A person who is not a resident of this state and who applies for a certificate or firm license is considered to have appointed the secretary of state as the applicant's agent for service of process in any action or proceeding against the applicant arising out of any transaction connected with or incidental to professional accounting services performed by the applicant while the applicant holds a certificate or firm license.
Tex. Occ. Code § 901.605
APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY OF STATE AS AGENT
Known as the Public Accountancy Act
The act spans §§ 901–901 (127 sections).
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1497, Sec. 40, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.