1. (1) The registrant shall not knowingly associate with, or permit the use of the registrant’s name or firm name in, a business venture by any person or firm which the registrant knows, or has reason to believe, is engaging in business or professional practice of a fraudulent or dishonest nature.

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

   1. (a) Federal, State and Local building laws and regulations, including building permit requirements; or
   2. (b) Registration requirements of T.C.A. Title 62, Chapter 2.
3. (3) The registrant may not take over, review, revise, or sign or seal drawings or revisions thereof when such plans are begun by persons not properly registered and qualified; or do any other act to enable either such persons or the project owners, directly or indirectly, to evade the registration requirements of T.C.A. Title 62, Chapter 2.
4. (4) The registrant may not make or promise to make contributions of money for the purpose of securing a commission or influencing the engagement or employment of the registrant for a project.

5. (5) A registrant may be deemed by the Board to be guilty of misconduct in the registrant’s professional practice if:

   1. (a) The registrant has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or is convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of a felony or fails to report such action to the Board in writing within sixty (60) days of the action;
   2. (b) The registrant’s license or certificate of registration to practice architecture, engineering or landscape architecture in another jurisdiction is revoked, suspended or voluntarily surrendered as a result of disciplinary proceedings or the registrant fails to report such action to the Board in writing within sixty (60) days of the action;
   3. (c) The registrant fails to respond to Board requests and investigations within thirty (30) days of the mailing of communications, unless an earlier response is specified; or
   4. (d) The registrant fails to comply with a lawful order of the Board.
   5. (e) The registrant knowingly provides false testimony or information to the Board.
6. (6) The registrant may not utilize the seal of another registrant without the other registrant’s knowledge and consent.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 62-2-203(c), 62-2-204, 62-2-212, and 62-2-308. Administrative History: Original rule certified May 3, 1974. Amendment filed April 15, 1980; effective May 30, 1980. Amendment filed November 18, 1983; effective December 18, 1983. Amendment filed January 29, 1987; effective March 15, 1987. Amendment filed February 26, 1999; effective May 12, 1999. Amendment filed March 9, 2007; effective May 23, 2007. Amendment filed December 11, 2012; effective March 11, 2013. Amendment filed November 17, 2014; effective February 15, 2015. A stay of the effective date was filed January 27, 2015; effective May 1, 2015. Amendment filed September 15, 2015; effective December 14, 2015. Amendments filed October 28, 2016; effective January 26, 2017.