(1) Every holder of
a certificate of registration shall secure a SEAL of the design shown below,
which shall be imprinted on all documents prepared by the Registered Interior
Designer or prepared under his responsible control, or which is a prototypical
document for which the Registered Interior Designer of Record is assuming
professional responsibility as allowed by this Chapter. The SEAL shall be
imprinted on each drawing, imprinted on the cover and index pages identifying
all specifications covered by the index pages and imprinted on all other
documents of service as well. For all documents of service to be submitted for
the purpose of obtaining a building permit or for any other requirement as set
forth by law, the registered interior designer's signature shall be original,
in permanent blue ink, with the issue date and purpose appropriately identified
on the document.
(2) Nothing in
these rules shall preclude the use of a seal electronically applied to the
document; however, to restrict electronic access to his seal, the Registered
Interior Designer of record may elect, for all documents subsequently issued,
to substitute for his seal the following notation "These documents have been
properly sealed and signed by (named) Registered Interior Designer of record.
Original permitted sets of these documents are on file with (name of permitting
authority) and are kept at the job site."
(3) All subsequent revisions to the documents
shall be made under the responsible control of the Registered Interior Designer
of record and when so noted shall be considered the same as those originally
signed, sealed and dated.
(4) The
SEAL shall serve to identify the Registered Interior Designer as the author or
person in responsible control of the preparation of all drawings,
specifications, and other document and as the Registered Interior Designer of
Record.
(5) The SEAL in this
context means the personal, professional SEAL of a Georgia Registered Interior
Designer certified under Code Chapter 43-4 to use the title Registered Interior
Designer. A SEAL containing a firm name or a corporate name is not acceptable
under this paragraph.
(6) An
Registered Interior Designer shall not affix, or permit to be affixed, his SEAL
or his name to any drawing, specification, or other document as an Registered
Interior Designer unless holding at the time a current certificate of
registration in the State of Georgia.
(7) The improper use of the SEAL or
permitting the improper use thereof is ground for discipline of a licensee. Any
person not licensed who improperly uses the SEAL of another is subject to the
sanctions available under Code Chapter 43-4.
(8) Description of SEAL: The SEAL shall
contain the NAME of the Registered interior designer, his CERTIFICATE NUMBER
and shall contain the words GEORGIA REGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNER - STATE OF
GEORGIA, all in accordance with the sample shown below.
The SEAL shall comply in all respects with the sample below,
including size and format.
It shall be 1 ¾" x 1 ¾" inches square, with a
1/16" thick border of and a corner radius of ¼ ", with type font and
size as indicated: State of Georgia/Arial black, 7 pt; Registered Interior
Designer/ Arial black, 7pt.; Name/ Arial; Certificate Number/ Arial, 7 pt. each
to be 1/16" high. The SEAL shall be of a type, which will make an impression by
rubber stamp on the surface of the document to which it is applied.
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SAMPLE OF SEAL
Notes
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 50-9-.07
O.C.G.A. Secs.
43-1-4,
43-1-19,
43-4-9,
43-4-14,
43-4-33.
Original Rule entitled
"Signing and Sealing Documents as Registered Interior Designer" adopted. F.
Sept. 21, 2010; eff.
Oct. 11, 2010.
