61-24C-11: License required; penalty.

A. A person shall not knowingly:

(1) use the name or title of licensed interior designer when the person is not the holder of a current, valid license issued pursuant to the Interior Designers Act;

(2) use or present as the person's own the license of another;

(3) give false or forged evidence to the department or a department employee for the purpose of obtaining a license;

(4) use or attempt to use an interior design license that has been suspended, revoked or placed on inactive status; or

(5) conceal information relative to violations of the Interior Designers Act.

B. A person who violates a provision of this section shall be penalized pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Licensing Act [Chapter 61, Article 1 NMSA 1978]; provided that a licensee or applicant shall be afforded notice and an opportunity to be heard before the department has authority to take any action that would result in a penalty or fine, including suspension, revocation, denial or withholding of a license or other corrective action.