2012 Indiana Code
TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
ARTICLE 20.7. INTERIOR DESIGNERS
CHAPTER 5. UNLAWFUL PRACTICE
Chapter 5. Unlawful Practice
IC 25-20.7-5-1
Prohibited activities; penalty
Sec. 1. (a) A person may not use the title "registered interior designer" or any title designation sign, card, or device indicating that the person is a registered interior designer unless the person is registered with the agency under this article.
(b) A person may not:
(1) present as the person's own registration under this article the registration of another person;
(2) make any false statement or representation or make a material omission of fact of any kind in obtaining a registration;
(3) impersonate any other registered interior designer; or
(4) use an expired, suspended, or revoked registration.
(c) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.37.
IC 25-20.7-5-2
Person allowed to practice interior design
Sec. 2. This article does not prevent a person from practicing interior design if the person does not use a title or designation under this chapter.
As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.37.
IC 25-20.7-5-3
Civil judgments; removal from registry
Sec. 3. (a) If a civil judgment is entered against an interior designer by a court with jurisdiction in a civil judicial proceeding for negligence, recklessness, willful misconduct, or other breach of a standard of care in the practice of interior design, the interior designer must, within a reasonable time, remove the designer's name from the electronic registry maintained by the agency under IC 25-1-5.5.
(b) An interior designer against whom a civil judgment described in subsection (a) has been entered may not be registered under this article.
As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.37.
