District of Columbia Administrative Code

3199 DEFINITIONS 3199.1 As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings ascribed: Act – the District of Columbia Services Regulatory Act of 1984, D.C. Law 5-84, D.C. Code, section 2-2801 et seq. Board – Board of Funeral Directors for the District of Columbia as est…

3200 APPLICABILITY 3200.1 This chapter shall apply to applicants for and holders of a license to practice interior design. 3200.2 Chapter 33 of this Title shall supplement this chapter. 3200.3 The provisions of this chapter shall prevail in the event of a direct and irreconcilabl…

3201 GENERAL PROVISIONS 3201.1 The Board of Architecture and Interior Designers (hereinafter referred to as the "Board"), established by the Second Omnibus Regulatory Reform Act of 1998, effective April 20, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-261; D.C. Official Code § 47-2853.01 et seq.), shall be…

3202 LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION 3202.1 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, in order to be licensed to practice interior design, an applicant shall pass the examination administered by the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ). 3202.2 An applicant who …

3203 EDUCATION 3203.1 Applicants shall possess a current certificate from NCIDQ showing that they have met NCIDQ's education and experience requirements. 3203.2 Applicants shall include a certified copy of the NCIDQ certificate with their application. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking pub…

3204 RECIPROCAL LICENSURE 3204.1 An applicant for a license by reciprocity shall furnish proof satisfactory to the Board that the following requirements are met: (a) The applicant is licensed and in good standing as an interior designer in a jurisdiction of the United States with…

3205 DISPLAY OF LICENSE 3205.1 A licensee shall display his or her license conspicuously in the licensee's principal place of business or employment. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 5441 (May 9, 2008). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this…

3206 TERM OF LICENSE 3206.1 A license to practice interior design shall expire at midnight of October 31st of each even numbered year. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 5441 (May 9, 2008). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is §5(…

3207 LICENSE RENEWAL 3207.1 A licensed interior designer shall not file an application for renewal if the Board has suspended the applicant's license. 3207.2 At least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of a license, the Board shall send a renewal application by first class m…

3208 INACTIVE STATUS 3208.1 Upon application by a licensee and payment of the required fee, the Board shall place a licensee on inactive status. 3208.2 While on inactive status, an individual shall not practice, attempt to practice, or offer to practice interior design in the Dis…

3209 SCOPE OF PRACTICE 3209.1 For the purposes of this chapter, the term "practice of interior design" means providing or offering to provide consultations, preliminary studies, drawings, specifications, or any related service for the design analysis, programming, space planning,…

3210 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSEES FOR RENEWAL OR REINSTATEMENT OF A LICENSE 3210.1 This section shall apply to all applicants for the renewal or reinstatement of a license to practice interior design, except those applicants seeking first renewal of a license g…

3211 APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS 3211.1 The Board, at its sole discretion, may approve continuing education programs that contribute to the growth of an applicant in professional competence in the practice of interior design and which meet the other requirements of thi…

3212 DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS 3212.1 Upon providing notice and an opportunity for hearing in accordance with the Act and Chapter 33 of this Title, the Board may revoke, suspend, refuse to renew, or deny an application for a license by a licensee or applicant for any violation of this…

3213 RULES OF CONDUCT/CODE OF ETHICS 3213.1 Obligations of a licensed interior designer (a) A licensed interior designer shall: (1) Conform to existing laws, regulations, and codes governing procedures and the practice of interior design as established by the jurisdictions in whi…

3214 SEAL OF AN INTERIOR DESIGNER 3214.1 Each licensed interior designer shall procure a seal, which shall contain the name of the licensed interior designer, his or her license number, and the words LICENSED INTERIOR DESIGNER-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. This seal shall comply in all r…

3215 CONTINUING EDUCATION: RECORDKEEPING AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS 3215.1 A licensee shall be responsible for documenting their completion of the required continuing education and shall bear the burden of providing satisfactory proof of completion and establishing that any program o…

