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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Registered Interior Designers Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Sections 3, 4, 8, and 13 and by adding | 6 | | Sections 4.1 and 4.2 as follows:
| 7 | | (225 ILCS 310/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 8203)
| 8 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) | 9 | | Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act:
| 10 | | "Accredited institution" means an institution accredited | 11 | | by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation, | 12 | | accreditation body recognized by the United States Department | 13 | | of Education, or a curriculum or transcript approved by the | 14 | | Board per a registration applicant's application. | 15 | | "Address of record" means the designated address recorded | 16 | | by the Department in the applicant's application file or the | 17 | | registrant's registration file as maintained by the | 18 | | Department's licensure maintenance unit. | 19 | | "Board" means the Board of Registered Interior Design | 20 | | Professionals established
under Section 6 of this Act.
| 21 | | "Department" means the Department of Financial and | 22 | | Professional Regulation. | 23 | | "Email address of record" means the designated email |
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| 1 | | address recorded by the Department in the applicant's | 2 | | application file or the registrant's registration file as | 3 | | maintained by the Department's licensure maintenance unit. | 4 | | "Interior technical submissions" means the designs, | 5 | | drawings, and specifications that establish the scope of the | 6 | | interior design to be constructed, the standard of quality for | 7 | | materials, workmanship, equipment, and construction systems, | 8 | | and the studies and other technical reports and calculations | 9 | | prepared in the course of the practice of registered interior | 10 | | design. | 11 | | "Practice of registered interior design" means the design | 12 | | of interior spaces
as a part of an interior alteration or | 13 | | interior construction project in conformity with
public | 14 | | health, safety, and welfare requirements, including the | 15 | | preparation of
documents relating to building code | 16 | | descriptions, project egress plans that require
no increase | 17 | | capacity of exits in the space affected, space planning, | 18 | | finish
materials, furnishings, fixtures, equipment, and the | 19 | | preparation of documents
and interior technical submissions | 20 | | relating to interior construction.
"Practice of registered | 21 | | interior design" does not include: | 22 | | (1) The practice of structural engineering as defined | 23 | | in the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the | 24 | | practice of professional engineering as defined in the | 25 | | Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, or the | 26 | | practice of land surveying as defined in the Professional |
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| 1 | | Land Surveyor Act of 1989. | 2 | | (2) Services that constitute the practice of | 3 | | architecture as defined in the Illinois Architecture | 4 | | Practice Act of 1989, except as provided in this Act. | 5 | | (3) Altering or affecting the structural system of a | 6 | | building, including changing
the building's live or dead | 7 | | load on the structural system. | 8 | | (4) Changes to the building envelope, including | 9 | | exterior walls, exterior wall
coverings, exterior wall | 10 | | openings, exterior windows and doors, architectural trim,
| 11 | | balconies and similar projections, bay and oriel windows, | 12 | | roof assemblies and rooftop
structures, and glass and | 13 | | glazing for exterior use in both vertical and sloped
| 14 | | applications in buildings and structures. | 15 | | (5) Altering or affecting the mechanical, plumbing, | 16 | | heating, air conditioning,
ventilation, electrical, | 17 | | vertical transportation, fire sprinkler, or fire alarm | 18 | | systems. | 19 | | (6) Changes beyond the exit access component of a | 20 | | means of egress system. | 21 | | (7) Construction that materially affects life safety | 22 | | systems pertaining to fire
safety or the fire protection | 23 | | of structural elements, or alterations to smoke
evacuation | 24 | | and compartmentalization systems or to fire-rated vertical | 25 | | shafts in
multistory structures. | 26 | | (8) Changes of use to an occupancy of greater hazard |
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| 1 | | as determined by the
International Building Code. | 2 | | (9) Changes to the construction classification of the | 3 | | building or structure
according to the International | 4 | | Building Code. | 5 | | "The profession of interior design", within the meaning | 6 | | and intent
of this Act, refers to persons qualified by | 7 | | education, experience, and
examination, who administer | 8 | | contracts for fabrication, procurement, or
installation in the | 9 | | implementation of designs, drawings, and specifications
for | 10 | | any interior design project and offer or furnish professional | 11 | | services,
such as consultations, studies, drawings, and | 12 | | specifications in connection
with the location of lighting | 13 | | fixtures, lamps and specifications of ceiling
finishes as | 14 | | shown in reflected ceiling plans, space planning, furnishings,
| 15 | | or the fabrication of non-loadbearing structural elements | 16 | | within and
surrounding interior spaces of buildings but | 17 | | specifically excluding
mechanical and electrical systems, | 18 | | except for specifications of fixtures
and their location | 19 | | within interior spaces. | 20 | | "Public member" means a person who is not a registered an | 21 | | interior designer,
educator in the field, architect, | 22 | | structural engineer, or professional
engineer. For purposes of | 23 | | board membership, any person with a significant
financial | 24 | | interest in the design or construction service or profession | 25 | | is
not a public member.
