2013 Maryland Code
BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
§ 8-206 - Miscellaneous powers and duties

§8-206.

(a) In addition to the powers set forth elsewhere, the Board may adopt regulations to carry out this title.

(b) In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the Board shall:

(1) keep a record of its proceedings; and

(2) adopt, by regulation, a code of ethics for certified interior designers.

§ 8-206 - 1. Maintenance of list of certificate holders

(a) "Code official" defined. -- In this section, "code official" means a public official responsible for the review of building permit documents or the issuance of building permits.

(b) Maintenance of list. -- The Board shall:

(1) keep a list of the names and mailing addresses of all certificate holders;

(2) provide each code official with a copy of the list annually; and

(3) provide any other person who makes a request with a copy of the list at a reasonable fee set by the Board.

(c) Newsletter. --

(1) The Board shall provide all certificate holders and code officials with a periodic newsletter not less than semiannually on the activities of the Board.

(2) The Board shall publish, on the Department website, the newsletter jointly with the State Board for Professional Engineers, the State Board of Architects, the State Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects, and the State Board for Professional Land Surveyors.

(d) Distribution of rules and regulations. -- The Board shall distribute:

(1) to each applicant for a certificate and each code official, a copy of the Maryland Certified Interior Designers Act and the Board's rules and regulations;

(2) on each renewal of a certificate, to each certificate holder, a copy of any amendments to the Maryland Certified Interior Designers Act and the Board's rules and regulations that took effect during the 2-year period ending on the date of renewal; and

(3) to each code official, a copy of any amendments to the Maryland Certified Interior Designers Act and the Board's rules and regulations.

(e) Designation of mailing address. -- A certificate holder shall designate the certificate holder's mailing address at the time of issuance of the certificate and on each renewal of the certificate.