New Jersey Statutes 54:1-88. Definitions relative to property tax assessment reform
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:1-88
- assessor: when used in relation to the assessment of taxes or water rents or other public assessments, includes all officers, boards or commissions charged with the duty of making such assessments, unless a particular officer, board or commission is specified. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
“County governing body” means the county board of chosen freeholders of the pilot county.
“County assessor” means the person appointed by the county governing body pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2009, c.118 (C. 54:1-89) to assess property within the county for the purposes of taxation and exemption from taxation.
“Department” means the Department of the Treasury.
“Director” means the Director of the Division of Property Assessment in the Department of the Treasury.
“Deputy county assessor” means the holder of a certified property assessor certificate who is employed by the office of the county assessor within the pilot county and assigned to perform duties and responsibilities for the assessment of property for purposes of taxation under the supervision of the county assessor.
“Division” means the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury.
“Pilot county” means the County of Gloucester.
L.2009, c.118, s.3.