Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 623 - Architects, Interior Designers and Residential Designers
NRS 623.035 - Applicability of chapter: Exemptions; limitations.


1. The following persons are exempt from the provisions of this chapter:
(a) A person engaging in architectural work as an employee of a registered architect or residential designer, if the work does not include responsible charge of design or supervision, or a consultant retained by a registered architect or residential designer.
(b) A person hired by the Federal Government to practice architecture on federal land.
(c) A professional engineer licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 625 of NRS who designs buildings as permitted by chapter 625 of NRS.
(d) A contractor licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 624 of NRS who provides his or her own drawings for his or her own construction activities.
(e) Any person who prepares plans, drawings or specifications for:
(1) Buildings for his or her own private residential use;
(2) Farm or ranch buildings used as such; or
(3) Buildings owned by that person or his or her employer when an architect, a registered interior designer, a residential designer or a licensed professional engineer is also engaged by that person or his or her employer for work on the same building.
(f) A person engaging in work related to interior design as an employee of a registered interior designer, if the work does not include responsible charge of interior design or supervision, or a consultant retained by a registered interior designer.
(g) Any person who prepares drawings of the layout of materials or furnishings used in interior design or provides assistance in the selection of materials or furnishings used in interior design, including, without limitation:
(1) Decorative accessories;
(2) Wallpaper, wallcoverings or paint;
(3) Linoleum, tile, carpeting or floor coverings;
(4) Draperies, blinds or window coverings;
(5) Lighting fixtures which are not part of a structure;
(6) Plumbing fixtures which are not a part of a structure; and
(7) Furniture or equipment,
if the preparation or implementation of those drawings or the installation of those materials or furnishings is not regulated by any building code or other law, ordinance, rule or regulation governing the alteration or construction of a structure.
(h) Any person who holds a certificate of registration issued by the State Fire Marshal to provide approved interior materials and furnishings used in interior design to the extent authorized by the certificate.
2. Any person exempted by the provisions of this section is not thereby absolved from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise accrue.
3. The exemptions provided by this section do not entitle any person who does not hold a certificate of registration to hold himself or herself out to the public or advertise himself or herself as an architect, registered interior designer or residential designer.
[33:220:1949; 1943 NCL § 537.33]—(NRS A 1959, 494; 1963, 821; 1973, 1699; 1975, 585; 1979, 1898; 1983, 1924; 1993, 2471; 1995, 1702; 1997, 1035; 1999, 2548)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 623.330)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 623 - Architects, Interior Designers and Residential Designers

NRS 623.010 - Purpose.

NRS 623.015 - Definitions.

NRS 623.017 - "Architect" defined.

NRS 623.019 - "Board" defined.

NRS 623.021 - "Certificate of registration" defined.

NRS 623.022 - "Partition" defined.

NRS 623.0225 - "Practice as a registered interior designer" defined.

NRS 623.023 - "Practice of architecture" defined.

NRS 623.025 - "Practice of residential design" defined.

NRS 623.026 - "Registered interior designer" defined.

NRS 623.027 - "Residential designer" defined.

NRS 623.029 - "Responsible control" defined.

NRS 623.035 - Applicability of chapter: Exemptions; limitations.

NRS 623.050 - Creation; number, appointment, qualifications and removal of members.

NRS 623.070 - Salary of members and officers; per diem allowance and travel expenses of members and employees.

NRS 623.080 - Oaths of members.

NRS 623.090 - Offices.

NRS 623.100 - Appointment and terms of officers; quorum; number of members required to take action.

NRS 623.120 - Seal.

NRS 623.125 - Official register of certificates of registration.

NRS 623.130 - Records: Secretary to keep record of proceedings of Board.

NRS 623.131 - Records: Confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions.

NRS 623.133 - Designation of Attorney General as legal adviser.

NRS 623.135 - Employment and compensation of Executive Director and other employees.

NRS 623.140 - Election of officers; regulations.

NRS 623.145 - Codes of ethics.

NRS 623.150 - Enforcement of chapter; authorized expenses.

NRS 623.152 - Subpoenas: Authority to issue.

NRS 623.153 - Subpoenas: Enforcement.

NRS 623.155 - Fiscal year.

NRS 623.160 - Receipt, deposit and withdrawal of fees.

NRS 623.165 - Claim for attorney’s fees and cost of investigation: Conditions; procedure.

NRS 623.170 - Payment of expenses of Board.

NRS 623.180 - Certificate: Issuance; expiration; prorated fees; synonymous with registration; authorized practice; unauthorized use or display unlawful.

NRS 623.182 - Temporary certificate of registration to practice architecture: Application; conditions; limitations.

NRS 623.185 - Seal: Requirement to obtain upon issuance of certificate; design and use; regulations; unlawful acts.

NRS 623.190 - Certificate of registration to practice architecture or residential design: Qualifications of applicants; standards for examination; regulations; oath; ground for denial of application.

NRS 623.192 - Certificate of registration to practice interior design: Qualifications of applicants; standards for experience; oath; ground for denial of application.

NRS 623.200 - Examination; simultaneous registration as architect and residential designer prohibited.

NRS 623.205 - Reexamination.

NRS 623.210 - Board authorized to accept registration in other jurisdiction in lieu of examinations for certificate of registration to practice architecture or residential design.

NRS 623.215 - Board authorized to accept evidence of registration in other jurisdiction as interior designer; examination required.

NRS 623.220 - Fee for registration; issuance of certificate.

NRS 623.225 - Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of certificate; duty of Board. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish pr...

NRS 623.250 - Renewal of certificate: Issuance of card; fee.

NRS 623.255 - Renewal of certificate: Continuing education; regulations.

NRS 623.260 - Renewal of certificate: Procedure after expiration.

NRS 623.270 - Grounds; conditions for probation; orders imposing discipline deemed public records; private reprimands prohibited.

NRS 623.285 - Suspension of certificate for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of certificate. [Effective until 2 years after the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring e...

NRS 623.290 - Entry and notice of penalty.

NRS 623.300 - Application for reinstatement of certificate after revocation.

NRS 623.310 - Fees; regulations.

NRS 623.325 - Written contracts for professional services required; exceptions.

NRS 623.333 - Architect or residential designer not required to obtain certificate of registration to practice as registered interior designer.

NRS 623.335 - Immunity from civil action or liability for furnishing information to Board or otherwise assisting in investigation or prosecution.

NRS 623.349 - Formation of business organizations or associations with persons outside of field of practice or with unregistered or unlicensed persons: Conditions; limitations.

NRS 623.350 - Business organization or association engaged in practice of architecture or residential design, or practice as registered interior designer: Responsible control of work by architect, registered interior designer or residential designer;...

NRS 623.353 - Residential designer under responsible control of registered architect in rendering services for certain buildings and structures.

NRS 623.354 - Registered interior designers authorized to collaborate with members of certain professions; limitations.

NRS 623.357 - Allegation and proof of registered status in action for compensation.

NRS 623.358 - Granting of title as emeriti: Requirements; use; prohibitions; return to active practice.

NRS 623.360 - Prohibited acts; penalties; injunctive relief.

NRS 623.365 - Civil penalty.

NRS 623.370 - District attorney to prosecute violations.