(a) An 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) An Interior Designer may not advertise in a manner which is false, misleading, or deceptive. Each advertisement that offers the services of an Interior Designer in Texas and is found in a telephone directory, e-mail directory, web site, or newspaper must clearly display that Interior Designer's Texas interior design registration number. If an advertisement is for a business that employs more than one Interior Designer, only the Texas interior design registration number for one Interior Designer employed by the firm or associated with the firm pursuant to section 5.132 is required to be displayed.
- (c) An 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.
Source Note:The provisions of this §5.154 adopted to be effective March 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 1726.