| 26 | | "Registered interior designer" means a person who has |
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| 1 | | received registration
under Section 8 of this Act. A person | 2 | | represents himself or herself to be a "registered interior | 3 | | designer" within the meaning of this Act if he or she holds | 4 | | himself or herself out to the public by any title | 5 | | incorporating the words "registered interior designer" or any | 6 | | title that includes the words "registered interior design".
| 7 | | "Responsible control" means the amount of control over | 8 | | detailed professional knowledge of the content of interior | 9 | | technical submissions during the preparation as is ordinarily | 10 | | exercised by registered interior designers applying the | 11 | | required professional standard of care. Merely reviewing or | 12 | | reviewing and correcting an interior technical submission or | 13 | | any portion thereof prepared by those not in the regular | 14 | | employment of the office where the registered interior | 15 | | designer is a resident without control over the content of | 16 | | such work throughout its preparation does not constitute | 17 | | responsible control. | 18 | | "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and | 19 | | Professional Regulation.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22 .)
| 21 | | (225 ILCS 310/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 8204)
| 22 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) | 23 | | Sec. 4. Title; application of Act. | 24 | | (a) No individual shall, without a valid registration as a | 25 | | registered an
interior designer issued by the Department, in |
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| 1 | | any manner hold himself or herself out
to the public as a | 2 | | registered interior designer or attach the title "registered | 3 | | interior
designer" or any other name or designation which | 4 | | would in any way imply
that he or she is able to use the title | 5 | | "registered interior designer" as defined in this Act.
| 6 | | (a-5) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing | 7 | | or restricting
the services offered or advertised by an | 8 | | interior designer who is registered
under this Act.
| 9 | | (b) Nothing in this Act shall prevent the employment, by a | 10 | | registered interior
designer association, partnership, or a
| 11 | | corporation furnishing interior design services
for | 12 | | remuneration, of persons not registered as interior designers | 13 | | to perform services in various capacities as
needed, provided | 14 | | that the persons do not represent themselves as, or use the
| 15 | | title of, "registered interior designer".
| 16 | | (c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the | 17 | | activities and
use of the title "interior designer" on
the | 18 | | part of a person not registered under this Act who is a | 19 | | graduate of an
interior design program and a full-time | 20 | | employee of a duly chartered
institution of higher education | 21 | | insofar as such person engages in public
speaking, with or | 22 | | without remuneration, provided that such person does not
| 23 | | represent himself or herself to be a registered interior | 24 | | designer or use the title "registered
interior designer".
| 25 | | (d) Nothing contained in this Act shall restrict any | 26 | | person not
registered under this Act from carrying out any of |
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| 1 | | the activities
listed in the definition of "the profession of | 2 | | interior design" in
Section 3 if such person does not | 3 | | represent himself or herself or
his or her services in any | 4 | | manner prohibited by this Act.
| 5 | | (e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing | 6 | | or restricting
the practice, services, or activities of any | 7 | | person licensed in this State
under any other law from | 8 | | engaging in the profession or occupation for which
he or she is | 9 | | licensed.
| 10 | | (f) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing | 11 | | or restricting
the practice, services, or activities of | 12 | | engineers licensed under the
Professional Engineering Practice | 13 | | Act of 1989 or the Structural
Engineering Practice Act of | 14 | | 1989; architects licensed
pursuant to the
Illinois | 15 | | Architectural Practice Act of 1989; any interior decorator or
| 16 | | individual offering interior decorating services including, | 17 | | but not limited
to, the selection of surface materials, window | 18 | | treatments, wall coverings,
furniture, accessories, paint, | 19 | | floor coverings, and lighting fixtures; or
builders, home | 20 | | furnishings salespersons, and similar purveyors of goods and
| 21 | | services relating to homemaking.
| 22 | | (g) Nothing in this Act or any other Act shall prevent a | 23 | | licensed
architect from practicing interior design services. | 24 | | Nothing in this
Act shall be construed as requiring the | 25 | | services of a registered interior designer for the interior | 26 | | designing of a single family
residence.
