22 Tex. Admin. Code § 5.154
Dishonest Practice
Effective Mar 3, 201338 TexReg 1184Source Note: The provisions of this §5.154 adopted to be effective March 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 1726; amended to be effective July 18, 2007, 32 TexReg 4396; amended to be effective June 13, 2010, 35 TexReg 4708; amended to be effective March 3, 2013, 38 TexReg 1184.Texas Secretary of State
(a) A Registered Interior Designer may not directly or indirectly perform an act, omit an act or allow an omission, make an assertion, or otherwise engage in a practice with the intent to:
- (1) defraud;
- (2) deceive; or
- (3) create a misleading impression.
- (b) A Registered Interior Designer may not advertise in a manner which is false, misleading, or deceptive.
- (c) A Registered Interior Designer may not directly or indirectly solicit, offer, give, or receive anything or any service of significant value as an inducement or reward to secure any specific publicly funded Interior Design work. A Registered Interior Designer may not give Interior Design plans, design services, pre-bond referendum services, or any other goods or services to a governmental entity in response to a request for qualifications, a request for proposals, or otherwise during the process to select a Registered Interior Designer to render publicly funded Interior Design work.
Source Note:The provisions of this §5.154 adopted to be effective March 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 1726; amended to be effective July 18, 2007, 32 TexReg 4396; amended to be effective June 13, 2010, 35 TexReg 4708; amended to be effective March 3, 2013, 38 TexReg 1184.