Figure: 22 TAC §5.242(j)

Violation Rule(s) Cited Recommended Penalty
Unauthorized duplication of certificate of registration or failure to display certificate of registration as required Rule 5.72 Administrative penalty or reprimand
Practice of interior design while registration is inactive Rule 5.78 Administrative penalty
Failure to fulfill mandatory continuing education requirements Rule 5.79 Administrative penalty or suspension
Failure to use appropriate seal or signature Rule 5.112
Rule 5.114(c)
Administrative penalty or reprimand
Failure to seal documents or insert statement in lieu of seal as required Rule 5.113(a)
Rule 5.113(d)
Rule 5.113(f)
Rule 5.113(h)(2)
Rule 5.113(i)
Rule 5.132(d)[(c)]
Rule 5.132(f)
Administrative penalty or reprimand
Failure to mark incomplete documents as required Rule 5.113(b) Administrative penalty or reprimand
Removal of seal after issuance of documents Rule 5.114(e) [5.113(e)] Administrative penalty or reprimand
Failure to maintain a document for 10 years as required Rule 5.113(g)
Rule 5.132(e)[(d)]
Administrative penalty or reprimand
Failure to notify the original design professional as required Rule 5.113(h)(1) Administrative penalty or reprimand
Sealing a document prepared by a person not working under the respondent’s Supervision and Control Rule 5.113(h)(3)
Rule 5.114(a)
Suspension or revocation
Unauthorized use of a seal or modification of a document Rule 5.114(b) Administrative penalty or reprimand
Failure to provide Statement of Jurisdiction Rule 5.115(a) Administrative penalty or reprimand
Failure to report a course of action taken against the respondent’s advice as required Rule 5.115(b) Administrative penalty, reprimand, or suspension
Failure to enter into a written agreement of association when required Rule 5.132 Administrative penalty or reprimand
Failure to exercise Supervision and Control
over the preparation of a document as required
Rule 5.132(b)[(a)] Suspension or revocation
Failure to list a business entity or association on behalf of which interior design services are rendered Rule 5.134(a) Administrative penalty or reprimand
Failure to notify the Board upon ceasing to provide interior design services on behalf of a business entity or association listed in registration records [after filing an Interior Designer of Record affidavit] Rule 5.134(b)[(c)] Administrative penalty or reprimand
Gross incompetency Rule 5.152 Suspension or revocation
Recklessness Rule 5.153 Suspension or revocation
Dishonest practice Rule 5.154(a)
Rule 5.154(c)
Suspension or revocation
Dishonest practice Rule 5.154(b) Administrative penalty or reprimand
Conflict of interest Rule 5.155 Suspension or revocation
Failure to uphold responsibilities to the interior design profession Rule 5.156(a) Suspension or revocation
Failure to uphold responsibilities to the interior design profession Rule 5.156(b)
Rule 5.156(c)
Administrative penalty or reprimand
Unauthorized practice or use of title "interior designer" or term "interior design" Rule 5.157 Suspension, revocation, or denial
Criminal conviction Rule 5.158 Suspension or revocation
Violation by Applicant Rule 5.157
Rule 5.158
Rule 5.160
Reprimand, administrative penalty, suspension, rejection, denial of right to reapply
Failure to submit a document as required by the Architectural Barriers Act Rule 5.180 Reprimand or administrative penalty
Failure to respond to a Board inquiry Rule 5.181 Administrative penalty