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AL Code § 34-15B-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15B - Alabama Interior Design Consumer Protection Act.|Section 34-15B-10 - Penalties for Violations of Chapter.

Section 34-15B-10Penalties for violations of chapter. Repealed by Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §§2(a), 3, effective August 1, 2010. (Act 2001-660, p. 1365, §10.)
AL Code § 34-15B-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15B - Alabama Interior Design Consumer Protection Act.|Section 34-15B-11 - Disciplinary Action.

Section 34-15B-11Disciplinary action. Repealed by Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §§2(a), 3, effective August 1, 2010. (Act 2001-660, p. 1365, §11.)
AL Code § 34-15B-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15B - Alabama Interior Design Consumer Protection Act.|Section 34-15B-12 - Board of Registration for Interior Design Fund.

Section 34-15B-12Board of Registration for Interior Design Fund.  Repealed by Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §§2(a), 3, effective August 1, 2010. (Act 2001-660, p. 1365, §12.)
AL Code § 34-15B-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15B - Alabama Interior Design Consumer Protection Act.|Section 34-15B-13 - Authorization to Practice.

Section 34-15B-13Authorization to practice.  Repealed by Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §§2(a), 3, effective August 1, 2010. (Act 2001-660, p. 1365, §13.)
AL Code § 34-15B-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15B - Alabama Interior Design Consumer Protection Act.|Section 34-15B-14 - Relation to State and Local Construction Codes, Etc.

Section 34-15B-14Relation to state and local construction codes, etc.  Repealed by Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §§2(a), 3, effective August 1, 2010. (Act 2001-660, p. 1365, §14.)
AL Code § 34-15B-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15B - Alabama Interior Design Consumer Protection Act.|Section 34-15B-15 - Participation in Certain Business Entity Relationships.

Section 34-15B-15Participation in certain business entity relationships. Repealed by Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §§2(a), 3, effective August 1, 2010. (Act 2001-660, p. 1365, §15.)
AL Code § 34-15B-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15B - Alabama Interior Design Consumer Protection Act.|Section 34-15B-16 - Selection of Products Subject to Building Codes.

Section 34-15B-16Selection of products subject to building codes. Repealed by Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §§2(a), 3, effective August 1, 2010. (Act 2001-660, p. 1365, §16.)
AL Code § 34-15B-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15B - Alabama Interior Design Consumer Protection Act.|Section 34-15B-17 - Administrative Procedure.

Section 34-15B-17Administrative procedure. Repealed by Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §§2(a), 3, effective August 1, 2010. (Act 2001-660, p. 1365, §17.)
AL Code § 34-15B-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15B - Alabama Interior Design Consumer Protection Act.|Section 34-15B-18 - Sunset Provision.

Section 34-15B-18Sunset provision. Repealed by Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §§2(a), 3, effective August 1, 2010. (Act 2001-660, p. 1365, §19.)
AL Code § 34-15C-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15C - Alabama Interior Design Registration Act of 2010.|Section 34-15C-1 - Short Title.

Section 34-15C-1Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Interior Design Registration Act of 2010. (Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §2.(b))
AL Code § 34-15C-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15C - Alabama Interior Design Registration Act of 2010.|Section 34-15C-2 - Legislative Findings.

Section 34-15C-2Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares that this chapter is not intended to restrict the practice of interior design or the use of the terms design, designer, interior design, or interior designer in this state. The Legislature declares that the purpose of this chapter is to establish a registration process for those interior designers who choose to obtain the credentials required to seal and submit construction documents for commercial interior projects in certain spaces less than 5,000 contiguous square feet within a building which has a total area of 2,500 square feet or more to building officials for review and permitting purposes. The Legislature further finds and declares that this chapter is not intended to prohibit any person from making plans and specifications for or administering the erection, enlargement, or alteration of any building upon any farm for the use of any farmer, any single family residence of any size, or of any other type building which has a total area of less than 2,500 square feet, provided the building is not a school, church, auditorium, or other building intended for the assembly occupancy of people. Except as expressly provided in Section 34-15C-9, nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to prohibit any person who is not a registered interior designer from conducting any activity not prohibited by any other state law. Further, registration under this chapter may not be required by this state or by any city, town, county, or other governmental entity or official for the submission, review, approval, or issuance of permits for plans and specifications for or to administer the erection, enlargement, or alteration of any building upon any farm for the use of any farmer, any single family residence of any size, or of any other type building which has a total area of less than 2,500 square feet, provided the building is not a school, church, auditorium, or other building intended for the assembly occupancy of people, nor for any activity other than the submission to building officials of construction documents for commercial interior projects in certain spaces up to 5,000 contiguous square feet, within a building which has a total area of 2,500 square feet or more. (Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §2(b).)
AL Code § 34-15C-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15C - Alabama Interior Design Registration Act of 2010.|Section 34-15C-3 - Definitions.

