PRINTER'S NO. 4411
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2885
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY MOUL, RYAN, PICKETT, HILL-EVANS, SCHMITT, BROWN
AND MILLARD, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
AN ACT
Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in consolidated county assessment,
further providing for regulations and training of boards.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 8852(a) of Title 53 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 8852. Regulations and training of boards.
(a) Regulations.--Subject to the approval of the county
commissioners, the board may adopt, amend, alter and rescind
regulations for the administration of and the conduct of
business and proceedings for itself and for auxiliary appeal
boards. The regulations may require a witness providing
testimony at a hearing relative to any aspect of the value of
the real estate which is the subject of the assessment or
reassessment appeal to disclose, under oath, whether any
compensation paid for the testimony is contingent on the result
obtained. The regulations may not assess fees on applications
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for appeals filed under section 8844(b) (relating to notices,
appeals and certification of values). The regulations shall be
in writing and shall be a public record open to examination,
inspection and copying in accordance with the act of February
14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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