§ 17-35-601. Title
This subchapter, §§ 17-35-701, 17-35-702, and 17-35-801 — 17-35-803 may be cited as the “Arkansas Residential Interior Designers Title Registration Act”.
§ 17-35-602. Purpose
The purpose of this subchapter, §§ 17-35-701, 17-35-702, and 17-35-801 — 17-35-803 is to register and regulate persons known as registered residential interior designers, in the public interest, and to prohibit the use of the title of “registered residential interior designer” by persons who are not registered.
§ 17-35-603. Definitions
As used in §§ 17-35-601 — 17-35-606, 17-35-701, 17-35-702, and 17-35-801 — 17-35-803: (1) “Board” means the State Board of Registered Residential Interior Designers; and (2) (A) “Registered residential interior designer” means a person registered under §§ 17-35-601 — 17-35-606, 17-35-701, 17-35-702, and 17-35-801 — 17-35-803. (B) (i) The registered residential interior designer is a […]
§ 17-35-604. Exemptions — Use of the title
(a) Sections 17-35-601 — 17-35-606, 17-35-701, 17-35-702, and 17-35-801 — 17-35-803 shall not apply to persons holding themselves out as “interior decorators” or offering “interior decorating services”, such as selection or assistance in selecting surface materials, window treatments, wall coverings, paint, floor coverings, surface-mounted lighting, or loose furnishings not subject to regulation under applicable building […]
§ 17-35-605. Penalties
Effective January 1, 1994, it shall be a Class A misdemeanor for any person to: (1) Use the title of “registered residential interior designer”, unless registered under §§ 17-35-601 — 17-35-606, 17-35-701, 17-35-702, and 17-35-801 — 17-35-803; (2) Present as his or her own the registration of another; (3) Give false or forged evidence to […]
§ 17-35-606. Funds
(a) All moneys collected by the State Board of Registered Residential Interior Designers under §§ 17-35-601 — 17-35-606, 17-35-701, 17-35-702, and 17-35-801 — 17-35-803 shall be deposited into a financial institution in this state designated by the board. (b) No general revenues of this state shall be appropriated to the board.