The La Plata County Assessor's Office is charged with discovering, listing, and valuing all properties in the county.

The discovery process is a joint process of the administrative and appraisal staff whereby many sources of information culminate in a property tax account which will be tracked and valued.

The listing process is accomplished by a staff of administrative technicians who collect input from people and recorded documents to maintain a land based information system.  They work closely with the County Clerks office, County Treasurers office and GIS department to ensure property ownership and land configurations are current, correct and that the proper person receives Notices of Value and the property tax bill.

The process of valuation is the responsibility of real estate appraisers, personal property technicians, and oil and gas analysts.

The appraisers are individuals trained in real estate appraisal and licenses, by the State of Colorado, at various competency levels to develop correct opinions of value for property tax purposes.

All of the staff is engaged in training programs that not only maintain their specific skills but make them advocates for taxpayers by providing up-to-date information, careful consideration to individuals, and a cost effective service for their tax dollar.