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| 1 | | (h) Nothing in this Act shall authorize registered | 2 | | interior designers to perform services, including life safety | 3 | | services that they are prohibited from performing, or any | 4 | | practice: (i) that is restricted in the Professional | 5 | | Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the Professional Land | 6 | | Surveyor Act of 1989, of the Structural Engineering Practice | 7 | | Act of 1989; (ii) that is restricted in the Illinois | 8 | | Architecture Practice Act of 1989, except as provided in this | 9 | | Act; or (iii) that they are not authorized to perform under the | 10 | | Environmental Barriers Act, except as provided in this Act. | 11 | | Nothing in this Act shall authorize registered interior | 12 | | designers to perform services, including life safety services | 13 | | that
they are prohibited from performing, or any practice (i) | 14 | | that is restricted in
the Illinois Architecture Practice Act | 15 | | of 1989, the Professional Engineering
Practice Act of 1989, or | 16 | | the Structural Engineering Practice
Act of 1989, or (ii) that | 17 | | they are not authorized to perform under the
Environmental | 18 | | Barriers Act.
| 19 | | (i) Nothing in this Act shall authorize registered | 20 | | interior designers to advertise services that they are | 21 | | prohibited to perform, including architecture or engineering | 22 | | services, nor to use the title "architect" in any form. | 23 | | (j) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing | 24 | | or restricting persons from engaging in professional services | 25 | | limited to the design of kitchen and bath spaces or the | 26 | | specification of products for kitchen and bath areas in |
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| 1 | | noncommercial settings. | 2 | | (Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22 .)
| 3 | | (225 ILCS 310/4.1 new) | 4 | | Sec. 4.1. Seal. Every registered interior designer shall | 5 | | have a reproducible seal, or facsimile, the impression of | 6 | | which shall contain the name of the registered interior | 7 | | designer, the registrations number, and the words "Registered | 8 | | Interior Designer, State of Illinois". The registered interior | 9 | | designer shall affix the signature, current date, date of | 10 | | registration expiration, and seal to the first sheet of any | 11 | | bound set or loose sheets of interior technical submissions | 12 | | used as contract documents between parties to the contract or | 13 | | prepared for the review and approval of any governmental or | 14 | | public authority having jurisdiction by that registered | 15 | | interior designer or under that registered interior designer's | 16 | | responsible control. The sheet of interior technical | 17 | | submissions in which the seal is affixed shall indicate those | 18 | | documents or parts thereof for which the seal shall apply. The | 19 | | seal and dates may be electronically affixed. The registrant | 20 | | may provide, at the registrant's sole discretion, an original | 21 | | signature in the registrant's handwriting, a scanned copy of | 22 | | the document bearing an original signature, or a signature | 23 | | generated by a computer. All interior technical submissions | 24 | | issued by any corporation, partnership, or professional | 25 | | service corporation shall contain the corporate or assumed |
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| 1 | | business name in addition to any other seal requirements set | 2 | | forth in this Act. | 3 | | A registered interior designer under this Act shall not | 4 | | sign and seal interior technical submissions that were not | 5 | | prepared by or under the responsible control of the registered | 6 | | interior designer, except that: | 7 | | (1) the registered interior designer may sign and seal | 8 | | those portions of the interior technical submission that | 9 | | were prepared by or under the responsible control of a | 10 | | person who holds a registration under this Act, and who | 11 | | has signed and sealed the documents, if the registered | 12 | | interior designer has reviewed in whole or in part such | 13 | | portions and has either coordinated their preparation or | 14 | | integrated them into the work; | 15 | | (2) the registered interior designer may sign and seal | 16 | | portions of the professional work that are not required by | 17 | | this Act to be prepared by or under the responsible | 18 | | control of a registered interior designer if the | 19 | | registered interior designer has reviewed and adopted in | 20 | | whole or in part such portions and has integrated them | 21 | | into the work. The work associated with the combination of | 22 | | services in connection with the design and construction of | 23 | | buildings shall be provided by a licensed architect. If | 24 | | engineering, structural engineering, or licensed land | 25 | | surveying services are required in association with an | 26 | | interior nonstructural project being performed by a |
