Ind. Admin. Code tit. 804, r. 1.1-4-4 – Disclosure of compensation and qualifications; reporting violations; false statements

Sec. 4. (a) A registrant, making public statements on architectural or landscape architectural questions, shall disclose when he is being compensated for making such statement.

(b) A registrant shall accurately represent to a prospective or existing client or employer his qualifications and the scope of his responsibility in connection with work for which he or she is claiming credit.

(c) If in the course of his work on a project, a registrant becomes aware of a decision taken by his employer or client, against the registrants advice, which violates applicable state or municipal building codes, laws and regulations and which will, in the registrant's judgment, adversely affect the safety to the public of the finished project, the registrant shall,

(1) report the decision to the local building inspector or other public official charged with the enforcement of the applicable state or municipal building codes, laws and regulations
(2) refuse to consent to the decision, and in circumstances where the registrant reasonably believes that other such decisions will be taken notwithstanding his objection, terminate his services with reference to the project.

(d) A registrant shall not deliberately make a materially false statement or fail deliberately to disclose a material fact requested in connection with his application for registration or renewal.

(e) A registrant shall not assist the application for registration of a person known to be unqualified in respect to education, training, experience, or character.

(f) A registrant possessing knowledge of a violation of 804 IAC 1.1 by another registrant, materially affecting the health, safety and welfare of the public, shall report such knowledge to the board.

(Board of Registration for Architects and Landscape Architects; 804 IAC 1.1-4-4; filed Mar 25, 1980, 9:15 am: 3 IR 955; filed Jan 8, 1982, 10:10 am: 5 IR 397; filed Nov 14, 1985, 8:39 am: 9 IR 764; readopted filed May 10, 2001, 2:40 p.m.: 24 IR 3235; readopted filed Oct 4, 2007, 3:37 p.m.: 20071031-IR- 804070042RFA; readopted filed Nov 25, 2013, 9:19 a.m.: 20131225-IR-804130276RFA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2019, 3:41 p.m.: 20191225-IR-804190181RFA; readopted filed Jul 31, 2024, 1:38 p.m.: 20240828-IR-804230823RFA)