Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.38v2

Certificate of title.

A. Except as otherwise provided in the State Architectural and

Licensed Interior Designers Act, no license shall be issued to any

person to represent that the person is a "licensed interior

designer" nor shall any person be allowed to use the term or

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practice licensed interior design 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;

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 Licensed Interior Designers Act for an individual

who holds a current valid registration or license from another

state, jurisdiction or foreign country where the requirements for

registration or licensure are substantially equivalent to those

required for licensure 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 licensed 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 authority shall be subject to the following:

1. The use of the title "Licensed Interior Designer" by a

partnership, firm, association, 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

licensed interior designer and is in good standing

with the Board, and

b. the partnership, firm, association, corporation,

limited liability company or limited liability

partnership has been issued a certificate of authority

by the Board;

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

refuse to renew a certificate of authority for a partnership, firm,

association, corporation, limited liability company or limited

liability partnership as provided for in this act;

3. A partnership, firm, association, corporation, limited

liability company or limited liability partnership shall file with

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the Board an application for a certificate of authority on a form

approved by the Board which shall include the names, addresses,

state of registration or licensure and registration or license

number of all directors, partners, officers, shareholders, members,

managers or principals of the partnership, firm, association,

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 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

authority to the partnership, firm, association, corporation,

limited liability company or limited liability partnership;
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persons during the term of certification, the change shall be filed

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

authority to the partnership, firm, association, 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 "Licensed 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 authority 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 the words as set forth in paragraph 4 of

this subsection in its firm name or logotype except those entities

or individuals holding certificates of authority 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

authority shall be renewed as provided by this act.

F. No license for licensed interior designers or a certificate

of authority for a partnership, firm, association, corporation,

limited liability company or limited liability partnership, shall be

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

certificate of authority 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. A new license to replace a lost, destroyed

or mutilated license shall be issued by the Board upon payment of a

fee established in accordance with the rules of the Board.