Section 28-03.1-01-07 - Issuance of public statements related to engineering or surveyingRegistrants shall express a professional opinion publicly only when it is founded upon an adequate knowledge of the facts and a competent evaluation of the subject matter.
1. Registrants shall not willfully engage in any conduct or practice that deceives the public. 2. Registrants shall not use statements containing a material misrepresentation of fact or omitting a material fact. 3. Registrants shall express an opinion only when it is founded upon accurate information. 4. The registrant shall be completely objective and truthful in all professional reports, statements, or testimony. Registrants shall include all relevant and pertinent information in such reports, statements, or testimony. 5. The registrant, when serving as an expert or technical witness before any court, commission, or other tribunal, shall express an opinion only when it is founded upon adequate knowledge of the facts in issue, upon a background of technical competence in the subject matter, and upon honest conviction of the accuracy and propriety of the testimony. 6. The registrant will issue no statements, criticisms, or arguments on professional matters connected with public policy that are inspired or paid for by an interested party or parties, unless such statement is prefaced with a comment explicitly identifying the registrant, by disclosing the identity of the party or parties on whose behalf the statement is being made, and by revealing the existence of any pecuniary interest the registrant may have in the instant matter. N.D. Admin Code 28-03.1-01-07
Effective January 1, 1988; amended effective April 1, 1999; October 1, 2004; October 1, 2010.General Authority: NDCC 43-19.1-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-19.1-24