- (a) No public adjuster shall pay any money or give anything of value to any person in consideration of a direct or indirect referral of a client or potential client.
- (b) No public adjuster shall pay any money or give anything of value to any person as an inducement to refer business or clients.
- (c) No public adjuster shall rebate to a client any part of a fee specified in any employment contract.
- (d) No public adjuster shall solicit a client between the hours of 8 p.m. and 8 a.m.
- (e) No public adjuster shall split his fee or pay any money to any person for services rendered to a client unless such other person is also licensed as a public adjuster.
- (f) No public adjuster shall have any interest directly or indirectly in any construction firm, salvage firm, or appraisal firm. The word "firm" includes any corporation, partnership, association or individual.
- (g) No public adjuster shall, in connection with the transaction of his business as a public adjuster, make any misrepresentation of facts or advise any person on any question of law.
- (h) No public adjuster shall make any false statements about any insurance company or its employees, agents or representatives.
- (i) No public adjuster shall solicit employment of a client in connection with any loss which is the subject of an employment contract with another public adjuster.
- (j) No public adjuster shall represent both an insurer and insured simultaneously.
- (k) No public adjuster shall advance any monies to a client pending the settlement of a loss where such amount would be included in a final settlement.
(Effective September 25, 1992; Transferred June 22, 1995)