New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 30 - ARCHITECTS
Part 4 - CODE OF CONDUCT
Section 16.30.4.13 - MISREPRESENTATION OF PRIOR EXPERIENCE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Registered architects shall accurately represent to a prospective or existing client or employer their qualifications and the scope of their responsibility in connection with work for which they are claiming credit.
A. In presenting qualifications to prospective clients, both public and private, it shall be the responsibility of each registered architect to clearly and appropriately state prior professional experience of the architect and the firm the architect is representing. If an architect uses visual representations of prior projects or experience, the architect whose seal appears must be clearly identified.
B. An architect who has been an employee of another architectural practice may not claim unconditional credit for projects contracted for in the name of the previous employer. The architect shall indicate, next to the listing for each project, that the individual experience gained in connection with the project was acquired as an employee, and identify the previous architectural firm. The architect shall also describe the nature and extent of the architect's participation in the project.
C. An architect who was formerly a principal in a firm may legitimately make additional claims provided the architect discloses the nature of ownership in the previous architectural firm (example: stockholder or junior partner) and identifies with specificity the architect's responsibilities for the project.
D. An architect who presents a project that has received awards recognition must comply with the requirements of this rule with regard to project presentation to the public and prospective clients.
E. Projects which remain unconstructed and which are listed as credits should be listed as "unbuilt" or some similar designation.
