Chapter 50-9 REGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNER REGISTRATION, RENEWAL AND REINSTATEMENT
Any person wishing to use the title of "registered interior
designer" shall, before being styled or known as a "registered interior
designer", make application to the State Board of Architects and Interior
Designers and, upon being found qualified by the Board, secure therefrom a
certificate of registration as a registered interior
designer.
The State Board of Architects and Interior Designers shall
issue certificates of registration to applicants who have been found by the
Board to be qualified as registered interior designers and who have paid fees
set forth in the Board's fee schedule.
| (1) |
Every certificate of registration as a
registered interior designer in Georgia shall expire on March 31st of each odd
numbered year. |
| (2) |
Without a
current certificate of registration it is unlawful to use the title "registered
interior designer". Neither the failure of the Board to send nor the failure of
the registrant to receive an application for renewal shall excuse failure to
renew a certificate of registration. |
| (3) |
Every application for renewal of a
certificate of registration as a registered interior designer shall be
accompanied by a renewal fee set forth in the Board's fee schedule and a
statement from the registrant affirming that the continuing education
requirements set forth in Chapter 50-11 have been met. |
Late renewal applications submitted during the three (3) month
penalty period following certificate of registration expiration, which are
accompanied by a statement from the registrant affirming that the continuing
education requirements set forth in Chapter 50-11 have been met, must be
accompanied by a late renewal fee set forth in the Board's fee
schedule.
| (1) |
Certificates of
registration not renewed in accordance with Rules
50-9-.03 and
50-9-.04 above shall not be subject to
renewal, provided, however, that the holder thereof may apply for
reinstatement. |
| (2) |
An application
for reinstatement shall be accompanied by:
| (a) |
A reinstatement fee set forth in the Board's fee schedule; and |
| (b) |
Evidence, satisfactory to the Board, of
completion of continuing education as specified below:
| 1. |
Six (6) hours of continuing professional
education from approved programs described in Rule
50-11-.04 for each year or fraction
thereof since the last renewal of the applicant's registration, up to a maximum
of 24 continuing education hours. |
| 2. |
In order to be satisfactory, at least
twelve (12) of the hours required for reinstatement must have been completed
during the two year period immediately preceding the date of application for
reinstatement. |
| 3. |
The hours
required for reinstatement, which are earned within 24 months prior to
expiration of the reinstated certificate of registration, may be counted
towards fulfilling the continuing education requirements to biennially renew
that certificate of registration. |
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| (1) |
A registered interior designer holding a
valid license to practice in Georgia who has retired from active practice and
is no longer practicing as a registered interior designer in Georgia, may
request inactive license status by filing the required application and paying
the appropriate fee indicated in the fee schedule. |
| (2) |
Any individual whose license is under any
sanction and is not in good standing may not transfer to inactive status while
sanctions are in effect. |
| (3) |
An
individual holding inactive status shall abide by the following conditions:
| (a) |
may not practice and may not offer
registered interior design services; |
| (b) |
may not hold themselves out to the public
as being available to provide such services; and |
| (c) |
may only use the term registered interior
designer as long as it is not used to imply active practice or that registered
interior design services are currently offered. |
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| (4) |
Any practice of registered interior
design services while holding an inactive license shall be considered
unlicensed practice and is subject to disciplinary action. |
| (5) |
Any individual holding inactive status is
not subject to the biennial renewal fee or the professional development
requirements. |
| (6) |
An individual may
apply to have an inactive license reactivated by submitting the following
items:
| (a) |
a completed application; |
| (b) |
the appropriate fee as indicated in the
fee schedule; and |
| (c) |
the evidence
of having satisfied the reinstatement requirements for professional development
as provided in Rule
50-9-.05(2)(b). |
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| (7) |
Reactivation of a license is
at the sole discretion of the Board. |
| (1) |
Every holder of
a certificate of registration shall secure a SEAL of the design shown below,
which shall be imprinted on all documents prepared by the Registered Interior
Designer or prepared under his responsible control, or which is a prototypical
document for which the Registered Interior Designer of Record is assuming
professional responsibility as allowed by this Chapter. The SEAL shall be
imprinted on each drawing, imprinted on the cover and index pages identifying
all specifications covered by the index pages and imprinted on all other
documents of service as well. For all documents of service to be submitted for
the purpose of obtaining a building permit or for any other requirement as set
forth by law, the registered interior designer's signature shall be original,
in permanent blue ink, with the issue date and purpose appropriately identified
on the document. |
| (2) |
Nothing in
these rules shall preclude the use of a seal electronically applied to the
document; however, to restrict electronic access to his seal, the Registered
Interior Designer of record may elect, for all documents subsequently issued,
to substitute for his seal the following notation "These documents have been
properly sealed and signed by (named) Registered Interior Designer of record.
Original permitted sets of these documents are on file with (name of permitting
authority) and are kept at the job site." |
| (3) |
All subsequent revisions to the documents
shall be made under the responsible control of the Registered Interior Designer
of record and when so noted shall be considered the same as those originally
signed, sealed and dated. |
| (4) |
The
SEAL shall serve to identify the Registered Interior Designer as the author or
person in responsible control of the preparation of all drawings,
specifications, and other document and as the Registered Interior Designer of
Record. |
| (5) |
The SEAL in this
context means the personal, professional SEAL of a Georgia Registered Interior
Designer certified under Code Chapter 43-4 to use the title Registered Interior
Designer. A SEAL containing a firm name or a corporate name is not acceptable
under this paragraph. |
| (6) |
An
Registered Interior Designer shall not affix, or permit to be affixed, his SEAL
or his name to any drawing, specification, or other document as an Registered
Interior Designer unless holding at the time a current certificate of
registration in the State of Georgia. |
| (7) |
The improper use of the SEAL or
permitting the improper use thereof is ground for discipline of a licensee. Any
person not licensed who improperly uses the SEAL of another is subject to the
sanctions available under Code Chapter 43-4. |
| (8) |
Description of SEAL: The SEAL shall
contain the NAME of the Registered interior designer, his CERTIFICATE NUMBER
and shall contain the words GEORGIA REGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNER - STATE OF
GEORGIA, all in accordance with the sample shown below.
The SEAL shall comply in all respects with the sample below,
including size and format.
It shall be 1 ¾" x 1 ¾" inches square, with a
1/16" thick border of and a corner radius of ¼ ", with type font and
size as indicated: State of Georgia/Arial black, 7 pt; Registered Interior
Designer/ Arial black, 7pt.; Name/ Arial; Certificate Number/ Arial, 7 pt. each
to be 1/16" high. The SEAL shall be of a type, which will make an impression by
rubber stamp on the surface of the document to which it is applied.
SAMPLE OF SEAL
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