Okla. Admin. Code § 55:10-11-13

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 55:10-11-13 - Registered commercial interior designer's seal

(a)Seal required. Every individual authorized to use the title "Registered Commercial Interior Designer" shall procure a seal with which to identify all interior technical submissions issued by the Registrant for use in this State.

(1)Type of seal. The seal required shall be of a type that makes an image on the surface of original documents and duplications of original documents. Both the use of a rubber stamp or electronic image is permissible.

(2)Design of seal. The seal of a Registered Commercial Interior Designer shall be triangular, as approved by the Board, and shall contain their name, Oklahoma registration number, and the words, "Registered Commercial Interior Designer, State of Oklahoma."

(b)Seal declares authorship. The seal appearing on any interior technical submission shall be a prima facie evidence, as described in 55:10-15-1, that said interior technical submission was prepared by or under the individual named on said seal. The Registrant is responsible for its security when not in use.

(c)Location of seal, signature and date. The handwritten or electronically generated date shall be affixed across their seal.

(1) All Registrants shall affix their seal, signature and date, to all original drawings, and to the original cover sheet and the page identifying all specification pages covered, including all addenda and field changes. If incomplete, the Registrant shall clearly identify that the plans are incomplete and not for construction.

(2) In the absence of sheets or covers identifying all sheets, all original contract documents of service must have the seal, date and signature of the Registrant responsible.

(d)Use or attempted use of seal by unauthorized individuals. No individual, other than the Registrant represented, shall use or attempt to use the prescribed seal, and no unregistered individual or Entity shall be authorized to use the prescribed seal. Restricted actions include making unauthorized copies, modifications or incorporating any portion of the specifications into another work without the use of a Registrant's seal, signature and date authorizing such modifications.

(e)Interior technical submissions. Registered Commercial Interior Designers are permitted to review and adapt portions of interior technical submissions if:

(1) the seal of the original Registered Commercial Interior Designer appears on the submissions to authenticate authorship.

(2) the succeeding Registered Commercial Interior Designer clearly identifies all modifications to the submissions.

(3) the succeeding Registered Commercial Interior Designer assumes responsibility and liability for the adequacy of the design on the modifications.

(f)Retention period. A Registered Commercial Interior Designer shall retain a copy of all interior technical submissions produced for a minimum of ten (10) years following the date of preparation.

(g)Prohibition on sealing documents. No Registrant shall affix or attempt to affix the seal, signature or dates to sketches, drawings, specifications or other documents developed by unregistered persons that are not employees in their offices or professional consultants.

(h)Prohibited acts using seal. No Registrant shall affix the seal, signature or date to documents unless:

(1) such documents were developed and prepared under a Registrant's Responsible Control; and

(2) the Registrant had full authority to determine their development.

Okla. Admin. Code § 55:10-11-13

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/15/2022