Illinois Administrative Code
Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Part 1150 - ILLINOIS ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE ACT OF 1989
Section 1150.90 - Standards of Professional Conduct
Universal Citation: 68 IL Admin Code ยง 1150.90
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
In order to safeguard life, health and property, to promote the public welfare, and to establish and maintain a high standard of integrity in the practice of architecture, the following Standards of Professional Conduct shall be binding on every person applying for or holding a license as an architect and on all partnerships and corporations authorized to practice architecture in this State.
a) Competence
1) An architect shall undertake to
perform professional services only when the architect, together with those whom
the architect may engage as consultants, are qualified by education and
training in the specific technical areas involved.
2) An architect engaging in the practice of
architecture shall act with reasonable care and competence, and shall apply the
technical knowledge and skill that are ordinarily applied by licensed
architects of good standing, practicing in the same locality.
3) An architect in designing a project shall
take into account all applicable State and municipal building laws and
regulations (e.g., the Illinois Environmental Barriers Act [225 ILCS 75 ]).
While an architect may rely on the advice of other professionals, attorneys,
engineers and other qualified persons (i.e., building code officials,
authorized governmental officials) as to the intent and meaning of the
regulations, once having obtained the advice, an architect shall not knowingly
design a project in violation of those laws and regulations.
b) Conflict of Interest
1) An architect shall not accept compensation
for his/her services from more than one party on a project unless the
circumstances are fully disclosed and agreed to in writing by all interested
parties.
2) If an architect has any
business association or direct or indirect financial interest that is
substantial enough to influence the architect's judgment in connection with the
architect's performance of professional services, the architect shall fully
disclose in writing to the architect's client or employer the nature of the
business association or financial interest, and if the client or employer
objects to that association or interest, the architect will either terminate
the association or interest or offer to give up the commission or
employment.
3) An architect shall
not solicit or accept compensation from material or equipment suppliers in
return for specifying or endorsing their products.
4) When acting as the interpreter of building
contract documents and the judge of contract performance, an architect shall
render decisions impartially, favoring neither party to the contract.
c) Full Disclosure
1) An architect, making public statements on
architectural questions, shall disclose when he/she is being compensated for
making those statements.
2) An
architect shall accurately represent to a prospective or existing client or
employer the architect's qualifications and the scope of the architect's
responsibility in connection with work for which the architect is claiming
credit.
3) If, in the course of the
architect's work on a project, an architect becomes aware of a decision taken
by the architect's employer or client, against the architect's advice, that
violates applicable State or municipal building laws and regulations and that
will, in the architect's judgment, materially and adversely affect the safety
to the public of the finished project, the architect shall:
A) Report the decision to the local building
inspector or other public official charged with the enforcement of the
applicable State or municipal building laws and regulations;
B) Refuse to consent to the decision;
and
C) In circumstances in which
the architect reasonably believes that other such decisions will be taken,
notwithstanding his or her objection, terminate the architect's services with
respect to the project. In the case of a termination in accordance with this
clause, the architect shall have no liability to the architect's client or
employer on account of the termination.
d) Compliance with Laws
1) An architect shall not, in the conduct of
his/her architectural practice, knowingly violate any state or federal criminal
law of a state or territory of the U.S.
2) An architect shall comply with the
licensing and registration laws and regulations governing architectural
practice in any state or territory of the U.S. in which the architect is
practicing or offering to practice architecture.
3) An architect shall neither offer nor make
any payment or gift to a government official (whether elected or appointed)
with the intent of influencing the official's judgment in connection with a
prospective or existing project in which the architect is interested.
4) An architect shall not knowingly make a
materially false statement or fail deliberately to disclose a material fact
requested in connection with his or her application for a license or renewal
thereof.
5) An architect shall not
assist the application for a license of an individual known by the architect to
be unqualified in respect to education, training or character.
6) An architect possessing knowledge of a
violation of the provisions set forth in Sections 22, 23 and 23.5 of the Act by
another architect shall report that knowledge to the Division.
e) Professional Conduct
1) An architect shall not sign or seal
drawings, specifications, reports or other professional work for which the
architect has not exercised responsible control as set forth in Section 14 of
the Act; provided, however, that in the case of the portions of the
professional work prepared by the architect's consultants, licensed under
another professional licensure law of this jurisdiction, the architect may sign
and seal that portion of the professional work if the architect has reviewed
the portion, has coordinated its preparation and intends to be responsible for
its adequacy pursuant to Section 14(2) of the Act. The signing and sealing of
the work of a consultant by the architect does not exempt the consultant from
signing and sealing professional work prepared by the consultant as required by
the Act or by another licensure law of this jurisdiction.
2) When an architect signs and seals
technical submissions not prepared by the architect, but prepared under the
architect's responsible control by persons not regularly employed in the office
where the architect is resident, those persons shall meet the requirements for
licensure as an architect and professional design firm registration to offer or
provide architectural services as set forth in the Act and this Part.
3) In the event of the death or incapacity of
the architect, a subsequent architect may utilize the drawings, specifications,
reports or other professional work produced by the deceased or incapacitated
architect, after independent review, in order to complete the
project.
4) An architect shall
neither offer nor make any payment or gift, other than gifts of nominal value
(including, but not necessarily limited to reasonable entertainment and
hospitality), with the intent of influencing the judgment of an existing or
prospective client in connection with a project in which the architect is
interested.
5) An architect shall
not engage in conduct involving fraud or wanton disregard of the rights of
others.
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