Iowa Code Title XIII. Commerce [Chs. 505-554D] § 544C.14. Registered interior designers--stamp and seal

1. A registered interior designer shall have a seal with which to identify all interior technical submissions issued by the registered interior designer for use in this state. The seal shall be of a design, content, and size prescribed by the board. A registered interior designer shall only sign and seal an interior technical submission within the scope of registered interior design.

2. Interior technical submissions prepared by a registered interior designer, or under a registered interior designer's direct supervision and responsible charge, shall be stamped with the impression of the registered interior designer's seal. A registered interior designer shall not impress the registered interior designer's seal on an interior technical submission if the registered interior designer was not the author of the interior technical submission or if interior technical submission was not prepared under the registered interior designer's direct supervision and responsible charge.

3. A registered interior designer may sign and seal an interior technical submission covering the scope of the registered interior design and shall have the authority to submit such interior technical submission to a state or local governmental entity for the purpose of obtaining any requisite permit for an interior alteration or construction project.

4. The placement of the registered interior designer's signature and seal shall indicate the document or part thereof for which the seal applies. The seal and date may be affixed electronically. The registered interior designer may provide, at the sole discretion of the registered interior designer, an original signature in the handwriting of the registered interior designer, a scanned copy of the document bearing an original signature, or a computer-generated signature.

5. A registered interior designer shall not affix, or permit to be affixed, the registration number, seal, or signature of the registered interior designer to any interior technical submission that the registered interior designer is not competent to perform.

6. A registered interior designer shall not sign and seal an interior technical submission that was not prepared by the registered interior designer or under the direct supervision and responsible charge of the registered interior designer.