Section 28-03.1-01-03 - Standards of integrityRegistrants shall be guided in all their professional relations by the highest standards of integrity. The registrant will act in professional matters as a faithful agent or trustee for each client or employer.
1. Registrants shall admit and accept their own errors when proven wrong and refrain from distorting or altering the facts in an attempt to justify their decisions.2. Registrants shall advise their clients or employers when they believe a project will not be successful.3. Registrants shall not accept outside employment to the detriment of their regular work or interest. Before accepting any outside engineering or land surveying employment, registrants shall receive written approval from their employer.4. Registrants shall not employ or attempt to employ an individual by false or misleading pretenses.5. Registrants shall not engage in any act tending to promote their own interests to the detriment of the profession.6. Registrants shall be truthful in professional reports, statements, or testimony. Registrants shall include all relevant and pertinent information in such reports, statements, or testimony.7. Registrants shall not willfully engage in any conduct or practice that intentionally deceives the public.8. Registrants shall not use statements containing a material misrepresentation of fact or omitting a material fact necessary to keep statements from being misleading or statements intended or likely to create an unjustified expectation.N.D. Admin Code 28-03.1-01-03
Effective January 1, 1988; amended effective April 1, 1999; October 1, 2004; October 1, 2010.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2021-382, October 2021, effective 10/1/2021.General Authority: NDCC 43-19.1-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-19.1-24