3299 DEFINITIONS 3299.1 As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed: Act - The Second Omnibus Regulatory Reform Act of 1998, effective April 20, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-261; D.C. Official Code § 47-2853.01 et seq.) (2001). Aesthetic plannin…

3300 APPLICABILITY 3300.1 This chapter shall apply to applicants for and holders of a license to practice a profession or occupation regulated by the following boards: (a) The Board of Funeral Directors for the District of Columbia, established by § 4 of the District of Columbia …

3301 APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE 3301.1 An applicant for a license under an Act listed in § 3300.1 shall do the following: (a) Submit a completed application on the prescribed form to the board regulating the occupation or profession; (b) Have the application sworn to before a nota…

3302 EXAMINATION 3302.1 An applicant desiring to take a national examination shall submit an application in compliance with § 3301.1 to a board regulating the occupation or profession at least ninety (90) days prior to the date of that examination. 3302.2 An applicant who has pre…

3303 CHEATING ON AN EXAMINATION 3303.1 No person shall cheat or assist another in cheating on an examination required by an Act listed in § 3300.1 or rules promulgated pursuant thereto. 3303.2 As used in this section, "cheating" includes, but is not limited to, the following: (a)…

3304 ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE 3304.1 After a determination by a board that an applicant meets all of the requirements for a license, including the payment of all required fees, the Director shall issue the license to the applicant. 3304.2 The Director shall indicate on the face of a…

3305 RENEWAL OF A LICENSE 3305.1 The Director shall send a renewal application to a practitioner by first class mail to the practitioner's address on file with the Director at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the license. 3305.2 The practitioner shall meet all of …

3306 TERM OF A LICENSE 3306.1 The term of a license issued or renewed pursuant to an act listed in § 3300.1 is two (2) years and shall expire on the date established by the chapter of this title relating to the particular occupation or profession unless the Director changes the r…

3307 REGULATION OF APPLICANTS FOR ANY HOLDERS OF CERTIFICATES OR REGISTRATIONS 3307.1 A board or the Director may take any action against an applicant for or holder of a certificate or registration that a board is authorized to take against an applicant for or holder of a license…

3308 REINSTATEMENT OF AN EXPIRED LICENSE 3308.1 This section applies to applicants for reinstatement of an expired license issued under the following: (a) An act listed on § 3300.1; or (b) A law repealed or amended by an act listed in § 3300.1. 3308.2 An applicant for reinstateme…

3309 REINSTATEMENT AFTER REVOCATION 3309.1 A person whose license to practice an occupation or profession has been revoked, or whose application for reinstatement has been denied, shall be ineligible to apply for reinstatement for a period of one (1) year from the date of the rev…

3310 FALSE OR MISLEADING COMMUNICATIONS AND ADVERTISING 3310.1 A practitioner shall not make or cause to be made a false or misleading communication about the practitioner's occupation or profession, or services. 3310.2 A practitioner shall not falsely represent that the practiti…

3311 REFERRAL FOR PROSECUTION OF PERSONS COMMITTING CERTAIN OFFENSES 3311.1 A District employee or member of a board shall inform the Director and a board if the employee or board member has good cause to believe that a person has committed one of the following offenses in connec…

3312 STANDARD OF REVIEW FOR EVALUATING THE CRIMINAL HISTORY OF AN APPLICANT FOR LICENSURE OR CANDIDATE FOR SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF A LICENSE 3312.1 No application for any license shall be denied and no licensee shall have his or her license suspended or revoked, by reason of …

3314 COMPLAINTS: INVESTIGATIONS 3314.1 A board, on its own motion or on the receipt of a complaint submitted in accordance with § 3314.2, shall request the Director to investigate a practitioner if the facts alleged in the complaint, if proven, would constitute sufficient grounds…

