| (a) Surveyors shall engage in professional and business
activities related to the practice of surveying in an honest and ethical
manner.
(b) The surveyor must:
(1) meet all of the applicable professional practice
requirements of federal, state and local statutes, codes, regulations,
rules, ordinances or standards in the performance of surveying services;
(2) exercise reasonable care or diligence to prevent
the surveyor's partners, associates, and employees from engaging in
conduct which, if done by the surveyor, would violate any provision
of the Surveying Act, board rule, or any of the professional practice
requirements of federal, state and local statutes, codes, regulations,
rules or ordinances in the performance of surveying services;
(3) exercise reasonable care to prevent the association
of the surveyor's name, professional identification, seal, firm or
business name in connection with any venture or enterprise which the
surveyor knows, or should have known, is engaging in trade, business
or professional practices of a fraudulent, deceitful, or dishonest
nature, or any action which violates any provision of the Surveying
Act or board rules;
(4) act as faithful agent for their employers or clients;
(5) conduct surveying and related business affairs
in a professional manner in interactions with involved parties and
employees. Unprofessional conduct may include, but is not limited
to, misrepresentation in billing; sale and/or performance of unnecessary
work; or conduct that harasses or intimidates another party; and
(6) practice surveying in a careful and diligent manner.
(c) The surveyor shall not:
(1) aid or abet, directly or indirectly, any unlicensed
person or business entity in the unlawful practice of surveying;
(2) retaliate against a person who provides reference
material for an application for a license or who in good faith attempts
to bring forward an allegation of wrongdoing;
(3) give, offer, or promise to pay or deliver, directly
or indirectly, any commission, gift, favor, gratuity, benefit, or
reward as an inducement to secure any specific surveying work or assignment;
(4) accept compensation or benefits from more than
one party for services pertaining to the same project or assignment;
or
(5) solicit professional employment in any false or
misleading advertising.
(d) Surveyors should strive to promote responsibility,
commitment, and ethics both in the education and practice phases of
surveying. They should attempt to enhance society's awareness of surveyors'
responsibilities to the public and encourage the communication of
these principles of ethical conduct among surveyors.
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