- (a) The architect shall not offer or promise to pay or deliver, directly or indirectly, any commission, political contribution, gift, favor, gratuity, benefit, or reward as an inducement to secure any specific architectural work or assignment; providing and excepting, however, that an architect may pay a duly licensed employment agency its fee or commission for securing architectural employment in a salaried position. This is not intended to prohibit architects from volunteering their services to charity.
- (b) The architect shall not solicit professional employment by advertising which is false, misleading, deceptive, or which does not clearly display the registrant's state registration number.
- (c) The architect shall not make, publish, or cause to be made or published any representation or statement concerning his/her professional qualifications or those of his/her partners, associates, firm, or organization, either current or former, which is in any way misleading or tends to mislead the recipient thereof, or the public, concerning his/her architectural education, experience, specializations, or other architectural qualifications.
- (d) A registrant must comply with the Professional and Consulting Services Procurement Act, Texas Civil Statutes, Government Code, Title 10, Chapter 2254.
Source Note:The provisions of this §1.146 adopted to be effective September 19, 1996, 21 TexReg 8662.