The following governmental agencies regulate licensing and registration for your chosen profession.
Agencies For Interior Designers
ALABAMAState Government General Website: http://www.state.al.us
Agency Name: Alabama Board of Registration for Interior Designers
Department Name:
Division Name:
Unit:
Address 1: PO Box#969
Address 2:
City: Decatur
State/Province: AL
Country: USA
Zip Code: 35602
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: (256) 340-9003
Fax: N / A
email: intdesbd@bellsouth.net
website: http://alabama.gov/2k3_directory_detail.aspx?m=1&id=132&fs=&d=1
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ARKANSAS
State Government General Website: http://www.state.ar.us
Agency Name: State Board of Registered Interior Designers
Department Name:
Division Name:
Unit:
Address 1: PO Box#250220
Address 2:
City: Little Rock
State/Province: AR
Country: USA
Zip Code: 72225
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: (870) 226-6875
Fax: N / A
email: N / A
website: http://www.accessarkansas.org/directory/detail2.cgi?ID=1149
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CALIFORNIA
State Government General Website: http://www.ca.gov
Agency Name: California Council for Interior Design Certification (CCIDC)
Department Name:
Division Name:
Unit:
Address 1:
Address 2: 1605 Grand Ave, Ste#4
City: San Marcos
State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Zip Code: 92069-2440
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: 760-761-4734
Fax: 760-761-4736
email: ccidc@ccidc.org
website: http://www.ccidc.org
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CONNECTICUT
State Government General Website: http://www.ct.gov
Agency Name:
Department Name: Department of Consumer Protection
Division Name: Occupational & Professional Licensing Services Division
Unit:
Address 1:
Address 2: 165 Capitol Ave
City: Hartford
State/Province: CT
Country: USA
Zip Code: 6106
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: (860)713-6145
Fax: 860-566-7630
email: occprotrades@po.state.ct.us
website: http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2001/pub/Chap396a.htm
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FLORIDA
State Government General Website: http://www.myflorida.com
Agency Name: Florida Board of Architecture and Interior Design
Department Name: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Division Name: Division of Professions
Unit:
Address 1:
Address 2: 1940 N. Monroe Street
City: Tallahassee
State/Province: FL
Country: USA
Zip Code: 32399-0750
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: 850-487-1395
Fax: 850-922-2918
email: callcenter@dbpr.state.fl.us
website: http://www.state.fl.us/dbpr/pro/arch/arc_index.shtml
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GEORGIA
State Government General Website: http://www.state.ga.us
Agency Name: The Georgia State Board of Architects and Interior Designers
Department Name: The Professional Licensing Boards Division
Division Name: Interior Design Division
Unit:
Address 1:
Address 2: 237 Coliseum Drive
City: Macon
State/Province: GA
Country: USA
Zip Code: 31217-3858
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: (478)207-1400
Fax: (478)207-1363
email: arpassmore@sos.state.ga.us
website: http://www.ganet.org/rules/index.cgi?base=50/11
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ILLINOIS
State Government General Website: http://www.state.il.us
Agency Name:
Department Name: Illinois Department of Professional Regulations
Division Name:
Unit:
Address 1: PO Box#7007
Address 2:
City: Springfield
State/Province: IL
Country: USA
Zip Code: 62791
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: 217-785-0813
Fax: N / A
email: N / A
website: http://www100.state.il.us/
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KENTUCKY
State Government General Website: http://kentucky.gov
Agency Name:
Department Name: Kentucky State Board of Examiners and Registration of Architects
Division Name:
Unit:
Address 1:
Address 2: 301 E. Main Street, Ste#860
City: Lexington
State/Province: KY
Country: USA
Zip Code: 40507
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: 859-246-2069
Fax: 859-246-2431
email: kybera@iglou.com
website: http://more.kentucky.gov/TransferShortCut.asp?LKSYSID=33
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LOUISIANA
State Government General Website: http://www.state.la.us
Agency Name:
Department Name: Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Interior Design
Division Name:
Unit:
