Model Rules, Section 240.15, Rules of Professional Conduct is very important to all Engineers specially the Licensees one.
the full Model Rules could be found in the following link on NCEES website.
http://ncees.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ModelRules-20151.pdf
Quotation of Model Rules, Section 240.15, Rules of Professional Conduct
""
To safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the public and to
maintain integrity and high standards of skill and practice in the
engineering and surveying professions, the rules of professional
conduct provided in this section shall be binding upon every
licensee and on all firms authorized to offer or perform
engineering or surveying services in this jurisdiction.
A. Licensee's Obligation to the Public
1. Licensees shall be cognizant that their first and foremost
responsibility is to safeguard the health, safety, and
welfare of the public when performing services for
clients and employers.
2. Licensees shall sign and seal only those plans, surveys,
and other documents that conform to accepted
engineering and surveying standards and that safeguard
the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
3. Licensees shall notify their employer or client and
such other authority as may be appropriate when their
professional judgment is overruled under circumstances
in which the health, safety, or welfare of the public is
endangered.
4. Licensees shall, to the best of their knowledge, include
all relevant and pertinent information in an objective
and truthful manner within all professional documents,
statements, and testimony.
5. Licensees 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.
6. Licensees shall issue no statements, criticisms, or
arguments on engineering and surveying matters that
are inspired or paid for by interested parties, unless they
explicitly identify the interested parties on whose behalf
they are speaking and reveal any interest they have in
the matters.
7. Licensees shall not partner, practice, or offer to practice
with any person or firm that they know is engaged
in fraudulent or dishonest business or professional
practices.
8. Licensees who have knowledge or reason to believe
that any person or firm has violated any rules or laws
applying to the practice of engineering or surveying
shall report it to the board, may report it to appropriate
legal authorities, and shall cooperate with the board and
those authorities as may be requested.
9. Licensees shall not knowingly provide false or
incomplete information regarding an applicant in
obtaining licensure.
10. Licensees shall comply with the licensing laws and
rules governing their professional practice in each of the
jurisdictions in which they practice.
B. Licensee's Obligation to Employer and Clients
1. Licensees shall undertake assignments only when
qualified by education or experience in the specific
technical fields of engineering or surveying involved.
2. Licensees shall not affix their signatures or seals to
any plans or documents dealing with subject matter in
which they lack competence, nor to any such plan or
document not prepared under their responsible charge.
3. Licensees may accept assignments and assume
responsibility for coordination of an entire project,
provided that each technical segment is signed and
sealed by the licensee responsible for preparation of that
technical segment.
4. Licensees shall not reveal facts, data, or information
obtained in a professional capacity without the prior
consent of the client, employer, or public body on
which they serve except as authorized or required by
law or rules.
5. Licensees shall not solicit or accept gratuities, directly
or indirectly, from contractors, their agents, or other
parties in connection with work for employers or
clients.
6. Licensees shall disclose to their employers or
clients all known or potential conflicts of interest or
other circumstances that could influence or appear
to influence their judgment or the quality of their
professional service or engagement.
7. Licensees shall not accept compensation, financial
or otherwise, from more than one party for services
pertaining to the same project, unless the circumstances
are fully disclosed and agreed to in writing by all
interested parties.
8. Licensees shall not solicit or accept a professional
contract from a governmental body on which a
principal or officer of their organization serves as a
member. Conversely, licensees serving as members,
advisors, or employees of a government body or
department, who are the principals or employees of a
private concern, shall not participate in decisions with
respect to professional services offered or provided by
said concern to the governmental body that they serve.
(Section 150, Disciplinary Action, NCEES Model Law)
9. Licensees shall not use confidential information
received in the course of their assignments as a means
of making personal profit without the consent of the
party from whom the information was obtained.
C. Licensee's Obligation to Other Licensees
1. Licensees shall not falsify or permit misrepresentation
of their, or their associates', academic or professional
qualifications. They shall not misrepresent or
exaggerate their degree of responsibility in prior
assignments nor the complexity of said assignments.
Presentations incidental to the solicitation of
employment or business shall not misrepresent pertinent
facts concerning employers, employees, associates,
joint ventures, or past accomplishments.
2. Licensees shall not offer, give, solicit, or receive, either
directly or indirectly, any commission, or gift, or other
valuable consideration in order to secure work, and
shall not make any political contribution with the intent
to influence the award of a contract by public authority.
3. Licensees shall not injure or attempt to injure,
maliciously or falsely, directly or indirectly, the
professional reputation, prospects, practice, or
employment of other licensees, nor indiscriminately
criticize other licensees' work.
