Section 33-26-6-4 - Burden of demonstrating invalidity of action; standard of review; findings; standards for granting relief(a) The burden of demonstrating the invalidity of an action taken by the state board of tax commissioners is on the party to the judicial review proceeding asserting the invalidity.(b) The validity of an action taken by the state board of tax commissioners shall be determined in accordance with the standards of review provided in this section as applied to the agency action at the time it was taken.(c) The tax court shall make findings of fact on each material issue on which the court's decision is based.(d) The tax court shall grant relief under section 7 of this chapter only if the tax court determines that a person seeking judicial relief has been prejudiced by an action of the state board of tax commissioners that is:(1) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law;(2) contrary to constitutional right, power, privilege, or immunity;(3) in excess of or short of statutory jurisdiction, authority, or limitations;(4) without observance of procedure required by law; or(5) unsupported by substantial or reliable evidence.(e) Subsection (d) may not be construed to change the substantive precedential law embodied in judicial decisions that are final as of January 1, 2002.Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-3-5-14.1.
As added by P.L. 98-2004, SEC.5.