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| 1 | | registered interior designer, the documents that have | 2 | | already been properly sealed by a licensed professional | 3 | | engineer, licensed structural engineer, or licensed land | 4 | | surveyor may be compiled by a registered interior | 5 | | designer. Each design professional shall seal the | 6 | | respective documents and shall not seal a document that | 7 | | was not prepared under the design professional's | 8 | | responsible charge. For all other projects, engineering, | 9 | | structural engineering, or land surveying services shall | 10 | | be procured separate from the registered interior | 11 | | designer; | 12 | | (3) a partner or corporate officer of a professional | 13 | | design firm registered in this State who has professional | 14 | | knowledge of the content of the interior technical | 15 | | submissions and intends to be responsible for the adequacy | 16 | | of the interior technical submissions may sign and seal | 17 | | interior technical submissions that are prepared by or | 18 | | under the responsible control of a registered interior | 19 | | designer who is registered in this State and who is in the | 20 | | regular employment of the professional design firm. | 21 | | The registered interior designer exercising responsible | 22 | | control under which the interior technical submissions or | 23 | | portions of the interior technical submission were prepared | 24 | | shall be identified on the interior technical submissions or | 25 | | portions of the interior technical submissions by name and | 26 | | Illinois registration number. |
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| 1 | | Any registered interior designer who signs and seals | 2 | | interior technical submissions not prepared by that registered | 3 | | interior designer but prepared under that registered interior | 4 | | designer's responsible control by persons not regularly | 5 | | employed in the office where the registered interior designer | 6 | | is a resident shall maintain and make available to the Board | 7 | | upon request for at least 5 years following such signing and | 8 | | sealing, adequate and complete records demonstrating the | 9 | | nature and extent of the registered interior designer's | 10 | | control over, and detailed professional knowledge of the | 11 | | interior technical submissions throughout their preparation. | 12 | | (225 ILCS 310/4.2 new) | 13 | | Sec. 4.2. Interior technical submissions. | 14 | | (a) All interior technical submissions intended for use in | 15 | | this State shall be prepared and administered in accordance | 16 | | with standards of reasonable professional skill and diligence. | 17 | | Care shall be taken to reflect the requirements of State law | 18 | | and, where applicable, county and municipal ordinances in the | 19 | | submissions. In recognition that registered interior designers | 20 | | are registered for the protection of the public health, | 21 | | safety, and welfare, submissions shall be of such quality and | 22 | | scope, and be so administered, as to conform to professional | 23 | | standards. | 24 | | (b) No officer, board, commission, or other public entity | 25 | | who receives interior technical submissions shall accept for |
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| 1 | | filing or approval any interior technical submissions related | 2 | | to services requiring the involvement of a registered interior | 3 | | designer that do not bear the seal and signature of a | 4 | | registered interior designer. | 5 | | (c) It is unlawful to affix a seal to interior technical | 6 | | submissions if it masks the true identify of the person who | 7 | | actually exercised responsible control of the preparation of | 8 | | such work. A registered interior designer who seals and signs | 9 | | interior technical submissions is not responsible for damage | 10 | | caused by subsequent changes to, or uses of, those interior | 11 | | technical submissions where the subsequent changes or uses, | 12 | | including changes to uses made by State or local agencies, are | 13 | | not authorized or approved in writing by the registered | 14 | | interior designer who originally sealed and signed the | 15 | | interior technical submissions.
| 16 | | (225 ILCS 310/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 8208)
| 17 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) | 18 | | Sec. 8. Requirements for registration.
