N.J.S.A. 54:1-35 — Preparation of abstract of total ratables

54:1-35. Preparation of abstract of total ratables 54:1-35. The Director of the Division of Taxation shall prepare an abstract of the total ratables of the State, as returned by the county boards of taxation and corrected or confirmed by him in accordance with the State equalization table, and transmit a certified copy thereof to the Tax Court, the county boards of taxation and the State Comptroller, who shall apportion the State school tax, State tax or State moneys, as provided by law, upon the ratables as shown in such abstract, which shall take the place for all such purposes of the annual abstracts heretofore filed by county boards of taxation in the office of the comptroller under the provisions of section 54:4-52 of this Title. Amended 1938, c.279; 1999, c.208, s.1. 54:1-35a. Definitions a. The "average ratio" of assessed to true value of real property for a taxing district for the purposes of this act shall mean that ratio promulgated by the Director of the Division of Taxation pursuant to P.L.1954, c. 86 (C. 54:1-35.1 et seq.), as of October 1 of the year preceding the tax year, as revised by the tax court. b. The "common level range" for a taxing district is that range which is plus or minus 15% of the average ratio for that district. L.1973, c. 123, s. 1, eff. May 9, 1973. Amended by L.1979, c. 51, s. 1, eff. March 21, 1979; L.1983, c. 36, s. 10, eff. Jan. 26, 1983. 54:1-35b. Average ratio and common level range; determination; certified list a. On or before April 1 in each year the Director of the Division of Taxation shall determine the average ratio and the common level range. b. On or before such date, the director shall mail to the secretary of each county board of taxation and to the assessor, and the municipal clerk of each municipality, a certified list setting forth such average ratio and the common level range determined by him for each taxing district. L.1973, c. 123, s. 5, eff. May 9, 1973. Amended by L.1979, c. 51, s. 2, eff. March 21, 1979; L.1981, c. 393, s. 21, eff. Jan. 6, 1982. 54:1-35c. Average ratio; determination without usable real estate sales Where it is not possible for purposes of this act, to determine the average ratio in any taxable district by reason of the fact that there are no usable real estate sales during the period referred to in section 1. a. of this act, the director may consider such other data and studies as may be available and he may make such further and different investigations of assessment practices as he may deem necessary or desirable for establishing the "average ratio" required by this act. L.1973, c. 123, s. 6, eff. May 9, 1973.

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