Rhode Island General Laws — Title 44 (Taxation)
R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-5-44
Collection and publication of property tax data
# (a)
The department of revenue shall annually make and publicly issue comprehensive assessment ratio studies of the average level of assessment and the degree of assessment uniformity within each town and city. The department of revenue shall also annually compute and publicly issue the Russell Index of Inequality within each town and city.
# (b)
The department of revenue shall require assessors and other officers to report to it data on assessed valuations and other features of the property tax for the periods and in the form and content that the department of revenue requires. The department of revenue shall construct and maintain its system for the collection and analysis of property tax facts to enable it to make intrastate comparisons as well as interstate comparisons based on property tax and assessment ratio data compiled for other states by the United States Bureau of the Census or any agency successor to the Bureau.
Amendment history
History of Section. P.L. 1979, ch. 298, § 5; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 37; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 37.
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In this chapter (40 sections)
- 44-5-28 · Collection proceedings not stayed by petition
- 44-5-29 · Service and return of citation â Procedural rules â…
- 44-5-30 · Judgment on petition
- 44-5-31 · [Repealed.]
- 44-5-31.1 · Burrillville â Judgment
- 44-5-32 · Execution and filing of assessment
- 44-5-33 · Copy of assessment to treasurer
- 44-5-34 · Warrant for collection
- 44-5-35 · Providence â Collection procedure
- 44-5-36 · Pawtucket â Collection procedure
- 44-5-37 · Cranston â Collection procedure
- 44-5-38 · Rate of levy against tangible personal property consisting of…
- 44-5-38.1 · Repealed
- 44-5-39 · Land use change tax
- 44-5-39.1 · Recording required
- 44-5-40 · Procedures for collecting land use change tax
- 44-5-41 · Condemnation not to result in land use change tax
- 44-5-42 · Exemption of certain farm property
- 44-5-42.1 · Repealed
- 44-5-43 · Definitions
- 44-5-44 · Collection and publication of property tax data
- 44-5-45 · Severability of §§ 44-5-43 â 44-5-45
- 44-5-46 · Severability
- 44-5-47 · Repealed
- 44-5-48 · Municipal revaluation â Registration
- 44-5-49 · Municipal revaluation â Rules and regulations â…
- 44-5-50 · Contract for revaluation â Certified copy
- 44-5-51 · Little Compton â Exemption of commercial fishers
- 44-5-52 · Burrillville â Property tax classification authorized
- 44-5-53 · Burrillville â Property tax classification â List of…
- 44-5-54 · Burrillville â Property tax classification â Duties of…
- 44-5-55 · Burrillville â Property tax classification â Procedures…
- 44-5-55.1 · Burrillville â Tax levy assessment stabilization
- 44-5-55.2 · [Repealed.]
- 44-5-56 · North Providence â Property tax classification â…
- 44-5-57 · North Providence â Property tax classification â List of…
- 44-5-58 · North Providence â Property tax classification â Duties…
- 44-5-59 · North Providence â Property tax classification â…
- 44-5-60 · North Providence â Homestead exemptions
- 44-5-60.1 · Johnston â Homestead exemptions