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Interior Designer seal requirements by state

Seal requirements for interior designers, state by state. Interior design credentials vary more than any other profession here — some states register, others license or certify — and so do their seal rules.

Each entry gives the licensing board, the wording the requirements set for the seal, the diameter they set, and whether an expiration date, a signature date or a city has to appear — with a link to the provision it comes from.

JurisdictionInterior Designer legendDiameterExpiration dateSignature dateCity on seal
Alabama“Registered Interior Designer”2 inNoNoNo
Arkansas“Registered Interior Designer”1½ inNoYesNo
Connecticut“Registered Interior Designer, State of Connecticut”no size specifiedNoNoNo
District of Columbia“LICENSED INTERIOR DESIGNER-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA”no size specifiedNoYesNo
Florida“State of Florida, registered interior designer”2 inNoYesNo
Georgia“GEORGIA REGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNER - STATE OF GEORGIA”1¾ inNoYesNo
Illinois“Registered Interior Designer, State of Illinois”no size specifiedYesYesNo
Iowa“Registered Interior Designer, Iowa”1¾ inNoYesNo
Louisiana“registered interior designer, state of Louisiana”no size specifiedNoYesNo
Maryland“Certified Interior Designer, State of Maryland”2 inNoYesNo
Minnesota“certified interior designer”no size specifiedNoYesNo
Nevada“Registered Interior Designer”The seal is not circular and no diameter is given. NAC 623.755(1)(a) requires the seal to "be an equilateral triangle, each side of which must be 2 1/2 inches."NoYesNo
New Mexico“Licensed Interior Designer State of New Mexico”2 inNoNoNo
North Carolina“North Carolina, Registered Interior Designer”Two inches tall by 2.75 inches wide. The rule prescribes an oval, not a circle, so there is no single diameter: "The dimensions shall be two inches tall by 2.75 inches wide."NoYesNo
Oklahoma“Licensed Interior Designer, State of Oklahoma”no size specifiedNoYesNo
Texas“Registered Interior Designer, State of Texas”min 1½ inNoYesNo
Virginia“Commonwealth of Virginia, Certified Interior Designer”2 inNoYesNo
Wisconsin“Wisconsin, Registered Interior Designer”1⅝–2 inNoYesYes