- (a) Surveyors shall practice only in their areas of competence.
- (b) The surveyor shall not perform any surveying assignment for which the surveyor is not qualified by education or experience to perform adequately and competently. However, a surveyor may accept an assignment which includes phases outside of the surveyor's area of competence if those other phases are performed by qualified registered professionals, consultants, associates, or employees.
- (c) The surveyor shall not express a surveying opinion which is contrary to generally accepted surveying principles without fully disclosing the basis and rationale for such an opinion.
Source Note:The provisions of this §138.59 adopted to be effective April 1, 2021, 46 TexReg 2018.