Section 34-15C-3Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Alabama Board for Registered Interior Designers. (2) NCIDQ. The National Council for Interior Design Qualification. (3) REGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNER. An interior design professional, as defined by the NCIDQ, who is approved and registered by the board and the Secretary of State. (Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §2(b).)
AL Code § 34-15C-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15C - Alabama Interior Design Registration Act of 2010.|Section 34-15C-5 - Powers and Duties of Board.

Section 34-15C-5Powers and duties of board. The board shall perform the following duties, subject to the other provisions of this chapter: (1) Administer fully this chapter and any rules promulgated by the board pursuant to this chapter. (2) Prescribe, make, adopt, and amend such rules pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act as the board deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (3) For the purpose of enforcing this chapter, conduct investigations and hearings concerning charges against registered interior designers, at any time or place within the state, administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses, and receive evidence in the course of any such hearings. (4) Issue, in conjunction with the Secretary of State, any documentation necessary to prove that a registered interior designer is practicing in accordance with and abiding by the requirements of this chapter, for which an annual fee, in an amount determined by the board, shall be assessed and collected. (5) Institute legal proceedings pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 34-15C-12. (6) Grant, deny, revoke, suspend, or reinstate certificates of registration. (7) Keep a record of its proceedings and make an annual report thereon to the Governor and the Legislature. (8) Establish standards and requirements of continuing education for registered interior designers. (9) Maintain an official roster of registered interior designers including, but not limited to, information required by the board for enforcement of this chapter. (10) When necessary, require the attendance of witnesses and the production of all necessary papers, books, records, documentary evidence, and materials in any hearing, investigation, or other proceeding before the board, by means of discovery as provided in the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. (11) Employ attorneys, accountants, and other persons as may be necessary to assist the board in carrying out this chapter when there is a need for such services and when funds are available for such services. (12) Adopt rules providing for a registered interior designer to be classified as inactive and to avoid the payment of annual fees, so long as the inactive registered interior designer does not use the titles, stamps, or seals restricted by subsection (a) or subsection (b) of Section 34-15C-9 during inactive status. (13) Establish, by administrative rule, procedures for the assessment of fees for the administration of this chapter. (Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §2(b).)
AL Code § 34-15C-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15C - Alabama Interior Design Registration Act of 2010.|Section 34-15C-6 - Qualification for Certificate of Registration.

Section 34-15C-6Qualification for certificate of registration. (a) Applications for registration shall be submitted on forms prescribed and furnished by the board. The board shall promptly notify any applicant of the requirements and the schedule of fees established by the board for registration. (b) The board shall register an applicant to become a registered interior designer, and to use the title of registered interior designer in the State of Alabama, only if the applicant satisfies all of the following requirements: (1) The applicant is determined by the board to be of good ethical character. (2) The applicant either: a. Has satisfied all requirements, including all education and experience requirements, for eligibility to take the NCIDQ examination; or b. Holds a degree from a National Architectural Accreditation Board (NAAB) accredited school and has met NCIDQ eligibility requirements to take the NCIDQ examination, or is a registered architect who satisfies NCIDQ eligibility requirements to take the NCIDQ examination. Such applicants may take the NCIDQ examination. (3) The applicant has successfully passed the NCIDQ examination. (4) The applicant is at least 21 years of age. (c) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (b), any person registered with the Alabama State Board of Registration for Interior Design on August 1, 2010, shall be registered by the Alabama Board for Registered Interior Designers, as created by this chapter, on August 1, 2010, without penalty, for the time remaining on the certificate of registration of the registered interior designer and any renewals of that certificate. (d) Certificates of registration shall expire on September 30 of each year, and shall become invalid on October 1 of each year, unless renewed. (e) Renewal of a certificate of registration may be accomplished at any time prior to and during the month of September by: (1) The payment of an annual fee, as prescribed by the board, through such procedures as may be developed by the board. (2) Submission of proof, on forms approved by the board, of compliance with all continuing education requirements established by the board. (f) A certificate of registration held by a registered interior designer serving in the Armed Forces of the United States shall not expire until September 30 following his or her discharge or final separation from the Armed Forces of the United States. (g) A registered interior designer shall maintain and post his or her certificate of registration in the primary business office where he or she practices. (Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §2(b).)
AL Code § 34-15C-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15C - Alabama Interior Design Registration Act of 2010.|Section 34-15C-7 - Waiver of Registration Requirements; Reciprocity.

