Wisconsin Administrative Code
Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers, Professional Land Surveyors, and Registered Interior Designers
Chapter A-E 8 - Professional Conduct
Section A-E 8.05 - Conflicts of interest
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง A-E 8.05
Current through February 26, 2024
(1)An architect, landscape architect, professional engineer, designer or professional land surveyor:
(a) Shall avoid conflicts of interest. If an
unavoidable conflict of interest arises, the registrant or licensee shall
immediately inform the client or employer of all the circumstances which may
interfere with or impair the registrant's or licensee's obligation to provide
professional services. Under these circumstances a registrant or licensee may
not proceed to provide professional services without the full approval and
consent of the client or employer.
(b) Shall notify the employer or client and
withdraw from employment at any time if it becomes apparent that it is not
possible to faithfully discharge the responsibilities and duties owed to the
client or employer.
(c) May not
agree to perform professional services for a client or employer if the
registrant or licensee has a significant financial or other interest which
would impair or interfere with the registrant's or licensee's responsibility to
faithfully discharge professional services on behalf of the client or
employer.
(d) May not accept
payment from any party other than a client or employer for a particular project
or may not have any direct or indirect financial interest in a service or phase
of a service to be provided as part of a project unless the employer or client
approves.
(e) May not solicit or
accept anything of value from material or equipment suppliers in return for
specifying or endorsing a product.
(f) May not violate the confidences of a
client or employer, except as otherwise required by rules in this
chapter.
(g) May not perform
services for a client or employer while a full-time employee of another
employer without notifying all parties concerned.
(2)Nothing in these rules limits a registrant's or a licensee's professional responsibility to an owner of a project when the registrant or licensee is employed by a person or firm under contract to construct and furnish design services for that project.
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