RS 37:3171 – Statement of purpose The intent of the legislature in licensing and regulating interior designers is to exercise the police power of the state to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state by limiting the practice of interior design to interior designers who have the design education […]
RS 37:3172 – Definitions Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: (1) "Board" means the State Board of Examiners of Interior Designers. (2) "Decorator services" includes: (a) The selection or assistance in selection of surface materials, window treatments, wall coverings, paint, floor coverings, surface-mounted lighting, surface-mounted fixtures, and loose […]
RS 37:3173 – State Board of Examiners of Interior Designers; creation; qualifications; appointment A.(1) There is hereby created the State Board of Examiners of Interior Designers within the office of the governor consisting of seven members appointed by the governor. (2) Each appointment shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation. Each member shall be […]
RS 37:3174 – Powers and authority of the board The board shall have the following powers and authority: (1) To enforce the provisions of this Chapter and incur such expenses as are necessary within the operating budget of the board. (2) To adopt and promulgate rules of organization, practice, and procedure; establish criteria for eligibility […]
RS 37:3175 – Compensation and expenses A. Members of the board shall receive no compensation for their services but shall receive the same per diem and mileage as is provided by law for the members of the legislature. The board shall not meet more than eight times within any calendar year. B. The board shall […]
RS 37:3176 – Use of term "interior designer"; practice of interior design A.(1) No person other than one registered pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall perform interior design or use the term "interior design" or "registered interior designer" to describe his business or practice, or use or be identified by the title of […]
RS 37:3177 – Examinations A.(1) A person desiring to be registered as an interior designer shall apply to the board for registration. Each applicant shall apply to the board on a form and in the manner prescribed by the board. To be eligible for the examination, an applicant shall submit satisfactory evidence of having successfully […]
RS 37:3178 – Certificate of registration without examination. A.(1) All persons registered or licensed to use the title "interior designer", "registered interior designer", or "licensed interior designer" on January 1, 2000, shall be qualified for interior design registration under the provisions of this Chapter upon application to the board, provided that their license is not […]
RS 37:3179 – Certificate of registration; issuance, renewal, denial, suspension or revocation A. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, a certificate of registration shall be issued to any person who presents satisfactory evidence that he possesses the qualifications of education, experience, and examination performance required by this Chapter or by the rules adopted by […]
RS 37:3179.2 – Seals; display of registration number A. The board shall prescribe, by rule, distinctively different seals to be used by registered interior designers holding valid certificates of registration. B. Each interior designer shall obtain a seal as prescribed by the board. Any drawing, plan, specification, or report prepared or issued by the interior […]
RS 37:3180 – Firm practice A. Nothing in this Chapter shall prevent an interior designer registered pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter from associating with one or more interior designers, architects, professional engineers, landscape architects, surveyors, or other persons in a partnership, joint venture, or corporation. B. A firm shall be permitted to use […]
RS 37:3181 – Board; power to revoke, rescind or suspend certificates of registration A. The board may revoke, rescind, or suspend the certificate of registration of any interior designer after a hearing by and under the rules of the board and finding that the interior designer is in the opinion of the board guilty of […]
RS 37:3182 – Fees The applicant shall pay the actual cost of any examination. In addition, the board may establish fees that shall not exceed the following amounts: (1) For licensing, one hundred fifty dollars. (2) For each annual renewal, one hundred fifty dollars. (3) For restoration of an expired certificate of registration or for […]
RS 37:3183 – Exemptions A. The provisions of this Chapter requiring persons to be registered and prohibiting unregistered persons from the practice of interior design shall not apply to architects licensed pursuant to R.S. 37:141 et seq., engineers licensed pursuant to R.S. 37:681 et seq., contractors licensed pursuant to R.S. 37:2150 et seq., home builders, […]
RS 37:3184 – Inactive status A.(1) A certificate of registration which has become inactive may be reactivated pursuant to this Section upon application to the board and payment of a reactivation fee. (2) The board may prescribe by rule continuing education requirements as a condition of reactivating a certificate of registration. The continuing education requirement […]
RS 37:3185 – Cease and desist orders; injunctive relief A. In addition to or in lieu of the administrative sanctions provided in this Chapter, the board may issue an order to any person or firm engaged in any activity, conduct, or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this Chapter directing such person or […]
RS 37:3186 – Prohibited acts; penalties A. Unless otherwise exempted, any person who knowingly engages in the practice of interior design without a valid certificate of registration violates this Chapter. B. Any person who violates any provision of this Chapter or any rules and regulations adopted under its authority shall be fined not more than […]
