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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 245. State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors |
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Chapter 15. Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors |
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Subchapter 9. Rules of Professional Conduct |
SECTION 245:15-9-3. Responsibility to the public
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- (a) Licensees shall at all times recognize their primary responsibility is to safeguard the health, property, safety, and public welfare when performing services for clients and employers.(b) Licensees shall sign, date, and seal only those design documents and surveys which conform to accepted engineering or land surveying standards and that safeguard the life, health, property and welfare of the public.(c) 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.(d) Licensees shall not partner, practice, or offer to practice, or permit the use of their name or firm name nor associate in business ventures with any person or firm which they know, or have reason to believe, is engaging in fraudulent or dishonest business or professional practices.(e) Licensees should 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, property or welfare of the public, unless such reporting is legally prohibited. The licensee shall report this matter to the Board for investigation if it is not resolved.(f) Licensees who have knowledge or reason to believe that any person or firm has violated any of these "Rules of Professional Conduct" or any other provision of Title 59 O.S., Sec. 475.1 et seq, Title 65 O.S. Sec 3.116 et seq, or the rules of this Board, should 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.(g) Licensees shall notify their employer or client and such other authority as may be appropriate when their professional judgment is overruled under circumstances where the life, health, property, or welfare of the public is endangered.