3315 NOTICE OF INTENDED ACTION AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING 3315.1 A board shall give the holder of, or applicant for, a license (except a temporary license) or a person possessing a privilege to practice in the District, notice of and an opportunity for a hearing before the boa…

3316 FAILURE TO REQUEST A HEARING OR FAILURE TO APPEAR 3316.1 If a respondent who was sent a notice of a proposed action pursuant to § 3315 does not mail or deliver a request for a hearing within the time and in the manner required under that section, a board may, without a heari…

3317 HEARING NOTICE PROCEDURES 3317.1 If a respondent requests a hearing, a board shall, within twenty (20) days following receipt of the request, notify the respondent of the date, time, and place of the hearing. 3317.2 The board shall hold the hearing not less than twenty (20) …

3318 SERVICE 3318.1 A notice, pleading, order, or decision required by this chapter to be served on a respondent shall be served on the respondent or representative designated by the respondent or by law to receive service of papers. If a respondent has appeared through counsel, …

3319 REPRESENTATION 3319.1 A respondent may be represented only by an attorney who is an active member of the District of Columbia Bar, except that a board may permit an attorney who is an active member of the bar of another jurisdiction in the United States to represent a respon…

3320 SUBPOENAS 3320.1 The board may issue subpoenas to compel witnesses to appear and testify or to produce books, records, papers, or documents on its own motion or upon the request of a party. 3320.2 The board may require a party requesting a subpoena to demonstrate the relevan…

3321 MOTIONS AND OTHER PLEADINGS 3321.1 Except by leave of a board during a hearing, a party shall make an application for an order or other relief by filing a written motion. A motion shall state with particularity the grounds on which it is based and clearly set forth the order…

3322 SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES 3322.1 A board may, in its discretion, request a respondent against whom an action is proposed to attend a settlement conference. 3322.2 The parties may agree to hold a settlement conference. 3322.3 If a respondent agrees to attend a settlement confere…

3323 CONDUCT OF HEARINGS 3323.1 All hearings before a board shall be open to the public. 3323.2 At a hearing before a board, at least a majority of the members of a board shall be required to be present to hear the evidence and render a decision. 3323.3 A respondent entitled to a…

3324 EVIDENCE AT THE HEARING 3324.1 All testimony at a hearing before a board shall be under oath or affirmation. 3324.2 If any part of the record in any other proceeding previously held before a board, or part of the record in any criminal or civil action, including hearings bef…

3325 BURDEN OF PROOF 3325.1 In a hearing resulting from a proposed action under § 3315.1, the District shall have the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the action should be taken. 3325.2 In a hearing resulting from a proposed action under § 3315.3, the a…

3326 CONDUCT OF PARTIES AND COUNSEL AT THE HEARING 3326.1 The parties at a hearing shall maintain decorum and good order at all time. A board may exclude or have removed from the hearing room any person violating an order of the chairperson of the board or the presiding official.…

3327 HEARINGS BY PANELS OF A BOARD 3327.1 A board may authorize a panel of no less than three (3) members of a board to conduct a hearing in any matter that the board is authorized to conduct a hearing. 3327.2 The panel of the board shall have the powers and duties given to the b…

3328 HEARINGS BY ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES 3328.1 A board may delegate its authority to conduct a hearing to an ALJ pursuant to § 103(c) of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985, D.C. Law 6-42, D.C. Code § 2703(c) (1987 Supp.), by notifyi…

3329 RECORD OF A HEARING 3329.1 In a hearing conducted pursuant to this chapter, a board shall make a complete record of all evidence presented during the course of a hearing. 3329.2 A board shall make a transcript of a hearing on a proposed action specified in § 3315.1, unless t…

3330 DECISIONS OF A BOARD 3330.1 A board shall render a decision, in writing, no later than ninety (90) days after the date the hearing is completed, unless the Act listed in § 3300.1 provides for another period. 3330.2 A board may, with the agreement of all parties, extend the p…