4. Licensees shall make a reasonable effort to inform
another licensee whose work is believed to contain a
material discrepancy, error, or omission that may impact
the health, safety, or welfare of the public, unless such
reporting is legally prohibited. ""
the full Model Rules could be found in the following link on NCEES website.
http://ncees.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ModelRules-20151.pdf
Quotation of Model Rules, Section 240.15, Rules of Professional Conduct
""
To safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the public and to
maintain integrity and high standards of skill and practice in the
engineering and surveying professions, the rules of professional
conduct provided in this section shall be binding upon every
licensee and on all firms authorized to offer or perform
engineering or surveying services in this jurisdiction.
A. Licensee's Obligation to the Public
1. Licensees shall be cognizant that their first and foremost
responsibility is to safeguard the health, safety, and
welfare of the public when performing services for
clients and employers.
2. Licensees shall sign and seal only those plans, surveys,
and other documents that conform to accepted
engineering and surveying standards and that safeguard
the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
3. Licensees shall notify their employer or client and
such other authority as may be appropriate when their
professional judgment is overruled under circumstances
in which the health, safety, or welfare of the public is
endangered.
4. Licensees shall, to the best of their knowledge, include
all relevant and pertinent information in an objective
and truthful manner within all professional documents,
statements, and testimony.
5. Licensees 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.
6. Licensees shall issue no statements, criticisms, or
arguments on engineering and surveying matters that
are inspired or paid for by interested parties, unless they
explicitly identify the interested parties on whose behalf
they are speaking and reveal any interest they have in
the matters.
7. Licensees shall not partner, practice, or offer to practice
with any person or firm that they know is engaged
in fraudulent or dishonest business or professional
practices.
8. Licensees who have knowledge or reason to believe
that any person or firm has violated any rules or laws
applying to the practice of engineering or surveying
shall report it to the board, may report it to appropriate
legal authorities, and shall cooperate with the board and
those authorities as may be requested.
9. Licensees shall not knowingly provide false or
incomplete information regarding an applicant in
obtaining licensure.
10. Licensees shall comply with the licensing laws and
rules governing their professional practice in each of the
jurisdictions in which they practice.
B. Licensee's Obligation to Employer and Clients
1. Licensees shall undertake assignments only when
qualified by education or experience in the specific
technical fields of engineering or surveying involved.
2. Licensees shall not affix their signatures or seals to
any plans or documents dealing with subject matter in
which they lack competence, nor to any such plan or
document not prepared under their responsible charge.
3. Licensees may accept assignments and assume
responsibility for coordination of an entire project,
provided that each technical segment is signed and
sealed by the licensee responsible for preparation of that
technical segment.
4. Licensees shall not reveal facts, data, or information
obtained in a professional capacity without the prior
consent of the client, employer, or public body on
which they serve except as authorized or required by
law or rules.
5. Licensees shall not solicit or accept gratuities, directly
or indirectly, from contractors, their agents, or other
parties in connection with work for employers or
clients.
6. Licensees shall disclose to their employers or
clients all known or potential conflicts of interest or
other circumstances that could influence or appear
to influence their judgment or the quality of their
professional service or engagement.
7. Licensees shall not accept compensation, financial
or otherwise, from more than one party for services
pertaining to the same project, unless the circumstances
are fully disclosed and agreed to in writing by all
interested parties.
8. Licensees shall not solicit or accept a professional
contract from a governmental body on which a
principal or officer of their organization serves as a
member. Conversely, licensees serving as members,
advisors, or employees of a government body or
department, who are the principals or employees of a
private concern, shall not participate in decisions with
respect to professional services offered or provided by
said concern to the governmental body that they serve.
(Section 150, Disciplinary Action, NCEES Model Law)
9. Licensees shall not use confidential information
received in the course of their assignments as a means
of making personal profit without the consent of the
party from whom the information was obtained.
C. Licensee's Obligation to Other Licensees
1. Licensees shall not falsify or permit misrepresentation
of their, or their associates', academic or professional
qualifications. They shall not misrepresent or
exaggerate their degree of responsibility in prior
assignments nor the complexity of said assignments.
Presentations incidental to the solicitation of
employment or business shall not misrepresent pertinent
facts concerning employers, employees, associates,
joint ventures, or past accomplishments.
2. Licensees shall not offer, give, solicit, or receive, either
directly or indirectly, any commission, or gift, or other
valuable consideration in order to secure work, and
shall not make any political contribution with the intent
to influence the award of a contract by public authority.
3. Licensees shall not injure or attempt to injure,
maliciously or falsely, directly or indirectly, the
professional reputation, prospects, practice, or
employment of other licensees, nor indiscriminately
criticize other licensees' work.
4. Licensees shall make a reasonable effort to inform
another licensee whose work is believed to contain a
material discrepancy, error, or omission that may impact
the health, safety, or welfare of the public, unless such
reporting is legally prohibited. ""
