Texas Occupations Code Title 6, Chapter 1053 - Interior Designers

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 1053.002 - Application
  (a) This chapter does not apply to: (1) a person who: (A) does not use the title "interior designer" and does not use the term...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 1053.003 - Limitation On Interior Designers
  Registration under this chapter does not authorize an interior designer to: (1) plan or design architectural interior construction; (2) engineer a building system, including a...
• Texas Section 1053.052 - Fees
  (a) The board shall set the following fees, unless otherwise set in the General Appropriations Act, in amounts that are reasonable and necessary to cover...
• Texas Section 1053.053 - Gifts And Grants
  (a) The board may accept a gift or grant from any source to pay for any activity under this chapter. (b) A gift or grant...

SUBCHAPTER D REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

• Texas Section 1053.058 - Design And Approval Of Interior Designer's Seal
  (a) The board shall prescribe and approve the seal to be used by an interior designer. (b) The design of the seal must be the...
• Texas Section 1053.151 - Registration Required
  A person other than an interior designer may not represent that the person is a "registered interior designer" by using that title or by using...
• Texas Section 1053.152 - Eligibility Requirements
  (a) The board shall establish the qualifications for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of registration under this chapter. (b) To be eligible for...
• Texas Section 1053.153 - Application For Certificate Of Registration
  Each application for a certificate of registration must: (1) be on a form prescribed and furnished by the board; and (2) include a: (A) verified...
• Texas Section 1053.154 - Examination Required
  (a) An applicant for a certificate of registration must pass the examination adopted by the board. (b) The examination must cover subjects established by and...
• Texas Section 1053.155 - Application For Admission To Examination
  (a) An applicant for a certificate of registration must apply to the board, on a form prescribed by the board, for admission to the registration...
• Texas Section 1053.156 - Emeritus Status; Interior Designers
  (a) The board by rule shall establish a procedure by which an interior designer may place the interior designer's certificate of registration on emeritus status....
• Texas Section 1053.159 - Issuance Of Certificate
  The board shall issue a certificate of registration to an applicant who presents satisfactory evidence that the applicant complies with all registration requirements under this...

SUBCHAPTER F PROHIBITED PRACTICES AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES

• Texas Section 1053.160 - Use Of Interior Designer's Seal
  (a) An interior designer shall maintain a seal described by Section 1053.058 and shall stamp or impress the seal on each drawing or specification issued...
• Texas Section 1053.251 - Disciplinary Powers Of Board
  (a) On a determination that a ground for disciplinary action exists under Section 1053.252, the board shall: (1) revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a...

SUBCHAPTER H PENALTIES

• Texas Section 1053.252 - Grounds For Disciplinary Action
  A person is subject to disciplinary action under Section 1053.251 for: (1) violating this subtitle or a board rule adopted under this subtitle that applies...
• Texas Section 1053.351 - Criminal Penalty
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates Section 1053.151 or a standard of conduct adopted under this chapter. (b) An offense...

Last modified: September 28, 2016