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TITLE 22EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 6TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS
CHAPTER 138COMPLIANCE AND PROFESSIONALISM FOR SURVEYORS
SUBCHAPTER CPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND ETHICS
RULE §138.61Surveyors Shall Maintain Confidentiality of Clients

(a) The surveyor may reveal confidences and private information only with a fully informed client's or employer's consent, or when required by law or court order; or when those confidences, if left undisclosed, would constitute a threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the public.

(b) The surveyor shall not use a confidence or private information regarding a client or employer to the disadvantage of such client or employer or for the advantage of a third party.

(c) The surveyor shall exercise reasonable care to prevent unauthorized disclosure or use of private information or confidences concerning a client or employer by the surveyor's employees and associates.


Source Note: The provisions of this §138.61 adopted to be effective April 1, 2021, 46 TexReg 2018; amended to be effective July 3, 2022, 47 TexReg 3688

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