543D.10  Nonresident certification.
  1.  An applicant for certification as a real estate appraiser who is not a resident of Iowa shall submit, with the application for certification, an irrevocable consent that service of process upon the applicant 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 certified real estate appraiser, the plaintiff cannot, in the exercise of due diligence, effect personal service upon the applicant.
  2.  A nonresident of Iowa who has complied with subsection 1 may obtain a certificate as a certified real estate appraiser by complying with the certification requirements in this chapter.
89 Acts, ch 290, §10
CS89, §117B.10
C93, §543D.10