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§ 27-33-49. Duties of the attorney general

Except as otherwise authorized in Section 7-5-39, the Attorney General of the state shall be the attorney for the commission and shall represent it in any proceedings before any court. In any hearing before the commission, where the services of an attorney are desired or needed, the Attorney General shall attend on behalf of the […]

§ 27-33-51. Duties of tax collectors

The tax collectors of the several counties of the state shall perform such duties as are generally imposed upon them by the laws of this state with respect to the collection of taxes and the payment of same into the proper accounts; and in addition to such general duties: He shall, upon receipt of a […]

§ 27-33-55. Appeals

Any adverse determination in connection with the administration of this article may be appealed from by the one aggrieved, in the manner provided by the general laws of the state.

§ 27-33-57. False oaths

Any person who shall make oath to a false or fraudulent application for homestead exemption shall be guilty of perjury.

§ 27-33-59. Penalties

Any person who shall knowingly make any false or fraudulent claim for exemption under the provisions of this article or make any false statement or representation, or concealment of a material fact in support of such claim; or any person who shall assist another in the preparation of any false or fraudulent claim; or enters […]

§ 27-33-61. Public attorneys to sue

Any county attorney, district attorney, or the attorney general shall bring suit and prosecute it to a conclusion, in the name of the state, or county, or district, when requested to do so by a member of the board of supervisors, or the state tax commission, if upon investigation the suit appears to be meritorious.

§ 27-33-63. Additional restrictions, limitations and changes

The provisions of the “Homestead Exemption Law of 1946” are hereby modified and clarified as stated in the subsequent subsections of this section, and all restrictions, limitations and changes made by this section are supplemental to and cumulative of the provisions now contained in said law of 1946. A home, as defined in this article, […]

§ 27-33-67. Exemptions for persons under 65 years of age who are not totally disabled; exemptions for persons over 65 years of age and persons who are totally disabled

Each qualified homeowner under sixty-five (65) years of age on January 1 of the year for which the exemption is claimed, and who is not totally disabled as herein defined shall be exempt from ad valorem taxes in the amount prescribed in Section 27-33-69, 27-33-71, 27-33-73 or 27-33-75, whichever is applicable to the year for […]

§ 27-33-7. Application of exemption; determination of right to exemption

The exemption granted shall apply to assessments made for the year 1974 and subsequent years. The right to the exemption shall be determined according to the facts existing on January 1, 1974, and on January 1 of each year thereafter, but shall not be effective in any year unless an application has been made therefor, […]

§ 27-33-75. Homestead exemption tax table for qualified homeowners described in Section 27-33-67(1); additional exemption for homeowners described in Section 27-33-67(2)

Qualified homeowners described in subsection (1) of Section 27-33-67 shall be allowed an exemption from ad valorem taxes according to the following table: Click to view Assessed values shall be rounded to the next whole dollar (Fifty Cents (50¢) rounded to the next highest dollar) for the purposes of the above table. One-half (1/2) of […]

§ 27-33-77. Reimbursement of tax losses; limitations

Beginning with the 1985 supplemental roll, and for each succeeding year’s roll thereafter, the amount of tax loss to be reimbursed because of exemptions provided for in this article shall be Fifty Dollars ($50.00) each for county taxes exempted and school taxes exempted for a total of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per applicant qualifying for […]

§ 27-33-9. Construction of terms

When used in this article the meaning of words, terms, and phrases, shall be limited to that stated in the specific definitions contained in the article. Any other word, term, sentence, phrase, or paragraph shall be construed according to its usual meaning and according to its context. In case of doubt, construction shall be in […]