(1) The division shall provide each state certified commercial interior designer with a certificate number.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 58-86-401

  • Building: means an enclosed structure, including the structural, mechanical, and electrical systems, utility services, and other facilities required for the structure, that has human occupancy or habitation as its principal purpose and is subject to the State Construction Code or an approved code under Title 15A, State Construction and Fire Codes Act. See Utah Code 58-86-102
  • Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section 58-1-103. See Utah Code 58-1-102
  • Practice of commercial interior design: means , in relation to obtaining a building permit independent of an architect licensed under Title 58, Chapter 3a, Architects Licensing Act, the preparation of a plan or specification for, or the supervision of new construction, alteration, or repair of, an interior space within a newly constructed or existing building when the core and shell structural elements are not going to be changed. See Utah Code 58-86-102
  • Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State certified: means , when used in conjunction with an occupation or profession described in this chapter, a title that:
         (5)(a) may be used by a person who has met the state certification requirements related to that occupation or profession described in this chapter; and
         (5)(b) may not be used by a person who has not met the state certification requirements related to that occupation or profession described in this chapter. See Utah Code 58-86-102
(2) A final plan or specification for the construction of a commercial interior design within a newly constructed or existing building that is prepared by or under the supervision of a state certified commercial interior designer shall bear the signature and the certificate number of the state certified commercial interior designer when submitted to a client or a building official for the purpose of obtaining a building permit.
(3) A state certified commercial interior designer may only include the designer’s signature and certificate number on a final plan or specification that is within the scope of practice of commercial interior design and when the plan or specification:

     (3)(a) is personally prepared by the certified interior designer;
     (3)(b) is prepared by an employee, subordinate, associate, or drafter under the direct supervision of the state certified commercial interior designer and the state certified commercial interior designer assumes responsibility for the plan or specification; or
     (3)(c) is prepared by another state certified commercial interior designer in the state or similarly qualified designer in another state provided that the state certified commercial interior designer attaching the designer’s signature and certificate number:

          (3)(c)(i) performs a thorough review of all work for compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and standards of the profession; and
          (3)(c)(ii) makes any necessary corrections before submitting the final plan or specification:

               (3)(c)(ii)(A) to a building official for the purpose of obtaining a building permit; or
               (3)(c)(ii)(B) to a client, when the certified commercial interior designer represents, or can reasonably expect the client to consider, the plan or specification to be complete and final.