Dorchester County Assessor
R. Wayne Welch

• Appraise Real Property & Manufactured (Mobile) Homes for tax purposes
• Conduct County Wide Reassessment every 5 years as required by the Department of Revenue
• Accept & process appeals of values generated by this office
• Transfer ownership of real property through recorded deeds
• Maintain property boundary lines using recorded information for visual representation of each parcel of land through GIS mapping procedures
• Process 4% Legal Residence & Agricultural Applications
• Provide property record cards (Shows sketch of buildings & other related information)
• Provide aerial & tax maps for sale upon request
• Measure & appraise new construction for tax purposes
• Maintain & process Multiple Lot Discount applications for developers owning 10 or more lots in a homogenous neighborhood
• Provide actual & potential rollback tax information
• Change mailing addresses for real property & mobile home owners as requested
• Estimate property tax amounts
• Issue Moving/Name Transfer permits
• Issue new Decals for Mobile Homes
• Represents the County in real property & mobile home value appeals to the Board of Assessment Appeals
• Maintains GIS Mapping Web Site with property information

This Office Does NOT

• Give legal advise
• Research real property for legal claim
• Have tax or other information on vehicles, boats, motors, or other person property (See Auditor)
• Accept payments for County property taxes (See Treasurer)
• Assign site addresses
• Grant exemptions for real property (See Department of Revenue)
• Give information on delinquent taxes
• Set or change fees (i.e. Solid Waste Users Fee (SWUF), Storm Water Waste Management Fee (STWMF))
• Assess manufacturing or utility properties