1. (1) Each applicant for registration as a registered interior designer must be at least twenty-one
2. (21) years old and must not have been convicted of any offense that bears directly on the applicant’s fitness to be registered as determined by the Board. The applicant shall indicate the applicant’s age and shall give a full explanation of any conviction of any offense on a form provided by the Board.

3. (2) An application for registration as a registered interior designer under the provisions of T.C.A. § 62-2-904 (registration requiring examination), shall be made on a form prescribed by the Board and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of fifty-five dollars ($55.00). The applicant shall provide the Board with NCIDQ examination verification or equivalent examination verification by submitting the following to the examination sponsor:

   1. (a) An examination verification form supplied by the Board; and
   2. (b) The fee, if any, charged by the examination sponsor for verification.
4. (3) Applications and reapplications for registration as a registered interior designer shall expire one (1) year from the date of application. Upon written request by the applicant, an extension of time may be granted for good cause as determined by the Board.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 62-2-203(c), 62-2-301(a), 62-2-904, and 62-2-905. Administrative History: Original rule filed May 18, 1993; effective July 2, 1993. Amendment filed January 19, 1995; effective April 4, 1995. Amendment filed March 13, 1997; effective May 27, 1997. Amendment filed February 26, 1999; effective May 12, 1999. Amendment filed July 19, 2002; effective October 2, 2002. Amendment filed September 15, 2015; effective December 14, 2015. Amendments filed April 25, 2018; effective July 24, 2018.