Business and Professions Code section 5812

It is an unfair business practice for any person to represent or hold themselves out as, or to use the title “Certified Interior Designer” or any other term, such as “licensed,” “registered,” or “CID,” that implies or suggests that the person is certified as an interior designer when they do not hold a valid certification as provided in Section 5800 and 5801.

Source: Section 5812, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=5812.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2024; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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