1. Assembly Bill No. 610–Committee on Commerce and Labor

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AN ACT relating to interior design; providing for the exemption of certain practices from

regulation by the state board of architecture; and providing other matters properly

relating thereto.

 

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. NRS 623.330 is hereby amended to read as follows:

  1. 623.330 1. The following persons are exempt from the provisions of
  1. this chapter:
  1. (a) A person engaging in architectural work as an employee of a
  1. registered architect or residential designer, if the work does not include
  1. responsible charge of design or supervision, or a consultant retained by a
  1. registered architect or residential designer.
  1. (b) A person hired by the Federal Government to practice architecture
  1. on federal land.
  1. (c) A professional engineer licensed pursuant to the provisions of
  1. chapter 625 of NRS who designs buildings as permitted by chapter 625 of
  1. NRS.
  1. (d) A contractor licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 624 of
  1. NRS who provides his own drawings for his own construction activities.
  1. (e) Any person who prepares plans, drawings or specifications for:
  1. (1) Buildings for his own private residential use; [or]

(2) Farm or ranch buildings used as such [.] ; or

  1. (3) Buildings owned by that person or his employer when an
  1. architect, a registered interior designer, a residential designer or a
  1. licensed professional engineer is also engaged by that person or his
  1. employer for work on the same building.
  1. (f) A person engaging in work related to interior design as an employee
  1. of a registered interior designer, if the work does not include responsible
  1. charge of interior design or supervision, or a consultant retained by a
  1. registered interior designer.
  1. (g) Any person who prepares drawings of the layout of materials or
  1. furnishings used in interior design or provides assistance in the selection of
  1. materials or furnishings used in interior design, including, without
  1. limitation:
  1. (1) Decorative accessories;
  1. (2) Wallpaper, wallcoverings or paint;
  1. (3) Linoleum, tile, carpeting or floor coverings;
  1. (4) Draperies, blinds or window coverings;
  1. (5) Lighting fixtures which [is] are not part of a structure;
  1. (6) Plumbing fixtures which are not a part of a structure; and
  2. (7) Furniture or equipment,
  1. if the preparation or implementation of those drawings or the installation of
  1. those materials or furnishings is not regulated by any building code or other
  1. law, ordinance, rule or regulation governing the alteration or construction
  1. of a structure.
  1. (h) Any person who holds a certificate of registration issued by the
  1. state fire marshal to provide approved interior materials and furnishings
  1. used in interior design to the extent authorized by the certificate.
  1. 2. Any person exempted by the provisions of this section is not thereby
  1. absolved from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise accrue.
  1. 3. The exemptions provided by this section do not entitle any person
  1. who does not hold a certificate of registration to hold himself out to the
  1. public or advertise himself as an architect, registered interior designer or
  1. residential designer.

Sec. 2. Chapter 477 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

new section to read as follows:

  1. 1. The state fire marshal shall, by regulation, provide for the
  1. registration of qualified interior designers who provide interior materials
  1. and furnishings regulated by a building code.
  1. 2. The regulations must set forth:
  1. (a) The qualifications necessary for the issuance of a certificate of
  1. registration pursuant to this section, including, without limitation, the
  1. submission of evidence of the successful completion of a course of study
  1. approved by the state fire marshal regarding applicable building codes
  1. and other related information.
  1. (b) The criteria for approving instructors and courses of study
  1. regarding applicable building codes and other related information.
  1. (c) Any continuing education necessary for the renewal of a
  1. certificate of registration issued pursuant to this section.

3. A person licensed or registered by the state board of architecture

pursuant to chapter 623 of NRS is not eligible for the issuance of a

certificate of registration pursuant to this section.

Sec. 3. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

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