9.004: Composition of the Value Adjustment Board
12D-9.005: Duties of the Board
12D-9.006: Appointment of Clerk of the Value Adjustment Board
12D-9.007: Role of the Clerk of the Value Adjustment Board
12D-9.008: Appointment of Legal Counsel to the Value Adjustment Board
12D-9.009: Role of Legal Counsel to the Board
12D-9.010: Appointment of Special Magistrates to the Value Adjustment Board
12D-9.011: Role of Special Magistrates to the Value Adjustment Board
12D-9.012: Training of Special Magistrates, Value Adjustment Board Members and Legal Counsel
12D-9.013: Employment and Role of Board Appraisers or Evaluators
12D-9.014: Organizational Meeting of the Value Adjustment Board
12D-9.015: Prehearing Checklist
12D-9.016: Petition; Form and Filing Fee
12D-9.017: Filing and Service
12D-9.018: Ex Parte Communication Prohibition
12D-9.019: Representation of the Taxpayer
12D-9.020: Scheduling and Notice of a Hearing
12D-9.021: Exchange of Evidence
12D-9.022: Withdrawn or Settled Petitions; Petitions Acknowledged as Correct
12D-9.023: Disqualification or Recusal of Special Magistrates or Board Members
12D-9.024: Hearings Before Board of Special Magistrates
12D-9.025: Procedures for Commencement of a Hearing
12D-9.026: Procedures for Conducting a Hearing; Presentation of Evidence; Testimony of Witnesses
12D-9.027: Procedures for Conducting a Hearing by Electronic Media
12D-9.028: Process of Administrative Review
12D-9.029: Petitions on Transfer of "Portability" Assessment Difference
12D-9.030: Procedures for Remanding Just Value or Classified Use Value Assessments
12D-9.031: Recommended Decisions
12D-9.032: Consideration and Adoption of Recommended Decisions of Special Magistrates by Value Adjustment Boards in Administrative Reviews
12D-9.033: Final Decisions
12D-9.034: Further Judicial Proceedings
12D-9.035: Record of the Proceeding
12D-9.036: Duty of Clerk to Prepare and Transmit Record
12D-9.037: Procedures for Petitions on Denials of Tax Deferrals
12D-9.038: Certification of Assessment Rolls
12D-9.039: Public Notice of Findings and Results of Value Adjustment Board

The Department of Revenue announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: August 25, 2009, during a regular meeting of the Governor and Cabinet, which begins at 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: Cabinet Meeting Room, Lower Level, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Approval to publish Notices of Proposed Rule to hold public hearings on the proposed rules about uniform procedures and supporting forms for hearings before value adjustment boards and their special magistrates. These proposed rules include new Chapter 12D-9 (Requirements for Value Adjustment Boards in Administrative Reviews; Uniform Rules of Procedure for Hearings) and revised Rule 12D-16.002 (Index to Forms), Florida Administrative Code. The Department held a rule development workshop on August 4, 2009, at which the public offered comments and concerns. The Department will produce a revised draft based on this workshop for review by the Governor and Cabinet before their meeting on August 25, 2009.

A copy of the agenda and the meeting materials, including the revised draft, may be obtained by going to the Department’s Internet site: http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/rules or by contacting: Janice Forrester at [phone] or [e-mail].

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the Department at least 48 hours before the meeting by contacting: Janice Forrester at [phone] or [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Department using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).