Address 1:
Address 2: 2900 Westfork Drive, Ste#200
City: Baton Rouge
State/Province: LA
Country: USA
Zip Code: 70827
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: 225-298-1283
Fax: 225-298-1284
email: lidboard@intersurf.com
website: http://www.state.la.us/osr/lac/46v43/46v43.pdf
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MAINE
State Government General Website: http://www.state.me.us
Agency Name: State Board for Registration of Architects, Landscape Architects & Interior Design
Department Name: Department of Professional and Financial Regulation
Division Name: Office of Licensing and Registration
Unit:
Address 1:
Address 2: 35 State House Station
City: Augusta
State/Province: ME
Country: USA
Zip Code: 04333-0035
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: 207-624-8522
Fax: 207-624-8637
email: kimberley.j.baker-stetson@state.me.us
website: http://www.state.me.us/pfr/olr/categories/cat04.htm
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MARYLAND
State Government General Website: http://www.maryland.gov/
Agency Name: Board of Certified Interior Designers
Department Name: Maryland Department of Licensing and Regulation
Division Name: Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
Unit:
Address 1:
Address 2: 500 N. Calvert Street, Room#308
City: Baltimore
State/Province: MD
Country: USA
Zip Code: 21202-3651
Toll Free Phone: 1-888-218-5925
Phone: 410-230-6322
Fax: 410-333-0021
email: interiordesign@dllr.state.md.us
website: http://www.dllr.state.md.us/license/occprof/cid.html
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MICHIGAN
State Government General Website: http://www.michigan.gov
Agency Name: Consumer & Industry Services
Department Name: Michigan Board of Architects
Division Name:
Unit:
Address 1: PO Box#30018
Address 2:
City: Lansing
State/Province: MI
Country: USA
Zip Code: 48909
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: 517-241-9253
Fax: 517-241-9280
email: gkeene@michigan.gov
website: http://www.michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-154-10557_12992_13067---,00.html
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MINNESOTA
State Government General Website: http://www.state.mn.us
Agency Name: State Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience & Interior Design
Department Name:
Division Name:
Unit:
Address 1:
Address 2: The Golden Rule Bldg, Ste#160, 85 East Seventh Place
City: St. Paul
State/Province: MN
Country: USA
Zip Code: 55101-2113
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: 651-296-2388
Fax: 651-297-5310
email: sheri.lindemann@state.mn.us
website: http://www.aelslagid.state.mn.us/index.html
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MISSOURI
State Government General Website: http://www.state.mo.us
Agency Name: Missouri Interior Design Council
Department Name:
Division Name:
Unit:
Address 1: PO Box#1335
Address 2: 3605 Missouri Blvd
City: Jefferson City
State/Province: MO
Country: USA
Zip Code: 65102-1335
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: 573-522-4683
Fax: 573-536-3486
email: intdesn@mail.mo.us
website: http://www.ded.state.mo.us/regulatorylicensing/professionalregistration/interior/
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NEVADA
State Government General Website: http://www.nv.gov
Agency Name: Nevada Board of Architecture, Interior Design & Residential Design
Department Name:
Division Name:
Unit:
Address 1:
Address 2: 2080 E. Flamingo Road
City: Las Vegas
State/Province: NV
Country: USA
Zip Code: 89119
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: 702-486-7300
Fax: 702-486-7304
email: nsbaidrd@govmail.state.nv.us
website: http://www.nsbaidrd.state.nv.us
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NEW JERSEY
State Government General Website: http://www.state.nj.us
Agency Name: New Jersey State Board of Architects Regulations and Statutes
Department Name: New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety
Division Name:
Unit:
Address 1: PO Box#45001
Address 2:
City: Newark
State/Province: NJ
Country: USA
Zip Code: 07101
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: 973-504-6385
Fax: 973-504-6458
email: askconsumeraffairs@lps.state.nj.us
website: http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/arch/arch.htm
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NEW MEXICO
State Government General Website: http://www.state.nm.us
Agency Name:
Department Name: New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department
