Section 17-17-2 - Assessor to be state qualified - Vacancy - Filling vacancy(1) As used in this section: (a) "State-certified appraiser" means a state-certified general appraiser or state-certified residential appraiser as those terms are defined in Section 61-2g-102.(b) "State-licensed appraiser" means the same as that term is defined in Section 61-2g-102.(2) An individual elected to the office of county assessor shall:(a) meet the requirements described in Section 17-16-1; and(b)(i) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b)(ii), if elected on or after November 1, 1993, become a state-licensed or state-certified appraiser no later than 36 months after the day on which the individual's term of office begins; or(ii) if elected on or after January 1, 2010, in a county of the first, second, or third class, be a state-licensed or state-certified appraiser before filing a declaration of candidacy for the office of county assessor.(3) The county assessor's office is vacant if:(a) an assessor fails to meet the requirements described in Subsection (2); or(b) no individual who meets the requirements described in Subsection (2) timely files a declaration of candidacy for the office of county assessor.(4)(a) If a vacancy described in Subsection (3) occurs, the county legislative body shall fill the vacancy in accordance with Sections 17-53-104 and 20A-1-508.(b) The individual who the county legislative body selects to fill the vacancy shall be a state-licensed or state-certified appraiser before the individual assumes the office of county assessor.(5) If the county legislative body cannot find an individual who meets the requirements described in Subsection (2) to fill a vacancy described in Subsection (3), the county legislative body may contract with a state-licensed or state-certified appraiser from outside the county to fill the remainder of the county assessor's term of office.Repealed and reenacted by Chapter 285, 2016 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/10/2016.Amended by Chapter 289, 2011, 2011 General Session