Section 0600-06-.06 - STANDARDS OF CONDUCTRegistrants shall certify that they have read and submit to the following standards of conduct:
(1) An agent shall not participate. whether individually or in concert with others, in any plan, scheme, or arrangement attempting or having as its purpose the evasion of any provision of the act or rules.(2) An agent shall not directly or indirectly or in any manner whatsoever lend his/her registration or identification to any person, firm or corporation for the purpose of evading any provision of the act or rules.(3) An agent shall exercise reasonable care and diligence to prevent persons under his/her supervision from engaging in conduct which would violate any provision of the act or rules.(4) An agent shall not engage in any activity that constitutes dishonesty, fraud, gross incompetence or gross neglect of a client's affairs while acting as an agent.(5) An agent shall promptly report to the board any known violation of the act or rules.(6) An agent shall cooperate fully with the board, panel or staff in the investigation of an alleged violation of the act or rules.(7) An agent shall not offer or promise anything of value with the intent of inducing a person who is performing a public duty to perform or fail to perform any act related to such public duty.(8) An agent shall not contract for or accept compensation or anything of value for services not performed.(9) An agent shall not knowingly or intentionally engage in any false or misleading conduct or advertising with respect to client solicitation.(10) An agent shall not knowingly furnish inaccurate, deceitful, or misleading information to a client or employer, prospective client or employer or to a public agency or representative of a public agency.(11) An agent shall not reveal information known to be confidential unless the release of such information is authorized by the source or required by law.(12) An agent shall not state or imply that the registrant represents a person or firm that the registrant does not in fact represent.(13) An agent shall not represent a client whose interests are in conflict with those of another client in the same proceeding.(14) An agent shall not solicit or advertise his/her services as an agent by claiming a specific result or stating a conclusion regarding such services without prior analysis of the facts and circumstances pertaining thereto.(15) An agent shall not assert or maintain a claim he/she knows or discovers to be false or without a reasonable foundation in law and fact.(16) An agent shall not knowingly engage in ex parte communications as defined in the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0600-06-.06
Original rule May 11, 1998; effective July 25, 1998.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 67-1-305 and 67-5-1514.