SECTION 153.25. Temporary Out-of-State Appraiser License

(a) A person licensed as an appraiser by another state, commonwealth, or territory may register with the Board so as to qualify to appraise real property in this state without holding a license issued under the Act if:

(1) the state, commonwealth or territory licensing program under which the person holds a license has not been disapproved by the ASC; and

(2) the appraiser's business in this state is of a temporary nature not to exceed six months.

(b) A person wishing to be registered under this section must:

(1) submit an application for registration on a form approved by the Board;

(2) pay the required fees; and

(3) provide all supporting documentation or information requested by the Board in connection with the application for registration.

(c) A person registered under this section must submit an irrevocable consent to service of process in this state on a form approved by the Board.

(d) A person registered under this section may apply for a 90 day extension to the original expiration date of the temporary registration, provided the person:

(1) is continuing the same appraisal assignment listed on the original application for temporary out-of-state appraiser registration; and

(2) requests an extension on a form approved by the Board, received by the Board or postmarked prior to the expiration of the current temporary registration.

(e) A person who registers under this section is not required to comply with the fingerprint requirements in §153.12 of this title.

Source Note: The provisions of this §153.25 adopted to be effective November 10, 1993, 18 TexReg 7542; amended to be effective September 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 6202; amended to be effective March 1, 1997, 22 TexReg 1717; amended to be effective January 1, 1998, 22 TexReg 12051; amended to be effective November 17, 1999, 24 TexReg 10090; amended to be effective April 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 2163; amended to be effective January 1, 2006, 30 TexReg 8689; amended to be effective December 27, 2010, 35 TexReg 11660; amended to be effective September 7, 2014, 39 TexReg 6857; amended to be effective January 1,2017, 41 TexReg 7108