Section 8-501 – Misrepresentation
Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may not use the title “certified interior designer” or the term “certified interior design services” unless certified by the Board.
Section 8-502 – Penalties
(a) A person who violates § 8-501 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000. (b) (1) The Board may impose on a person who violates § 8-501 of this subtitle a penalty not exceeding $5,000 for each violation. (2) In setting the amount of the penalty, the […]
Section 8-601 – Short Title
This title may be cited as the “Maryland Certified Interior Designers Act”.
Section 8-602 – Termination of Title
Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act, this title and all regulations adopted under this title shall terminate and be of no effect after July 1, 2024.
Section 8-311 – Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations — Commencement of Proceedings
(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board shall bring proceedings under § 8-310 of this subtitle on the complaint made to the Board by a member of the Board or any other individual. (b) (1) A complaint shall: (i) be in writing; and (ii) state specifically the facts on which the complaint is based. (2) If the complaint […]
Section 8-312 – Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations — Hearings
(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in § 10-226 of the State Government Article, before the Board takes any final action under § 8-310 of this subtitle, it shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board. (2) A hearing shall be held: (i) in accordance with regulations adopted by […]
Section 8-313 – Appeal
Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the Board in a contested case, as defined in § 10-202 of the State Government Article, may take an appeal as allowed in §§ 10-222 and 10-223 of the State Government Article.
Section 8-206.1 – Maintenance of List of Certificate Holders
(a) In this section, “code official” means a public official responsible for the review of building permit documents or the issuance of building permits. (b) The Board shall: (1) keep a list of the names and mailing addresses of all certificate holders; (2) provide each code official with a copy of the list annually; and (3) provide any other person […]
Section 8-401 – Disclosure
A certified interior designer shall state in each of the designer’s interior design documents that the document is not an architectural or engineering drawing, specification, or design and is not to be used for construction of any load-bearing column, load-bearing framing, or load-bearing wall or structure.
Section 8-207 – Establishment of Fees; Fee Schedule; Distribution of Fees; Annual List
(a) (1) The Board may set reasonable fees for its services. (2) The fees charged shall be set so as to produce funds to approximate the cost of maintaining the Board and shall be based on the calculations performed by the Secretary under § 2–106.2 of the Business Regulation Article. (b) The Board shall publish the fee schedule set […]