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1994 Connecticut Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (1994)

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Attorney General's Opinion
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal
January 24, 1994
Honorable Nicholas A. Cioffi
Commissioner of Public Safety
100 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Honorable Gloria Schaffer
Commissioner of Consumer Protection
165 Capitol Avenue--Room 105
Hartford, CT 06106
Dear Commissioners Cioffi and Schaffer:
This letter is in response to your joint request dated August 11, 1993, for a formal opinion
concerning interior design. In particular, you have asked three questions:
1. What effect does the requirement of Conn.Gen.Stat. * 20-293 that building officials only
accept plans or specifications that are stamped with the seal of a licensed architect or licensed
engineer have on Public Act No. 93-435, * 23?
2. What is the scope of an interior designer's practice and is it limited to those activities
exempted by Conn.Gen.Stat. * 20-298?
3. How does the definition of interior designer as set forth in Conn.Gen.Stat. * 20-377k
interrelate with Conn.Gen.Stat. * 20-298?l
Section 23 of Public Act No. 93-435 amended Conn.Gen.Stat. * 29-263 to provide that a
building official shall review the plans of buildings or structures to be constructed or altered,
including, but not limited to, plans prepared by an architect ..., a professional engineer ... or an
interior designer ... acting within the scope of his practice, to determine code compliance. 1993
Conn.Pub.Acts No. 93-435, * 23.2 Conn.Gen.Stat. * 20-293 directs building officials only to
accept or approve plans or specifications of buildings or structures that are stamped with the
seal of a licensed architect or licensed professional engineer, unless those plans or specifications
are exempted from the provisions of the architectural licensing requirements and, more
particularly, Conn.Gen.Stat. * 20-298. Conn.Gen.Stat. * 20-298 exempts the preparation of

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