Section 34-15C-7Waiver of registration requirements; reciprocity. The board may waive the requirements for registration and grant registration to any applicant who submits proof of current registration as an interior designer in another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States that requires standards for registration which are substantially equivalent to those required in this state and gives similar reciprocity to registered interior designers of this state. (Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §2(b).)
AL Code § 34-15C-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15C - Alabama Interior Design Registration Act of 2010.|Section 34-15C-8 - Seal.

Section 34-15C-8Seal. (a) A registered interior designer shall obtain a seal bearing the name of the registered interior designer, a design authorized by the board, the legend Registered Interior Designer, the words State of Alabama, and the registration number of the registered interior designer. (b) Plans, specifications, and other documents prepared and issued by a registered interior designer shall be stamped with the seal of the registered interior designer only if the certificate of registration is valid. (Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §2(b).)
AL Code § 34-15C-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15C - Alabama Interior Design Registration Act of 2010.|Section 34-15C-9 - Prohibited Activities.

Section 34-15C-9Prohibited activities. (a) Any person who is not a registered interior designer who uses the title registered interior designer on any sign, card, listing, advertising, business name, stationery, or in any other manner knowingly implies or indicates that he or she is a registered interior designer shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (b) Any person who is not a registered interior designer who stamps or seals any document with a stamp or seal containing the term registered interior designer shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (c) Any registered interior designer who stamps or allows to be stamped any document that is not prepared under his or her supervision and control shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §2(b).)
AL Code § 34-15C-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15C - Alabama Interior Design Registration Act of 2010.|Section 34-15C-10 - Applicability and Exceptions.

Section 34-15C-10Applicability and exceptions. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to prohibit any person from making plans and specifications for or administering the erection, enlargement, or alteration of any building upon any farm for the use of any farmer, any single family residence of any size, or of any other type building which has a total area of less than 2,500 square feet, provided the building is not a school, church, auditorium, or other building intended for the assembly occupancy of people. (b) Registration under this chapter may not be required by this state or by any city, town, county, or other governmental entity or official for the submission, review, approval, or issuance of permits for plans and specifications for or to administer the erection, enlargement, or alteration of any building upon any farm for the use of any farmer, any single family residence of any size, or of any other type building which has a total area of less than 2,500 square feet, provided the building is not a school, church, auditorium, or other building intended for the assembly occupancy of people, nor for any activity other than the submission to building officials of construction documents for commercial interior projects in certain spaces up to 5,000 contiguous square feet, within a building which has a total area of 2,500 square feet or more. (c) Except as expressly provided in subsection (a) or subsection (b) of Section 34-15C-9, nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to prohibit any person who is not a registered interior designer from conducting any activity not prohibited by any other state law. (d) The board shall have no jurisdiction over any person who is not a registered interior designer. (e) The board may not conduct any disciplinary proceeding against any person who is not a registered interior designer. (f) The board may not conduct any disciplinary proceeding or initiate any other action based upon the use of the term design, designer, interior design, or interior designer by any person, business, or firm at any time before or after August 1, 2010. (Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §2(b).)
AL Code § 34-15C-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15C - Alabama Interior Design Registration Act of 2010.|Section 34-15C-11 - Violations.

