SECTION 245:15-9-5. Public statements

  Licensees shall issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner.

(1)   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.

(2)   Licensees shall express a professional opinion publicly only when that opinion is founded upon an adequate knowledge of the facts and a competent evaluation of the subject matter.

(3)   Licensees shall issue no statements, criticisms or arguments on engineering and surveying matters which 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.

(4)   Licensees shall not knowingly provide false or incomplete information regarding an applicant in obtaining licensure.

(5)   Licensees shall comply with the licensing laws and rules governing their professional practice in each of the jurisdictions in which they practice.

[Source: Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211, eff 6-11-93; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 896, eff 5-11-06; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1928, eff 7-25-13; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 1231, eff 9-14-18]