30 Miss. Code. R. 1101-3.2 - Responsibilities to the public and integrity in the practice of geology
A.
Obligation to and protection of
public - The registrant or enrollee shall at all times recognize his
or her primary obligation to safeguard life, health, and property and promote
the public welfare.
B.
Reporting suspected violators - The registrant or enrollee
shall report to the Board any suspected violation of the Rules and Regulations.
Failure to do so may be construed as aiding and abetting the violator. Section
73-63-43,
(Mississippi Code, annotated), provides that a person who reports or provides
information to the Board in good faith is not subject to an action for civil
damages.
C.
Qualified for
assignments - The registrant or enrollee shall provide professional
services only when qualified by training, education, and/or experience in the
specific technical discipline involved.
D.
Use of seal restricted -
The registrant shall sign and affix his or her seal only on documents prepared
by the registrant, prepared under the registrant's direct supervisory control,
or reviewed by the registrant in sufficient depth to fully assume
responsibility for the accuracy and adequacy of the specific geologic subject
matter.
E.
Public
statements - The registrant or enrollee shall not knowingly make any
false, misleading, or unfounded statement, nor make any sensational,
exaggerated, or unwarranted statement, claim or advertisement when engaged in
the practice of geology or in matters related to the professional practice of
geology with the intent to mislead or deceive, even if directed to do so by an
employer or client, or under any other pressure. The registrant or enrollee
shall include all relevant and pertinent information in any report, statement,
or testimony given in the practice of geology or in matters related to the
professional practice of geology.
F.
Professional opinions -
The registrant or enrollee shall not give a professional opinion or submit a
report without being as thoroughly informed as might be reasonably expected,
considering the purpose for which the opinion or report is requested. The
registrant shall, insofar as practicable, distinguish between fact and opinion
in all evaluations and estimates, and shall set forth all assumptions. The
registrant or enrollee shall base his or her professional opinions upon the
honest conviction of the veracity of empirical knowledge and commonly
recognized geological principles and geologic practice standards.
G.
Use of reports - The
registrant or enrollee shall not knowingly permit the publication or other use
of his or her reports, maps, documents, data, or interpretations for any
unsound, unethical, or illegal undertaking or enterprise.
H.Conflict of public interest - The registrant or enrollee shall disclose the existence of any beneficial interest or expected interest in any property or project in which the registrant provides professional services, geological or otherwise.
Notes
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