N.Y. Executive Law § 160-m: Nonresident certification and licensing

§ 160-m. Nonresident certification and licensing. 1. Every applicant

for certification or licensing under this article who is not a resident

of this state shall submit, with the application for certification or

license, an irrevocable consent that service of process upon him or her

may be made by delivery of the process to the secretary of state if, in

an action against the applicant in a court of this state arising out of

the applicant's activities as a state certified real estate appraiser,

or a state licensed real estate appraiser, the plaintiff cannot, in the

exercise of due diligence, effect personal service upon the applicant.

2. When a nonresident of this state, certified or licensed under the

laws of his resident state, the certification and licensing process of

which has not been disapproved by the appraisal subcommittee of the

federal financial institutions examination council, does not maintain an

office for providing appraisal services to clients in this state, and

has complied with subdivision one of this section, such nonresident may,

upon recommendation of the board, pursuant to such temporary licensing

rules or regulations as the board may promulgate, provide certified or

licensed appraisals. No temporary certificate or license shall be valid

for a duration greater than one year after the date of issue. Any person

performing, or seeking to perform, federally related appraisals shall be

liable for, and pay, all fees, rated proportionately, which would apply

to such person were he or she a resident of this state.

3. A nonresident of this state who has complied with subdivision one

of this section, but who does not qualify for treatment under

subdivision two of this section, may obtain a certificate as a state

certified real estate appraiser or a license as a state licensed real

estate appraiser by conformity to all the provisions of this article

relating to state certified or licensed real estate appraisers.

4. The board shall recognize on a temporary basis the certification or

license of an appraiser issued by another state pursuant to section 1122

of Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and

Enforcement Act of 1989, Pub. Law. No. 101-73, 103 Stat. 183 (1989)

(codified at 12 U.S.C. 331 et seq.).