Any person to whom the Board has not issued a license to practice in Puerto Rico or who professes to be, advertises, or otherwise purports to be [an] interior designer/decorator, or who uses words, letters, phrases, abbreviations or insignias indicating or implying that he/she is an interior designer/decorator, or who advertises the practice of interior design or decoration, shall incur a misdemeanor and shall be punished in accordance with § 2243 of this title.\nIt shall be equally unlawful for any person to employ, or otherwise procure or sponsor, whether him/herself or through employment agents, representatives or solicitors, the employment or services of other persons in the practice of the profession regulated herein, unless these persons are duly authorized under this subchapter and the applicable professional association laws to practice said profession. This provision shall apply equally to the principal and to the employment agent, representative or solicitor.\nAny advertisement, circular, notice, letter or edict publicly posted or circulated in which the services of these professionals is procured shall clearly state the license and College membership or.\nAny advertisement, circular, notice, letter or edict publicly posted or circulated in which the services of these professionals is procured shall clearly state the license and College membership requirements.\nHowever, nothing contained in this subchapter shall prevent persons who render voluntary services in institutions or organizations from providing any kind of manual or recreational activity, provided they do not imply or replace the practice of interior designer/decorator in Puerto Rico.\nHistory —June 8, 1973, No. 125, p. 501, § 12, renumbered as § 13 by § 15 and amended by § 13 on Dec. 21, 1995, No. 243; renumbered as § 14 by § 11 and amended by § 10 on Aug. 12, 1998, No. 231.
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