§ 36-2-15-2 — Election; eligibility; residence; term of office

(a) A county assessor shall be elected under IC 3-10-2-13 by the voters of the county.
(b) To be eligible to serve as an assessor, an individual must meet
the following qualifications before taking office:
(1) If the individual has never held the office of county assessor,
the individual must have attained a level two assessor-appraiser
certification under IC 6-1.1-35.5.
(2) If the individual has held the office of county assessor, the
individual must have attained a level three assessor-appraiser
certification under IC 6-1.1-35.5.
(c) A county assessor must reside within the county as provided in
Article 6, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. The
assessor forfeits office if the assessor ceases to be a resident of the
county.
(d) The term of office of a county assessor is four (4) years,
beginning January 1 after election and continuing until a successor is
elected and qualified.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-3-1-1
part; 17-3-69.5-1 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by
P.L.5-1986, SEC.37; P.L.3-1987, SEC.550; P.L.1-2004, SEC.61 and
P.L.23-2004, SEC.63; P.L.88-2005, SEC.15; P.L.167-2015,
SEC.6.