| 19 | | (a) Each applicant for registration shall apply to the | 20 | | Department in
writing on a form provided by the Department. | 21 | | Except as otherwise provided in
this Act, each applicant shall | 22 | | take and pass the examination approved by the
Department. | 23 | | Prior to registration, the applicant shall provide substantial
| 24 | | evidence to the Board that the applicant has completed the | 25 | | education and work experience requirements to sit for the |
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| 1 | | NCIDQ examination administered by the Council for Interior | 2 | | Design Qualification, has successfully passed the NCIDQ exam, | 3 | | has maintained an active NCIDQ certification, and :
| 4 | | (1) is a graduate of a 5-year interior design or | 5 | | architecture program from an
accredited institution and | 6 | | has completed at least 2 years of full-time
diversified | 7 | | interior design experience;
| 8 | | (2) is a graduate of a 4-year interior design or | 9 | | architecture program from an
accredited institution and | 10 | | has completed at least 2 years of full-time
diversified | 11 | | interior design experience;
| 12 | | (3) has completed at least 3 years of interior design | 13 | | or architecture curriculum
from an accredited institution | 14 | | and has completed 3 years of full-time
diversified | 15 | | interior design experience; or
| 16 | | (4) is a graduate of a 2-year interior design or | 17 | | architecture program from an
accredited institution and | 18 | | has completed 4 years of full-time diversified
interior | 19 | | design experience.
| 20 | | (b) In addition to providing evidence of meeting the | 21 | | requirements of
subsection (a), each applicant for | 22 | | registration as a registered interior designer shall
provide | 23 | | substantial evidence that he or she has successfully completed | 24 | | the
examination administered by the National Council for | 25 | | Interior Design Qualification
Qualifications .
| 26 | | Examinations for applicants under this Act may be held at |
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| 1 | | the direction of
the Department from time to time but not less | 2 | | than once each year. The scope
and form of the examination | 3 | | shall conform to the National Council for Interior
Design | 4 | | Qualification examination for interior designers.
| 5 | | (b-5) Each applicant for registration shall pay to the | 6 | | Department the required registration fee,
which is not | 7 | | refundable, at the time of filing his or her application.
| 8 | | (b-10) Each applicant for renewal or reinstatement of | 9 | | registration under this Act shall have completed continuing | 10 | | education as set forth by the Department by rule. The | 11 | | Department shall consider the recommendations of the Board in | 12 | | establishing requirements for continuing education | 13 | | requirements but shall be no less than 10 hours of continuing | 14 | | education in the areas of health, safety, and welfare every 2 | 15 | | years. | 16 | | (c) An individual may apply for original registration | 17 | | prior to passing the examination. He or she shall have 2 years | 18 | | after the
date of filing an application to pass the | 19 | | examination. If evidence and documentation of passing the | 20 | | examination are received by the Department later than 2 years | 21 | | after the individual's filing, the application shall be denied | 22 | | and the
fee forfeited. The applicant may reapply at any time, | 23 | | but shall meet the requirements
in effect at the time of | 24 | | reapplication.
| 25 | | (d) Upon payment of the required fee, which shall be | 26 | | determined by rule,
an applicant who is an architect licensed |
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| 1 | | under the laws of this State may,
without examination, be | 2 | | granted registration as a registered interior designer by the | 3 | | Department provided the applicant submits
proof of an active | 4 | | architectural license in Illinois.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 100-920, eff. 8-17-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19 .)
| 6 | | (225 ILCS 310/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 8213)
| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) | 8 | | Sec. 13. Refusal, revocation or suspension of | 9 | | registration. The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or | 10 | | restore or may revoke, suspend,
place on probation, reprimand | 11 | | or take other disciplinary action as the
Department may deem | 12 | | proper, including fines not to exceed $10,000 $5,000 for
each | 13 | | violation, with regard to any registration for any one or | 14 | | combination
of the following causes:
| 15 | | (a) Fraud in procuring the certificate of | 16 | | registration.
| 17 | | (b) (Blank). Habitual intoxication or addiction to the | 18 | | use of drugs.
| 19 | | (c) Making any misrepresentations or false promises, | 20 | | directly or
indirectly, to influence, persuade, or induce | 21 | | patronage.
| 22 | | (d) Professional connection or association with, or | 23 | | lending his or her name, to
another for illegal use of the | 24 | | title "registered interior designer", or professional | 25 | | connection or association with any person,
firm, or |
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| 1 | | corporation holding itself out in any manner contrary to | 2 | | this Act.
| 3 | | (e) Obtaining or seeking to obtain checks, money, or | 4 | | any other items of
value by false or fraudulent | 5 | | representations.
| 6 | | (f) Use of the title under a name other than his or her | 7 | | own.
| 8 | | (g) Improper, unprofessional, or dishonorable conduct | 9 | | of a character
likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the | 10 | | public.
