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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 512 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1991, chapter 291; in 1994, chapter 625<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 42<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1467641,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369016,"identifier":"54.1-414","token":"54.1\/II\/4\/2\/54.1-414","url":"\/54.1-414\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-414\/","token":"54.1\/II\/4\/2\/54.1-414","dublin_core":{"Title":"Issuance of certification; waiver of examination","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-414","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall issue<\/span> a certification to practice as a certified interior designer<\/span> in the Commonwealth to every applicant who shall have complied with the requirements of this chapter and the regulations of the Board<\/span>. The certificates shall be signed by at least three members of the Board<\/span>.<\/p>

The Board<\/span> shall certify any person who is a graduate of a minimum four-year professional degree program accredited by the Foundation for Interior Design<\/span> Education Research, an equivalent accrediting organization or a professional program approved by the Board<\/span> and who has two years of monitored experience in the performance of interior design<\/span> services and who has taken and passed the examination for certification as a certified interior designer<\/span>.<\/p>

The Board<\/span>, in its discretion, shall determine whether an applicant’s professional education and professional experience in the field of interior design<\/span> are sufficient to establish eligibility for the examination.<\/p>

The Board<\/span>, in lieu of all examinations, may accept satisfactory evidence<\/span> of licensing or certification in another state or country or the District of Columbia where (i) the qualifications for such licensure or certification are equal, in the opinion<\/span> of the Board<\/span>, to the qualifications required by the provisions of this chapter as of the date of application and (ii) the applicant is the holder of a license or certificate in good standing. Upon receipt of such satisfactory evidence<\/span> and provided all other such requirements of this chapter are complied with, a certificate shall be issued to such applicant.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATION; WAIVER OF EXAMINATION (\u00a7 54.1-414)\n\nThe Board shall issue a certification to practice as a certified interior\ndesigner in the Commonwealth to every applicant who shall have complied with the\nrequirements of this chapter and the regulations of the Board. The certificates\nshall be signed by at least three members of the Board.\n\nThe Board shall certify any person who is a graduate of a minimum four-year\nprofessional degree program accredited by the Foundation for Interior Design\nEducation Research, an equivalent accrediting organization or a professional\nprogram approved by the Board and who has two years of monitored experience in\nthe performance of interior design services and who has taken and passed the\nexamination for certification as a certified interior designer.\n\nThe Board, in its discretion, shall determine whether an applicant’s\nprofessional education and professional experience in the field of interior\ndesign are sufficient to establish eligibility for the examination.\n\nThe Board, in lieu of all examinations, may accept satisfactory evidence of\nlicensing or certification in another state or country or the District of\nColumbia where (i) the qualifications for such licensure or certification are\nequal, in the opinion of the Board, to the qualifications required by the\nprovisions of this chapter as of the date of application and (ii) the applicant\nis the holder of a license or certificate in good standing. Upon receipt of such\nsatisfactory evidence and provided all other such requirements of this chapter\nare complied with, a certificate shall be issued to such applicant.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 512; 1991, c. 291; 1994, c. 625; 2000, c. 42.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}