§ 17-35-301 - Registration of interior designers.

17-35-301. Registration of interior designers.

(a) It is unlawful for a person who is not registered under 17-15-201 et. seq., 17-35-101 et seq., and this subchapter as an interior designer to advertise as a registered interior designer or to use the title of "registered interior designer" or any other words, letters, figures, or other devices for the purpose of implying, directly or indirectly, that the person is registered under 17-15-201 et. seq., 17-35-101 et seq., and this subchapter.

(b) It is unlawful for a company, partnership, association, corporation, or other similar organization, after January 1, 1994, to advertise that it is in a position to provide the services of a registered interior designer unless the persons providing the services are in the responsible charge of a registered interior designer.

(c) An applicant for registration as a registered interior designer shall establish to the satisfaction of the Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers that the applicant:

(1) Is at least twenty-one (21) years of age;

(2) Has not been convicted of an offense that bears directly on the fitness of the applicant to be registered;

(3) Has passed or supplied proof of passage of the examination required by 17-15-201 et. seq., 17-35-101 et seq., and this subchapter; and

(4) Meets any other requirements established by the board.