La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXI-2507

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section LXI-2507 - Conflicts of Interest

A. Licensees shall further act in professional matters for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees and shall avoid conflicts of interest.

B. Licensees shall disclose all known or potential conflicts of interest to their employers or clients by promptly informing them of any business association, interest, or other circumstances which could influence their professional judgment or the quality of their professional services.

C. Licensees shall not accept compensation, financial or otherwise, from more than one party for professional services on the same project, or for professional services pertaining to the same project, unless the circumstances are fully disclosed to, and agreed to, by all interested parties.

D. Licensees shall not solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, benefits of any substantial nature or significant gratuity, from any supplier of materials or equipment, or from contractors, their agents, servants or employees or from any other party dealing with the client or employer of the licensee in connection with any project on which the licensee is performing or has contracted to perform professional services.

E. When in public service as a member, advisor or employee of a governmental body or agency, or under contract to provide consultation, advice, technical reviews and recommendations to a governmental body or agency, licensees shall not participate in considerations or actions with respect to professional services provided by them or their organization to that governmental body or agency or to any other person.

F. Licensees shall not solicit nor accept professional services from a governmental body or agency of which the licensee or a principal, officer or employee of the licensee's firm serves as a member, employee, consultant, contractor or representative, except upon public disclosure of all pertinent facts and circumstances and consent of all parties.

G. Licensees shall not attempt to supplant another licensee in a particular engagement after becoming aware that the other has been selected for the engagement.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXI-2507

Promulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, LR 7:648 (December 1981), amended by the Department of Transportation and Development, Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board, LR 27:1038 (July 2001), LR 30:1722 (August 2004), Amended LR 44625 (3/1/2018).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:688.