North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Chapter 56 - ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS
Section .0700 - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Section 56 .0702 - RULES OF CONDUCT OF ADVERTISING
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) The Professional Engineer or Professional Land Surveyor shall not make exaggerated, misleading, deceptive or false statements or claims about professional qualifications, experience or performance in brochures, correspondence, listings, or other public communications.
(b) The prohibitions listed in Paragraph (a) of this Rule include, but are not limited to, the use of statements containing a material misrepresentation of fact or omitting a material fact necessary to keep the statement from being misleading; statements intended or likely to create an unjustified expectation; and statements containing a prediction of future success.
(c) Consistent with the foregoing, the Professional Engineer or Professional Land Surveyor may advertise for recruitment of personnel.
(d) Consistent with the foregoing, the Professional Engineer or Professional Land Surveyor may prepare articles for the lay or technical press. Such articles shall not imply credit to the author for work performed by others.
Authority
G.S.
89C-20;
Eff. February 1,
1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29, 1977;
Amended Eff.
August 1, 2000; August 1, 1998; April 1, 1989; March 1, 1979;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. April 27,
2019.
