Okla. Stat. tit. 59 § 46.38

Current through Laws 2024, c. 453.

Section 46.38 - [Multiple versions] Registration of commercial interior designers - Certificate of title

A. Except as otherwise provided in the State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act, no license shall be issued to any person to represent that the person is a " licensed interior designer" nor shall any person be allowed to use the term or practice licensed interior design unless the person pays to the Board the required fees and/or penalties if applicable as established by the rules of the Board and:

1. Holds an accredited professional degree in interior design from an interior design program accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation or its successor, or from an interior design program determined by the Board to be substantially equivalent to an accredited program;

2. Provides proof of a minimum of two (2) years of full-time diversified and appropriate experience within established standards as the Board shall prescribe; and

3. Provides to the Board proof of passage of the examination administered by the Council for Interior Design Qualification or its successor or an equivalent examination as determined by the Board.

B. The Board may waive the requirements of the State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act for an individual who holds a current valid registration or license from another state, jurisdiction or foreign country where the requirements for registration or licensure are substantially equivalent to those required for licensure in this state and pays the required fees and/or penalties, if applicable, to the Board.

C. This section does not apply to a person licensed to practice architecture pursuant to the laws of this state.

D. Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the Board to regulate or prohibit persons who are rendering interior design services and are not licensed interior designers under the provisions of this act or to adopt regulations that would exceed the powers and responsibilities expressly authorized under this act.

E. Certificate of authority shall be subject to the following:

1. The use of the title " Licensed Interior Designer" by a partnership, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company or limited liability partnership is allowed to those entities listed, provided:

a. one or more of the directors, partners, officers, shareholders, members, managers, or principals is a licensed interior designer and is in good standing with the Board, and

b. the partnership, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company or limited liability partnership has been issued a certificate of authority by the Board;

2. The Board shall have the power to issue, revoke, deny or refuse to renew a certificate of authority for a partnership, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company or limited liability partnership as provided for in this act;

3. A partnership, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company or limited liability partnership shall file with the Board an application for a certificate of authority on a form approved by the Board which shall include the names, addresses, state of registration or licensure and registration or license number of all directors, partners, officers, shareholders, members, managers or principals of the partnership, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company or limited liability partnership. In the event there shall be a change in any of these persons during the term of certification, the change shall be filed with the Board within thirty (30) days after the effective date of the change. If all the requirements of this section and the Board's current rules have been met, the Board shall issue a certificate of authority to the partnership, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company or limited liability partnership;

4. The Secretary of State shall not issue a certificate of incorporation or register a foreign corporation or any other entity which includes among the objectives for which it is established the words " Licensed Interior Designer" or any modification or derivation of these words, unless the Board has issued for the applicant either a certificate of title for an entity, or a letter indicating the eligibility for an exemption pursuant to the requirements of this act. The firm applying shall supply the certificate of authority or letter from the Board with its application for incorporation or registration;

5. The Secretary of State shall not register any trade name or service mark which includes the words as set forth in paragraph 4 of this subsection in its firm name or logotype except those entities or individuals holding certificates of authority issued under the provisions of this section or letters of eligibility issued by the Board; and

6. Upon application for renewal and upon compliance with the provisions of this act and the rules of the Board, a certificate of authority shall be renewed as provided by this act.

F. No license for licensed interior designers or a certificate of authority for a partnership, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company or limited liability partnership, shall be issued or renewed for longer than two (2) years. A license or certificate of authority may be renewed upon application, compliance with the rules of the Board and payment of fees prior to or on June 30 of alternate years. A new license to replace a lost, destroyed or mutilated license shall be issued by the Board upon payment of a fee established in accordance with the rules of the Board.

Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 46.38

Amended by Laws 2024 , c. 138, s. 22, eff. 8/29/2024.

Amended by Laws 2021 , c. 443, s. 20, eff. 7/1/2021.

Amended by Laws 2014 , c. 234, s. 25, eff. 5/6/2014.

Added by Laws 2006 , SB 1991, c. 163, §27, emerg. eff. 7/1/2006; Amended by Laws 2006 , HB 2379, c. 193, §10, emerg. eff. 7/1/2006; Amended by Laws 2009 , SB 592, c. 184, §21, emerg. eff. 7/1/2009.