The Los Angeles County Assessor is the assessor and officer of the

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responsible for discovering all taxable property in

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, except for state-assessed property, to inventory and list all the taxable property, to value the property, and to enroll the property on the local assessment roll. In 2021, there were assessed properties for a total Los Angeles County property assessment value of

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. The current assessor is Jeffrey Prang. The most recent assessors have been John Noguez, Robert Quon, who served for the last year of

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's term, and Kenneth P. Hahn.

Assessments

The Assessor is responsible for discovering all taxable property in

, except for state-assessed property, to inventory and list all the taxable property, to value the property, and to enroll the property on the local assessment roll. It is then the responsibility of the

Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector bills, tax collector, collects, invests, borrows, safeguards and disburses monies and properties in Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors appoints the treasurer to this positio ...

to bill and collect these taxes, and the responsibility of the

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to allocate the taxes to the appropriate taxing jurisdictions such as the County, cities, schools and special districts within the County. In 2021 there were assessed properties for a total Los Angeles County property assessment value of nearly

. The Assessor sells the following

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s and databases pursuant to Article 1 of the Constitution (the "Sunshine Amendment") and the

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Corruption

In mid-2012, Noguez took a leave of absence because of an investigation concerning influence peddling at his office,Dolan, Jac
Assessor John Noguez steps aside amid corruption probe
''Los Angeles Times'', June 1, 2012 and on October 17, 2012, he was arrested and charged with 24

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relating to

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.Walton, Alic
UPDATE: Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez charged with 24 felonies
''89.3 KPCC'', October 17, 2012

List of Assessors

References

External links

Los Angeles County Assessor's Office
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