Tennessee § 62-2-101 - Registration.

§ 62-2-101. Registration.

In order to safeguard life, health and property and to promote public welfare, by requiring that only properly qualified persons shall practice architecture, engineering and landscape architecture, or use the title “registered interior designer” in this state, any person practicing architecture, engineering or landscape architecture or using the title “registered interior designer” shall be registered as provided in this chapter, and it is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice architecture, engineering or landscape architecture, or use the title “registered interior designer” unless the person has been duly registered under this chapter, except as otherwise provided. Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 1; T.C.A., § 62-201; Acts 1988, ch. 990, § 1; 1991, ch. 164, § 8; 1997, ch. 33, § 1. Code Commission Notes. Acts 1997, ch. 33, validated the substitution of “registered interior designer” for “interior designer” throughout this chapter, as amended by Acts 1995, ch. 113, and made such language retroactive to April 19, 1995. Compiler's Notes. The offense in this section may be affected by the Criminal Sentencing Reform Act of 1989, compiled in title 40, chapter 35. See §§ 39-11-114 , 40-35-110 , 40-35-111 , 62-2-105 . The former chapter (Acts 1975, ch. 247, § 1; 1976, ch. 806, § 1 (8); 1977, ch. 358, § 1; 1978, ch. 608, § 1; ch. 753, § 1; ch. 906, § 9) was repealed by Acts 1978, ch. 906, § 10 and by Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 40, and the present chapter on the same subject substituted therefor. Acts 1991, ch. 164, § 26 provided that the requirement of a person to register to obtain a certificate of registration to use the title “interior designer” (now “registered interior designer”) shall not take effect until January 1, 1994. Cross-References. Liability of professional societies, title 62, ch. 50, part 1. Violations and penalties, § 62-2-105 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 17 Tenn. Juris., Licenses, §§ 8, 23; 19 Tenn. Juris., Negligence, § 6. Attorney General Opinions. Monetary limitations in Tennessee Contractor's Liability Act, OAG 93-12, 1993 Tenn. AG LEXIS 12 (2/11/93). The Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners had authority to adopt policies such as those set forth on the board's internet web site, which for the most part were comprised of policies that clarified the meaning of statutory provisions or explained various practices of the board, and in a publication entitled “Tennessee Board of Architectural And Engineering Examiners Reference Manual for Building Officials and Design Professionals,” which contained a summary of the registration statutes as well as some of the Internet Policies, and also included a section that addressed questions often asked by building officials, OAG 00-119, 2000 Tenn. AG LEXIS 121 (7/10/00).