A.  Every nonresident applicant for a license issued under this Chapter shall submit an irrevocable consent that service of process in any action against the applicant arising out of the applicant’s activities as a licensed real estate appraiser may be made by delivery of the process to the secretary of state, if the plaintiff cannot, in the exercise of due diligence, effect personal service upon the applicant.

B.  An applicant who has complied with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section may apply for a license as a real estate appraiser in this state in accordance with Subsection (b) of Section 1122 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989.

C.  A nonresident real estate appraiser certified or licensed in another jurisdiction may make appraisals on a temporary basis only if all of the following conditions are met:

(1)  Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 341, §3.

(2)  The Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, or its successor, has approved the state, commonwealth, or territory program under which the nonresident appraiser is licensed or certified.

(3)  The nonresident appraiser has registered with the board on the prescribed form and has provided the board with payment of the temporary registration fee specified in La. Rev. Stat. 37:3407(A)(7).

D.  Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 213, §2.

Acts 1987, No. 472, §1; Acts 1991, No. 412, §1; Acts 1993, No. 949, §1; Acts 1995, No. 690, §2; Acts 2003, No. 341, §§1 and 3; Acts 2012, No. 429, §1, eff. May 31, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 213, §§1, 2.