{"data":{"id":"us-me/36-m.r.s.-703","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"36 M.R.S. §703","heading":"Select board to act as assessors","body":"If any municipality does not choose assessors and is not a part of a primary assessing area, the members of the select board are the assessors, and each of them must be sworn as an assessor.  A member of the select board who is an assessor pursuant to this paragraph may resign the position of assessor without resigning office as a member of the select board.  The position of assessor must then be filled by appointment pursuant to Title 30‑A, section 2602, subsection 2.","path":["TITLE 36: TAXATION","PART 2: PROPERTY TAXES","CHAPTER 105: CITIES AND TOWNS","SUBCHAPTER 5: POWERS AND DUTIES OF ASSESSORS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/36/title36sec703.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:40Z","sha256":"7591a1221afaac5c81bfc2a15b41cc6ed117735495a1243488e510a9ee92afa3","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/36-m.r.s.-702","next":"us-me/36-m.r.s.-704"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}