58-86-101.  Title and scope.

(1)  This chapter is known as the “State Certification of Commercial Interior Designers Act.”

Terms Used In Utah Code 58-86-101

  • Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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
  • State certification: means a designation granted by the division on behalf of the state to an individual who has met the requirements for state certification related to an occupation or profession described in this chapter. See Utah Code 58-86-102
  • State certified: means , when used in conjunction with an occupation or profession described in this chapter, a title that:
(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
(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)  Except for those practices specifically described in the definition of practice of commercial interior design in Section 58-86-102, this chapter does not require that a person obtain state certification as a state certified commercial interior designer to engage in an activity traditionally performed by an interior designer or other design professional.

(3)  This chapter does not limit the scope of practice of a person licensed to practice:

(a)  architecture under Title 58, Chapter 3a, Architects Licensing Act; or

(b)  professional engineering under Title 58, Chapter 22, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors Licensing Act.

Enacted by Chapter 294, 2016 General Session