Definitions

# 1.

Chief assessor.
"Chief assessor" means the person who is primarily responsible for the assessing function in a primary assessing unit or primary assessing district, designated as such by the State Tax Assessor.

# 2.

Hours of classroom training.
"Hours of classroom training" means clock hours, not credit hours.

# 3.

Municipal assessing unit.
"Municipal assessing unit" means a municipality that has chosen not to be designated by the State Tax Assessor as a primary assessing area.

# 4.

Primary assessing area.
"Primary assessing area" means the basic geographic division of the State's territory for the purpose of property tax assessment and administration. A primary assessing area may be either a primary assessing unit or a primary assessing district.

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# B.

4-A.
Primary assessing district.
"Primary assessing district" means a multimunicipal area of the State that has been designated by the State Tax Assessor as a primary assessing area.
4-B.
Primary assessing unit.
"Primary assessing unit" means a single municipality that has been designated by the State Tax Assessor as a primary assessing area.

# 5.

Professional assessor.
"Professional assessor" means a person who is employed full time by one or more municipalities or by a primary assessing area, 75% or more of whose time is devoted to assessment administration.

# 6.

State supervisory agency.