Nothing in this chapter shall preclude Certified Interior Designers or any other person from submitting interior design plans for commercial or residential buildings to local building officials, except as provided in Section 5538. In exercising discretion with respect to the acceptance of interior design plans, the local building official shall reference the California Building Standards Code and the occupational title standard set forth in Section 5800.

(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 723, Sec. 28. (SB 816) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 5810.)