5800. As used in this chapter: (a) “Certified interior designer” means a person who prepares and submits nonstructural or nonseismic plans consistent with Sections 5805 and 5538 to local building departments that are of sufficient complexity so as to require the skills of a licensed contractor to implement them, and who engages in programming, planning, designing, […]
5801. A certified interior designer may obtain a stamp from an interior design organization that shall include a number that uniquely identifies and bears the name of that certified interior designer. The stamp certifies that the interior designer has provided the interior design organization with evidence of passage of an interior design examination approved by […]
5801.1. The procedure for the issuance of a stamp by an interior design organization under Section 5801, including the examinations recognized and required by the organization, shall be subject to the occupational analyses and examination validation required by Section 139 every five to seven years. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 495, Sec. 2. Effective January […]
5802. (a) All drawings, specifications, or documents prepared for submission to any government regulatory agency by any certified interior designer, or under his or her supervision shall be affixed by a stamp, as specified in Section 5801, and signed by that certified interior designer. (b) All such documents shall be identified as interior design documents, which are […]
5803. A certified interior designer, as defined in this chapter, is exempt from Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 insofar as he or she is designing systems for work to be performed by a licensed contractor. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 396, Sec. 1. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to […]
5804. It is an unfair business practice for any certified interior designer or any other person to advertise or put out any sign or card or other device, including any stamp or seal, or to represent to the public through any print or electronic media, that he or she is “state certified” to practice interior […]
5805. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude certified interior designers or any other person from submitting interior design plans to local building officials, except as provided in Section 5538. In exercising discretion with respect to the acceptance of interior design plans, the local building official shall reference the California Building Standards Code. (Amended by Stats. […]
5806. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit interior design or interior decorator services by any person or retail activity. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 333, Sec. 1. (SB 308) Effective January 1, 2014. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 5810.)
5807. (a) A certified interior designer shall use a written contract when contracting to provide interior design services to a client pursuant to this chapter. The written contract shall be executed by the certified interior designer and the client, or his or her representative, prior to the certified interior designer commencing work. The written contract shall […]
5810. (a) This chapter shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. (b) This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 311, Sec. 1. (SB 1437) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by […]
5811.1. The meetings of an interior design organization issuing stamps under Section 5801 shall be subject to the rules of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 333, Sec. 4. […]
5812. It is an unfair business practice for any person to represent or hold himself or herself out as, or to use the title “certified interior designer” or any other term, such as “licensed,” “registered,” or “CID,” that implies or suggests that the person is certified as an interior designer when he or she does […]
