Section 8-201 – Board Established

    There is a State Board of Certified Interior Designers in the Department.

Section 8-202 – Membership

    (a)    (1)    The Board consists of 7 members.         (2)    Of the 7 members of the Board:             (i)    5 shall be certified interior designers;             (ii)    1 shall be an architect licensed by the State Board of Architects who provides interior design services; and             (iii)    1 shall be a consumer member.         (3)    The Governor shall appoint the members of the Board with the advice […]

Section 8-203 – Officers

    (a)    From among its members, the Board annually shall elect a chairman and a secretary.     (b)    The manner of election of officers shall be as the Board determines.     (c)    A member may serve no more than three consecutive years as an officer of the Board.

Section 8-204 – Quorum; Meetings; Compensation; Staff

    (a)    A majority of the members then serving on the Board is a quorum.     (b)    The Board shall determine the times and places of its meetings and hearings.     (c)    A member of the Board:         (1)    may not receive compensation; but         (2)    is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.     (d)    The […]

Section 8-204.1 – Annual Meeting

    At least annually, the chairman of the Board, the chairman of the State Board of Architects, the chairman of the State Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects, the chairman of the State Board for Professional Engineers, and the chairman of the State Board for Professional Land Surveyors shall meet to discuss issues of mutual importance […]

Section 8-205 – Enforcement

    To enforce this title, the Board may:         (1)    conduct investigations and hold hearings on any matter covered by this title, at any time and place in the State;         (2)    administer oaths;         (3)    examine witnesses; and         (4)    receive evidence.

Section 8-206 – Miscellaneous Powers and Duties

    (a)    In addition to the powers set forth elsewhere, the Board may adopt regulations to carry out this title.     (b)    In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the Board shall:         (1)    keep a record of its proceedings; and         (2)    adopt, by regulation, a code of ethics for certified interior designers.

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 8-207 – 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 […]

Section 8-208 – Authority

    The Board exercises its powers, duties, and functions subject to the authority of the Secretary.