California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 3 — Professions and Vocations Generally, Chapter 3.9 — Interior Designers, Section 5812
It is an unfair business practice for any person to represent or hold themselves out as, or to use the title “Certified Interior Designer” or any other term, such as “licensed,” “registered,” or “CID,” that implies or suggests that the person is certified as an interior designer when they do not hold a valid certification as provided in Sections 5800 and 5801.
Notes
Prohibits a person without valid certification from representing or holding themselves out as a Certified Interior Designer or using licensed, registered, CID, or another term implying or suggesting certified interior-designer status. Establishes that doing so without the certification provided under the referenced provisions is an unfair business practice.
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