| 11 | | (h) Conviction in this or another state, or federal | 12 | | court, of any crime
which is a felony, if the Department | 13 | | determines, after investigation, that
such person has not | 14 | | been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public
| 15 | | trust.
| 16 | | (i) A violation of any provision of this Act or its | 17 | | rules.
| 18 | | (j) Revocation by another state, the District of | 19 | | Columbia, territory, or
foreign nation of an interior | 20 | | design or residential interior design license, | 21 | | certification, or
registration if at least one of the
| 22 | | grounds for that revocation is the same as or the | 23 | | equivalent of one of the
grounds for revocation set forth | 24 | | in this Act.
| 25 | | (k) Mental incompetence as declared by a court of | 26 | | competent jurisdiction.
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| 1 | | (l) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated | 2 | | report by the
Department of Children and Family Services | 3 | | pursuant to the Abused and
Neglected Child Reporting Act, | 4 | | and upon proof by clear and convincing
evidence that the | 5 | | registrant has caused a child to be an abused child or
| 6 | | neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected | 7 | | Child Reporting Act.
| 8 | | (m) Aiding or assisting another person in violating | 9 | | any provision of this Act or its rules. | 10 | | (n) Failure to provide information in response to a | 11 | | written request made by the Department within 30 days | 12 | | after receipt of the written request. | 13 | | (o) Physical illness, including, but not limited to, | 14 | | deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor | 15 | | skill that results in the inability to practice interior | 16 | | design with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
| 17 | | (p) Using or attempting to use an expired, inactive, | 18 | | suspended, or revoked registration or the certificate or | 19 | | seal of another registrant or impersonating another | 20 | | registrant. | 21 | | (q) Signing, affixing, or allowing the registered | 22 | | interior designer's seal to be affixed to any interior | 23 | | technical submission not prepared by the registered | 24 | | interior designer or under the registered interior | 25 | | designer's responsible control. | 26 | | (r) Negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the |
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| 1 | | practice of interior design. | 2 | | (s) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs | 3 | | defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, | 4 | | narcotics, stimulants, or any other substances that | 5 | | results in the inability to practice with reasonable | 6 | | judgment, skill, or safety. | 7 | | (t) Inability to practice the profession with | 8 | | reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of | 9 | | physical illness, including, but not limited to, | 10 | | deterioration through the aging process, loss of motor | 11 | | skill, mental illness, or disability. | 12 | | (u) The determination by a circuit court that a | 13 | | licensee is subject to involuntary admission or judicial | 14 | | admission, as provided in the Mental Health and | 15 | | Developmental Disabilities Code, operates as an automatic | 16 | | suspension. Such suspension will end only upon a finding | 17 | | by a court that the licensee is no longer subject to | 18 | | involuntary admission or judicial admission, the issuance | 19 | | of an order so finding and discharging the patient, and | 20 | | the recommendation of the Board to the Secretary that the | 21 | | licensee be allowed to resume practice. | 22 | | (v) Knowingly undertaking any activity or having any | 23 | | financial or other interest, or accepting any compensation | 24 | | or reward except from the registrant's clients, for | 25 | | registered interior design services by the result of those | 26 | | same services, any of which would reasonably appear to |
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| 1 | | compromise the registrant's professional judgment in | 2 | | serving the best interest of clients or the public. | 3 | | The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the | 4 | | registration
of any person who fails to file a return, or to | 5 | | pay the tax, penalty, or
interest showing in a filed return, or | 6 | | to pay any final assessment of tax,
penalty, or interest, as | 7 | | required by any tax Act administered by the
Illinois | 8 | | Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of | 9 | | any
such tax Act are satisfied.
| 10 | | The entry of a decree by any circuit court establishing | 11 | | that any person
holding a certificate of registration under | 12 | | this Act is a person subject to
involuntary admission under | 13 | | the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Code shall | 14 | | operate as a suspension of that registration. That person may
| 15 | | resume using the title "registered interior designer" only | 16 | | upon a finding by the Board that he or she has been determined | 17 | | to be no
longer subject to involuntary admission by the court | 18 | | and upon the Board's
recommendation to the Director that he or | 19 | | she be permitted to resume using the title
"registered | 20 | | interior designer".
| 21 | | (Source: P.A. 100-872, eff. 8-14-18; 100-920, eff. 8-17-18; | 22 | | 101-81, eff. 7-12-19 .)
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