Section 34-15C-11Violations. The board may revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue a certificate of registration, issue a private or public reprimand regarding a registered interior designer, assess and collect administrative fines against a registered interior designer not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000), or proceed with any combination of the foregoing, for any of the following conduct: (1) Fraud, deceit, dishonesty, or misrepresentation, whether knowing or unknowing, in the pursuit of his or her practice or in obtaining any certificate of registration. (2) Gross negligence, misconduct, or incompetence in the pursuit of his or her practice. (3) Conviction of a felony, until civil rights are restored. (4) Incompetency as adjudged by a court having jurisdiction. (5) Violating or directly or indirectly aiding or abetting in a violation of Section 34-15C-9. (6) Practicing in this state in violation of any standards of professional conduct as may be established by rule of the board. (7) Failure to pay any fee or fine assessed by the board. (8) Failure to comply with any order of the board. (Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §2(b).)
AL Code § 34-15C-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15C - Alabama Interior Design Registration Act of 2010.|Section 34-15C-12 - Disciplinary Action.

Section 34-15C-12Disciplinary action. (a) Any time that the board has reason to believe that a registered interior designer is subject to discipline, notice of the charges placed against the registered interior designer and the time and place of the hearing of such charges by the board shall be served on the accused, pursuant to the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, not less than 45 days before the date fixed for the hearing. The notice shall inform the registered interior designer that he or she is entitled to respond to the charges within 30 days, be represented by counsel of his or her choosing at the hearing, have witnesses testify in his or her behalf at the hearing, confront and cross-examine witnesses at the hearing, and testify in his or her behalf at the hearing. The board may provide further for any procedure not herein enumerated that is consistent with the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. (b) In all cases of disciplinary action taken by the board, the accused may appeal the disciplinary action to the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama, or to the circuit court for the county of residence of the accused. Either party has the right to appeal from the final decree of the circuit court as provided by law. (c) If the board determines that any person is violating the title restrictions contained in Section 34-15C-9, or that any registered interior designer is violating any other provision of this chapter, the board, in its own name, may seek an injunction in the circuit court for the county of residence of the accused, and the court may enjoin such person from violating this chapter, regardless of whether the proceedings have been or may be instituted before the board or whether criminal proceedings have been or may be instituted. (Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §2(b).)
AL Code § 34-15C-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15C - Alabama Interior Design Registration Act of 2010.|Section 34-15C-13 - Conflicts of Interest.

Section 34-15C-13Conflicts of interest. (a) The registered interior designer shall attempt to avoid all conflicts of interest with a client or employer. If a conflict of interest is unavoidable, the registered interior designer shall immediately inform the client or employer of any business association, interest, or circumstance which may influence the professional judgment, decisions, practices, or quality of services provided by the registered interior designer. (b) The registered interior designer may not solicit or accept any gratuity, material favor, or benefit of any substantial nature from any party, agent, servant, or employee who is not a client or employer in connection with any project for which the registered interior designer is performing, or has contracted to perform, interior design services. This solicitation or acceptance includes, but is not limited to, any act, article, money, or other item which is of such value in proportion to the interior design services that its acceptance creates a clandestine obligation on the part of the registered interior designer or otherwise compromises the ability of the registered interior designer to exercise independent judgment. (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a registered interior designer may receive a fee or commission for the sale or the supervision of installation of personal property or fixtures, but may not receive both a fee and a commission without the express consent of the client. (Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §2(b).)
AL Code § 34-15C-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 15C - Alabama Interior Design Registration Act of 2010.|Section 34-15C-14 - Alabama Board for Registered Interior Designers Fund.

Section 34-15C-14Alabama Board for Registered Interior Designers Fund. All fees received by the board shall be deposited into a fund in the State Treasury known as the Alabama Board for Registered Interior Designers Fund, which is hereby established. The fund shall be utilized, in the discretion of the board, to regulate the practice of registered interior designers and to pay any necessary expenses of the board, including the cost of employees, legal expenses, administrative expenses, and other expenses associated with enforcing and administering this chapter. All fees collected prior to August 1, 2010, and collected pursuant to former Chapter 15A or former Chapter 15B of this title are ratified, validated, and transferred to the fund. (Act 2010-706, p. 1715, §2(b).)