Title 8. Certified Interior Designers — Subtitle 4. Miscellaneous Provisions
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. § 8-401 (2026)
Title 8. Certified Interior Designers
Subtitle 4. Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 8–401LinkCopy Citation
A certified interior designer shall state in each of the designer’s interior design documents that the document is not an architectural or engineering drawing, specification, or design and is not to be used for construction of any load-bearing column, load-bearing framing, or load-bearing wall or structure.
Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. § 8-402 (2026)
Title 8. Certified Interior Designers
Subtitle 4. Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 8–402LinkCopy Citation
A certified interior designer shall disclose to a client or a prospective client the way that compensation, including commission, is to be paid for certified interior design services.
Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. § 8-403 (2026)
Title 8. Certified Interior Designers
Subtitle 4. Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 8–403LinkCopy Citation
(a)
Before a certified interior designer issues to a client or submits to a public authority any interior design document, including drawings, plans, schedules, reports, or specifications, the certified interior designer who prepared or approved the document shall sign, seal, and date the document.
(b)
Any interior design document issued or submitted as described in subsection (a) of this section shall be identified as the interior design document.
Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. § 8-404 (2026)
Title 8. Certified Interior Designers
Subtitle 4. Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 8–404LinkCopy Citation
(a)
Each certified interior designer shall obtain a seal for use as required under § 8-403 of this subtitle.
(b)
The seal shall:
(1)
be of a design determined by the Board; and
(2)
include:
(i)
the legend “certified interior designer”; and
(ii)
the name of the certified interior designer who holds the seal.