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1994 Connecticut Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (1994)

handle is hein.sag/sagct0013 and id is 1 raw text is: 1994 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut 1994-001 Page 1 of 4 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