2013 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards
Chapter 396a - Interior Designers
Section 20-377n - Qualifications for certificate of registration. Reciprocity.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no person shall be issued a certificate of registration as an interior designer unless such person submits satisfactory proof that such person has passed (1) the uniform national examination established by the National Council for Interior Design Qualifications or (2) any other examination with standards or requirements equal to or greater than those established by such council, provided the requirements of this subsection shall not apply to an architect licensed in this state.

(b) The commissioner may issue a certificate of registration as an interior designer, without examination, to any person who is currently registered or licensed in another state having registration or licensing standards or requirements equal to or greater than the standards or requirements established in sections 20-377k to 20-377v, inclusive.

(P.A. 87-519, S. 4, 13; P.A. 88-364, S. 121, 123; P.A. 90-139, S. 1, 2; P.A. 98-3, S. 55.)

History: P.A. 87-519, S. 4 effective July 1, 1988; P.A. 88-364 added Subsec. (d) concerning persons who have passed the examination of the Interior Design Society of Chicago, Illinois; P.A. 90-139 extended deadline for registration to July 1, 1991; P.A. 98-3 made technical changes in Subsec. (a) and deleted obsolete Subsecs. (c) and (d).