19215.  As used in this article, unless otherwise indicated,
"director" means the Director of the Office of Administrative
Hearings.


19215.1.  The acceptance by a nonresident licensee of any of the
rights and privileges conferred upon him by this chapter, as
evidenced by his engaging within this state, either personally or
through an agent or employee, in a business subject to license under
this chapter, is equivalent to the appointment by such licensee of
the director as his true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served
all lawful process in any disciplinary proceeding conducted against
him under this chapter.



19215.2.  The acceptance of such rights and privileges as so
evidenced shall signify the agreement of the licensee that any such
process which is served against him in the manner provided in this
article shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served
upon him personally in this State.



19215.3.  Service shall be made by leaving a copy of the accusation,
together with a notice of defense and statement to respondent as
described in Section 11505 of the Government Code, with a fee of two
dollars ($2) for each licensee to be served, in the hands of the
director or in his office in Sacramento. Such service shall be
sufficient service on the licensee subject to compliance with Section
19215.4 of this code.



19215.4.  A notice of such service and a copy of the accusation,
together with the notice of defense and statement to respondent,
shall forthwith be sent by registered mail by the director to the
licensee at his last known address as furnished by the bureau.
Personal service of such notice, copy of the accusation, notice of
defense, and statement to respondent upon the licensee wherever found
outside this state shall be the equivalent of such mailing.



19215.5.  Proof of compliance with Section 19215.4 of this code
shall be made in the event of service by mail by affidavit of the
director or his authorized employee showing such service by mailing,
together with the return receipt of the United States post office
bearing the signature of the licensee or his agent.  Such affidavit
and receipt shall be appended to the original accusation on file with
the bureau.  In the event of personal service outside this state
such compliance may be proved by the return of any duly constituted
public officer qualified to serve process in civil actions in the
state or jurisdiction where the licensee is found, showing such
service to have been made.  Such return shall be appended to the
original accusation on file with the bureau.



19215.6.  The bureau, or if the proceeding has been assigned to a
hearing officer of the Office of Administrative Hearings, such
hearing officer, may order such postponements or continuances and
grant such extensions of time as may be necessary to afford the
licensee reasonable opportunity to defend the proceeding.  In no
event shall the licensee have less than 30 days after the date of
mailing or delivery to him of the copy of the accusation in which to
file a notice of defense, nor shall the notice of hearing provided
for in Section 11509 of the Government Code or the notice and copy of
affidavit referred to in Section 11514 of said code be mailed or
delivered less than 20 days prior to the date of hearing, and the
time for making a request to cross-examine under said Section 11514
shall be not less than 15 days.



19215.7.  The director shall keep a record of all process served
upon him pursuant to this article which shall show the day and hour
of service.


19215.8.  As used in this article "nonresident" means a person who
is not a resident of this State at the time he engages in business in
the State as described in Section 19215.1 of this code.