A. Nothing in the Interior Designers Act shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services or activities of:

1. (1) engineers licensed pursuant to the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act [Chapter 61, Article 23 NMSA 1978];
2. (2) architects licensed pursuant to the Architectural Act [Chapter 61, Article 15 NMSA 1978];
3. (3) contractors licensed pursuant to the Construction Industries Licensing Act [Chapter 60, Article 13 NMSA 1978];
4. (4) any interior decorator or individual offering interior decorating services, including but not limited to selection of surface materials, window treatments, wall coverings, paint, floor coverings and lighting fixtures; and

5. (5) builders, home furnishings salespersons and similar purveyors of goods and services relating to homemaking.

   B. Nothing contained in the Interior Designers Act shall prevent any person from rendering or offering to render any of the services that constitute the practice of interior design, provided that such person shall not be permitted to use or be identified by the title "licensed interior designer" unless licensed in accordance with the provisions of that act or as otherwise provided by law.

   C. Nothing in the Interior Designers Act shall be construed to permit a licensed interior designer to engage in the practice of engineering as defined in the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act.

History: Laws 1989, ch. 53, § 13; 2007, ch. 245, § 8.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, eliminates the provision that permitted a person to use words or combinations of words other that "interior designer" or "interior design" no matter how similar the words or combinations of words might be.