Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0820-04-.07 - MISCONDUCT

(1) The registrant shall not partner, practice, or offer to practice with any person or firm that the registrant knows, or has reason to believe, is engaging in business or professional practice of a fraudulent or dishonest nature.

(2) The registrant shall not furnish limited services in such a manner as to enable unregistered persons to evade:

(a) Federal, state, and local surveying and planning laws and regulations, or

(b) Registration requirements of T.C.A., Title 62, Chapter 18.

(3) The following acts, among others, may be deemed to be "misconduct" for the purposes of T.C.A. §§ 62-18-116(a)(1)(B), and to be cause for denial, suspension, or revocation of a certificate of registration to practice land surveying:

(a) Conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction of a felony or any offense that has a directly unfavorable reflection on the registrant's ability to practice land surveying.

(b) Revocation, suspension, or disciplinary voluntary surrender of a license or certificate of registration to practice land surveying in another jurisdiction.

Nothing is this paragraph should be construed as precluding the Board from deeming other acts and conduct to be "misconduct."

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0820-04-.07

Original rule filed November 20, 1991; effective January 4, 1992. Repeal and new rule filed November 17, 2014; effective 2/15/2015.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 62-18-105(d) and 62-18-106(c).