Division Name: Board of Interior Design
Unit:
Address 1: PO Box#25101
Address 2: 2055 Pacheco Street, Suite#400
City: Santa Fe
State/Province: NM
Country: USA
Zip Code: 87504
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: 505-476-7077
Fax: 505-476-7087
email: InteriorDesignBd@state.nm.us
website: http://www.rld.state.nm.us/b&c/interior/index.htm
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NEW YORK
State Government General Website: http://www.state.ny.us
Agency Name: New York State Department of Labour
Department Name: NY State Education Department, Office of the Professions
Division Name: Division of Professional Licensing Services, Interior Design Unit
Unit:
Address 1:
Address 2: 89 Washington Ave
City: Albany
State/Province: NY
Country: USA
Zip Code: 12234-1000
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: 518-474-3817 ext:250
Fax: 518-402-5354
email: opunit1@mail.nysed.gov
website: http://www.op.nysed.gov/idcontact.htm
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OREGON
State Government General Website: http://www.oregon.gov
Agency Name: Interior Designer (if doing or arranging for contractor work)
Department Name: Oregon Secretary of State Corporation Division
Division Name: Construction Contractors Board
Unit:
Address 1: PO Box#14140
Address 2: 700 Summer Street NE, Ste#300
City: Salem
State/Province: OR
Country: USA
Zip Code: 97309-5052
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: 503-378-4621
Fax: 503-373-2007
email: ccb.info@ccb.state.or.us
website: http://www.ccb.state.or.us/New_Web/new_contact_us.htm
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TENNESSEE
State Government General Website: http://www.tennesseeanytime.org
Agency Name: State Board of Architectural & Engineering Examiners
Department Name: Department of Commerce and Insurance Division of Regulatory Boards
Division Name:
Unit:
Address 1:
Address 2: 500 James Robertson Pkwy
City: Nashville
State/Province: Tennessee
Country: USA
Zip Code: 37243-1142
Toll Free Phone: 1-800-256-5758
Phone: 615-741-3221
Fax: 615-532-9410
email: barbara.bowling@state.tn.us
website: http://www.state.tn.us/commerce/ae.html
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TEXAS
State Government General Website: http://www.state.tx.us
Agency Name: Texas Board of Architectural Examiners
Department Name:
Division Name:
Unit:
Address 1: PO Box#12337
Address 2:
City: Austin
State/Province: TX
Country: USA
Zip Code: 78711-2337
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: 512-305-8539
Fax: 512-305-8900
email: echo.bacon@tbae.state.tx.us
website: http://www.tbae.state.tx.us/active/architects.html
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VIRGINIA
State Government General Website: http://www.vipnet.org
Agency Name: Board of Architects , Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects (APELSCIDLA Board)
Department Name: Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Division Name:
Unit:
Address 1:
Address 2: 3600 West Broad St
City: Richmond
State/Province: VA
Country: USA
Zip Code: 23230
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: 804-367-8500
Fax: 804-367-2475
email: apelsla@dpor.state.va.us
website: http://www.state.va.us/dpor/indexne.html
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WASHINGTON D.C.
State Government General Website: http://www.dc.gov
Agency Name:
Department Name: Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs
Division Name: Business & Professional Licensing Administration (BPLA)
Unit:
Address 1:
Address 2: 941 North Capitol, NE, Room#7237
City: Washington
State/Province: DC
Country: USA
Zip Code: 20002
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: (202)442 4400
Fax: (202) 442 9445
email: harriette.andrews@dc.gov
website: http://www.dcra.dc.gov
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WISCONSIN
State Government General Website: http://www.wisconsin.gov/
Agency Name: Bureau of Business and Design Professions
Department Name: Department of Regulation and Licensing
Division Name: Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Geologists, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors
Unit:
Address 1: PO Box#8935
Address 2: 1400 E. Washington Avenue
City: Madison
State/Province: WI
Country: USA
Zip Code: 53708-8935
Toll Free Phone:
Phone: 608-266-5511
Fax: 608-267-3816
email: katharine.hildebrand@drl.state.wi.us
website: http://www.drl.state.wi.us/Regulation/applicant_information/dod1100.html
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