Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.38v1

Certificate of title.

A. Except as otherwise provided in the State Architectural and

Registered Commercial Interior Designers Act, no registration shall

be issued to any person to represent that the person is a

"registered commercial interior designer" nor shall any person be

allowed to use the term unless the person pays to the Board the

required fees and/or penalties if applicable as established by the

rules of the Board and:

1. Holds an accredited professional degree in interior design

from an interior design program accredited by the Council for

Interior Design Accreditation or its successor, or from an interior

design program determined by the Board to be substantially

equivalent to an accredited program;

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2. Provides proof of a minimum of two (2) years of full-time

diversified and appropriate experience within established standards

as the Board shall prescribe; and

3. Provides to the Board proof of passage of the examination

administered by the Council for Interior Design Qualification or its

successor or an equivalent examination as determined by the Board.

B. The Board may waive the requirements of the State

Architectural and Registered Commercial Interior Designers Act for

an individual who holds a current valid registration from another

state, jurisdiction or foreign country where the requirements for

registration are substantially equivalent to those required for

registration in this state and pays the required fees and/or

penalties, if applicable, to the Board.

C. This section does not apply to a person licensed to practice

architecture pursuant to the laws of this state.

D. Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the

Board to regulate or prohibit persons who are rendering interior

design services and are not registered commercial interior designers

under the provisions of this act or to adopt regulations that would

exceed the powers and responsibilities expressly authorized under

this act.

E. Certificate of title shall be subject to the following:

1. The use of the title "Registered Commercial Interior

Designer" by a partnership, corporation, limited liability company

or limited liability partnership is allowed to those entities

listed, provided:

a. one or more of the directors, partners, officers,

shareholders, members, managers, or principals is a

registered commercial interior designer and is in good

standing with the Board, and

b. the partnership, corporation, limited liability

company or limited liability partnership has been

issued a certificate of title by the Board;

2. The Board shall have the power to issue, revoke, deny or

refuse to renew a certificate of title for a partnership,

corporation, limited liability company or limited liability

partnership as provided for in this act;

3. A partnership, corporation, limited liability company or

limited liability partnership shall file with the Board an

application for a certificate of title on a form approved by the

Board which shall include the names, addresses, state of

registration and registration number of all directors, partners,

officers, shareholders, members, managers or principals of the

partnership, corporation, limited liability company or limited

liability partnership. In the event there shall be a change in any

of these persons during the term of certification, the change shall

be filed with the Board within thirty (30) days after the effective

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date of the change. If all the requirements of this section and the

Board's current rules have been met, the Board shall issue a

certificate of title to the partnership, corporation, limited

liability company or limited liability partnership;

4. The Secretary of State shall not issue a certificate of

incorporation or register a foreign corporation or any other entity
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date of the change. If all the requirements of this section and the

Board's current rules have been met, the Board shall issue a

certificate of title to the partnership, corporation, limited

liability company or limited liability partnership;

4. The Secretary of State shall not issue a certificate of

incorporation or register a foreign corporation or any other entity

which includes among the objectives for which it is established the

words "Registered Commercial Interior Designer" or any modification

or derivation of these words, unless the Board has issued for the

applicant either a certificate of title for an entity, or a letter

indicating the eligibility for an exemption pursuant to the

requirements of this act. The firm applying shall supply the

certificate of title or letter from the Board with its application

for incorporation or registration;

5. The Secretary of State shall not register any trade name or

service mark which includes such words as set forth in paragraph 4

of this subsection, or modification or derivatives thereof in its

firm name or logotype except those entities or individuals holding

certificates of title issued under the provisions of this section or

letters of eligibility issued by the Board; and

6. Upon application for renewal and upon compliance with the

provisions of this act and the rules of the Board, a certificate of

title shall be renewed as provided by this act.

F. No registration for registered commercial interior designers

or a certificate of title for a partnership, corporation, limited

liability company or limited liability partnership, shall be issued

or renewed for longer than two (2) years. A registration or

certificate of title may be renewed upon application, compliance

with the rules of the Board and payment of fees prior to or on June

30 of alternate years. The registration for registered commercial

interior designers shall begin July 1, 2007, and shall end June 30,

2009, unless renewed every two (2) years thereafter. A new

registration to replace a lost, destroyed or mutilated registration

shall be issued by the Board upon payment of a fee established in

accordance with the rules of the Board.