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      Sec. 20-377s. Display of certificate of registration. Prohibitions. Transfer. Expiration of certificate. Renewal fees. (a) A registered interior designer shall exhibit his certificate of registration upon request by any interested party.

      (b) No person shall: (1) Present or attempt to present, as his own, the certificate of another, (2) knowingly give false evidence of a material nature to the commissioner for the purpose of procuring a certificate, (3) use or attempt to use a certificate which has expired or which has been suspended or revoked, (4) represent himself falsely as, or impersonate, a registered interior designer or (5) include his certificate number as a part of any advertisement or represent in any manner that his certificate of registration constitutes an endorsement of the quality of his workmanship or of his competency by the commissioner.

      (c) Certificates of registration issued to an interior designer shall not be transferable or assignable.

      (d) All certificates of registration issued under the provisions of sections 20-377k to 20-377v, inclusive, shall expire annually.

      (e) The fee for renewal of a certificate of registration as an interior designer shall be one hundred fifty dollars, provided any architect licensed in this state shall not be required to pay such fee.

      (P.A. 87-519, S. 9, 13; P.A. 89-251, S. 142, 203; P.A. 94-36, S. 3, 42; P.A. 98-3, S. 59.)

      History: P.A. 87-519, S. 9 effective July 1, 1988; P.A. 89-251 amended Subsec. (e) to increase the registration fee from seventy-five dollars to one hundred fifty dollars; P.A. 94-36 amended Subsec. (d) to delete expiration schedule, amended Subsec. (f) to eliminate reference to prorated fees for license applications and deleted Subsec. (g) which allowed late fees for license renewals, effective January 1, 1995; P.A. 98-3 deleted obsolete provision from Subsec. (d) and deleted obsolete Subsec. (f).

      See Sec. 21a-4(c) re fines for late certificate renewals.