The tax assessor shall file annually with the town clerk a certificate for any land that has been classified as farm land pursuant to section 12-107c, as forest land pursuant to section 12-107d, as open space land pursuant to section 12-107e or as maritime heritage land pursuant to section 12-107g, which certificate shall set forth the date of the initial classification and the obligation to pay the conveyance tax imposed by this chapter. Such certificate shall be filed not later than sixty days after the assessment date, except that in a year in which revaluation required under section 12-62 becomes effective, such certificate shall be filed not later than January thirty-first following the assessment date. Such certificate shall be recorded in the land records of such town. Any such classification of land shall be deemed personal to the particular owner who requests such classification and shall not run with the land. The town clerk shall notify the tax assessor of the filing in the land records of the sale of any such land. Upon receipt of such notice the tax assessor shall inform the new owner of the tax benefits of classification of such land as farm land, forest land, open space land or maritime heritage land.
(1972, P.A. 152, S. 6; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 12; P.A. 73-585, S. 2; P.A. 74-343, S. 4, 7; P.A. 05-190, S. 11; P.A. 07-127, S. 9; P.A. 14-33, S. 6; 14-122, S. 16.)
History: 1972 act specified that annual filing to be “not later than 60 days after the assessment date”; P.A. 73-585 required that certificate set forth date of initial classification and obligation to pay conveyance tax; P.A. 74-343 added provision which stated that land classification personal to owner and does not run with land; P.A. 05-190 added provision requiring town clerk to notify the tax assessor of sale and requiring the tax assessor to notify the new owner of tax benefits of classification of land as farm land, forest land or open space land, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 07-127 added references to Sec. 12-107g and maritime heritage land, effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 14-33 added provision re exception in years in which revaluation under Sec. 12-62 becomes effective, added reference to maritime heritage land and made technical changes, effective October 1, 2014, and applicable to assessment years commencing on or after that date; P.A. 14-122 added reference to maritime heritage land.
Cited. 173 C. 328; 176 C. 613; 226 C. 407.
Filing provision of section is directory and not mandatory. 4 CA 200.
Cited. 32 CS 82.
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