A. A Certified
Interior Designer, making public statements on certified interior design
questions, shall disclose when the Certified Interior Designer is being
compensated for making such statement.
B. A Certified Interior Designer shall
accurately represent to a prospective or existing client or employer the
Certified Interior Designer's qualifications and the scope of the Certified
Interior Designer's responsibility in connection with work for which the
Certified Interior Designer is claiming credit.
C. It shall be the responsibility of each
Certified Interior Designer to clearly and appropriately state prior experience
of the Certified Interior Designer and/or the firm the Certified Interior
Designer is representing in presenting qualifications to prospective clients,
both public and private. If a Certified Interior Designer uses visual
representations of prior projects or experience, all certified interior
designers-of-record must be clearly identified. Certified interior
designer-of-record means persons or entities which provided the plans,
specifications and/or interior design documents.
D. A Certified Interior Designer who has been
an employee of another Certified Interior Designer may not claim unconditional
credit for projects contracted for in the name of the previous employer. The
Certified Interior Designer shall indicate, next to the listing for each
project, that individual experience gained in connection with the project was
acquired as an employee, the time frame in which the project was performed, and
identify the previous Certified Interior Design firm. The Certified Interior
Designer shall also describe the nature and extent of the Certified Interior
Designer's participation in the project.
E. A Certified Interior Designer who was
formerly a principal in a firm may legitimately make additional claims provided
the Certified Interior Designer discloses the nature of ownership in the
previous firm (e.g. stockholder, director or officer) and identifies with
specificity the Certified Interior Designer's responsibilities for that
project.
F. A Certified Interior
Designer who presents a project that has received awards recognition must
comply with the requirements of Rule 5.4(B) and (C) with regard to project
presentation to the public and prospective clients.
G. Projects which remain incomplete and which
are listed as credit shall be listed as "incomplete" or a similar designation.
Commentary - Many important projects require a team
of designers to do the work. There have been instances when individual members
of that team have claimed greater credit for the project than was appropriate
to their actual work performed. It should be noted that a young Certified
Interior Designer who develops experience working under a more senior Certified
Interior Designer has every right to claim credit for the work which the young
Certified Interior Designer actually performed. On the other hand, the public
must be protected from believing that the younger Certified Interior Designer's
role was greater than was the fact. If a brochure represents an employee's
involvement on a specific project while employed by another firm, the brochure
provided shall include the employee's specific responsibilities on the project
and the Certified Interior Designer of record for the project.
H. The certificate holder shall
not falsify or permit misrepresentation of an associate's academic
qualifications. The Certified Interior Designer shall not misrepresent or
exaggerate the Certified Interior Designer's degree of responsibility in or for
the subject matter or prior assignments. Brochures or other presentations
incidental to the solicitation of employment shall not misrepresent pertinent
facts concerning employer, employees, location of offices or residency,
associates, joint ventures, or past accomplishments with the intent and purpose
of enhancing the Certified Interior Designer's qualifications and/or
work.
I. If, in the course of the
Certified Interior Designer's work on a project, a Certified Interior Designer
becomes aware of a decision taken by the Certified Interior Designer's employer
or client against the Certified Interior Designer's advice, which violates
applicable federal, state or municipal building laws and regulations and which
will, in the Certified Interior Designer's judgment, materially and adversely
affect the safety to the public of the finished project, the Certified Interior
Designer shall:
1. Report the decision to the
architect of record, the local building inspector or other public official
charged with enforcement of the applicable state or municipal building laws and
regulations; and
2. Refuse to
consent to the decision; and
3. In
circumstances where the Certified Interior Designer reasonably believes that
other such decisions will be taken notwithstanding the Certified Interior
Designer's objection, the Certified Interior Designer shall terminate the
Certified Interior Designer's services with reference to the project.
Commentary - In the circumstances described, the
Certified Interior Designer is compelled to report the matter to the architect
of record or a public official even though to do so may substantially harm the
Certified Interior Designer's client. Note that the circumstances are a
violation of building laws which adversely affect the safety to the public of
the finished project. While a proposed technical violation of building laws
(e.g., a violation which does not affect safety) will cause a responsible
Certified Interior Designer to take action to oppose its implementation, it
does not make such a proposed violation trigger the provisions of this
rule.
J. A Certified Interior Designer shall not
deliberately make a materially false statement or fail deliberately to disclose
accurately and completely a material fact requested in connection with the
Certified Interior Designer's application for certification or renewal or
otherwise lawfully requested by the Board.
Commentary - The board which grants certification or
renews certification on the basis of a misrepresentation by the applicant must
have the power to revoke that certification.
K. A Certified Interior Designer shall make
no false or malicious statements which may have the effect, directly or
indirectly, or by implication, of injuring the personal or business reputation
of another Certified Interior Designer.
L. A Certified Interior Designer shall not
assist the application for certification of a person known by the Certified
Interior Designer to be unqualified in respect to education, training,
experience, or character.
M. A
Certified Interior Designer who has knowledge or reasonable grounds for
believing that another Certified Interior Designer has violated any statute or
rule regulating the certification of interior designers shall have the duty of
presenting such information to the Board. Failure to report such acts may
result in disciplinary action by the Board.
Commentary - This rule has its analogue in the Rules
of Professional Conduct for lawyers. Its thrust is consistent with the special
responsibility which the public expects from Certified Interior
Designers.
