(a)

1. (1) Each registered interior designers shall procure a seal that shall contain the name of the registered interior designer, license registration number, and the words: REGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNER  STATE OF ARKANSAS
2. (2) The seal shall comply, in all respects, in size and format, with the description of the design requirements as set forth below.

(b) Seal design requirements.

1. (1) Design.

   1. (A) Metal impression, rubber stamp, or printed, two (2) concentric circles one and one-half inches (1.5”) and one inch (1”) in diameter.
   2. (B) Space between bearing words “Registered Interior Designer” and “State of Arkansas.”
   3. (C) Space within inner circle bearing names and registration numbers as follows:
2. (2) Any method that legibly reproduces the registered interior designer’s seal is permitted; and

(c) Use of registered interior designer’s seal.

1. (1) Registered interior designers shall affix their seal, actual signature, and date of affixation to all original contract documents, including index sheets identifying all drawings covered, as well as cover and index pages identifying all specification pages covered. Presentation documents (renderings and/or drawings used to communicate conceptual information only) are not required to be sealed, signed, or dated.
2. (2) Contract documents considered incomplete by the registered interior designer may be released for interim review without the registered interior designer’s seal or signature affixed, but shall bear the registered interior designer’s name and be conspicuously marked to clearly indicate the documents are for interim review and not intended for bidding, permit, or construction purposes.
3. (3) Those sheets or pages prepared by consultants (structural, mechanical, electrical, etc.), which are retained by the registered interior designer, shall bear the seal and registration number of the responsible consultant.
4. (4) All registered interior designer contract documents shall contain the following statement 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 columns, load-bearing framing, or load-bearing walls or structures or issuance of any building permit.

5. (5)

   1. (A) Once documents bearing the registered interior designer’s seal are issued from the registered interior designer’s office, the seal shall not be removed, except as follows.
   2. (B) If the registered interior designer’s client requests electronic drawing files that will be used as reference documents, the following statement shall be substituted for the seal: THE RECORD COPY OF THIS DRAWING IS ON FILE AT THE OFFICES OF (NAME OF INDIVIDUAL), (ADDRESS OF INDIVIDUAL). THIS ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT IS RELEASED FOR THE PURPOSES OF REFERENCE, COORDINATION, AND/OR FACILITY MANAGEMENT. THIS ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT OR MODIFICATIONS THEREOF SHALL NOT BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION.
6. (6) Except as noted in subdivision (c)(7) of this section, no registered interior designer shall affix the seal and signature to contract documents developed by others.
7. (7) No person, other than the registered interior designer represented, shall use or attempt to use the prescribed seal or shall modify documents bearing such seal, without first obtaining the written authority of the registered interior designer represented and clearly indicating on the documents the extent of the modifications made.
8. (8) On original documents, the use of signature reproductions, such as rubber stamps or computer-generated signatures or other facsimiles, shall be permitted.

9. (9)

   1. (A) Authorized use of the prescribed seal is an individual act whereby the registered interior designer must personally inscribe the seal.
   2. (B) The registered interior designer is responsible for its security when not in use.