KRS 132.670: Mapping of property -- Biennial review by Department of Revenue.

(1) (a) The Department of Revenue shall prepare detailed maps identifying every

parcel of real property within each county of the state. Each county shall

furnish to the department adequate facilities in the county courthouse in which

to work.

(b) The Department of Revenue shall prescribe methods and specifications for the

mapping of property. Pursuant to KRS 42.655, the Department of Revenue

shall prescribe methods and specifications which are compatible with use by

the Commonwealth Office of Technology's geo graphic information

clearinghouse, shall whenever possible use nonlicensed data, and shall

whenever possible consolidate its mapping efforts into multiagency projects to

minimize redundancy and lower overall costs.

(c) Personnel authorized to assist in mak ing property identification maps under

this section may be given the same authority as a deputy property valuation

administrator. Locally employed mapping project personnel shall be

compensated in the same manner as deputies or assistants in the property

valuation administrator's office.

(2) The Department of Revenue shall conduct a biennial review of the quality of maps

and ownership records in each county. If, in the first review conducted under these

provisions, the maps and records in any county fail to meet the minimum standards

established by the department, the department shall assume responsibility for

remapping, revision, and updating under the provisions of subsection (1) of this

section. Minimum maintenance standards to be followed by each property valuation

administrator shall be established by the department.