Effective 28 Aug 2018

324.409. Qualifications for registration. — 1. To be a registered interior designer, a person:

(1) Shall take and pass or have passed the examination administered by the National Council for Interior Design Qualification or an equivalent examination approved by the division. In addition to proof of passage of the examination, the application shall provide substantial evidence to the division that the applicant:

(a) Is a graduate of a five-year or four-year interior design program from an accredited institution and has completed at least two years of diversified and appropriate interior design experience; or

(b) Has completed at least three years of an interior design curriculum from an accredited institution and has completed at least three years of diversified and appropriate interior design experience; or

(c) Is a graduate of a two-year interior design program from an accredited institution and has completed at least four years of diversified and appropriate interior design experience; or

(2) May qualify who is currently registered pursuant to sections 327.091 to 327.171, and section 327.401 pertaining to the practice of architecture and registered with the division. Such applicant shall give authorization to the division in order to verify current registration with sections 327.091 to 327.171 and section 327.401 pertaining to the practice of architecture.

2. The division shall verify if an applicant has complied with the provisions of this section and has paid the required fees, then the division shall recommend such applicant be registered as a registered interior designer by the division.

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(L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al. § 4, A.L. 1999 H.B. 343, A.L. 2003 S.B. 492, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1122, A.L. 2006 S.B. 749, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1719 merged with S.B. 843)