Alabama Administrative Code › Title 364 - ALABAMA BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Chapter 364-X-14 - PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT (CODE OF ETHICS) › Section 364-X-14-.06 - Ethics

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
A professional geologist shall contribute to the maintenance,
				integrity, independence and competency of the geologic profession as
				follows:
(1) The professional
			 geologist shall not:
(a) violate any provision
			 of the Alabama Law regulating the practice of geology or the Administrative
			 Code of the Alabama Board of Licensure for Professional Geologists;
(b) participate, directly or indirectly, in
			 any plan, scheme or arrangement attempting or having as its purpose the evasion
			 of any provision of the Alabama Law regulating the practice of geology in
			 Alabama;
(c) fail to exercise
			 reasonable care or diligence to prevent his/her partners, associates, and
			 employees from engaging in conduct which if done by him/her, would violate any
			 provision of the Alabama Law regulating the practice of geology;
(d) engage in any illegal conduct involving
			 moral turpitude; or
(e) engage in
			 any conduct that discredits or tends to discredit the profession of
			 geology;
(f) permit or allow
			 himself/herself, his professional identification, seal, firm, or business name,
			 or his/her services to be used or made use of, directly or indirectly, or in
			 any manner whatsoever, so as to make possible or create the opportunity for
			 unauthorized practice of geology by any person, firm or corporation in
			 Alabama;
(g) perform any acts,
			 allow omissions or make any assertions or representations which are fraudulent,
			 deceitful, or misleading, or which in any manner whatsoever tend to create a
			 misleading impression;
(h)
			 knowingly associate with or permit the use of his/her name or firm name in a
			 business venture by any person or firm which he/she knows, or has reason to
			 believe, is engaging in business or professional practices of a fraudulent,
			 deceitful, or dishonest nature;
(i)
			 knowingly associate with or permit the use of his name, professional
			 identification, seal, firm or business name in connection with any venture or
			 enterprise which he/she knows, or has reason to believe, is engaging in trade,
			 business or professional practice of a fraudulent, deceitful or dishonest
			 nature;
(j) injure or attempt to
			 injure of damage the professional reputation of another by any means
			 whatsoever; provided and except, however, that this shall not relieve a
			 professional geologist of the obligation to expose unethical or illegal conduct
			 to the proper authorities or preclude a frank but private appraisal of
			 geologists or other persons or firms considered for employment;
(k) aid and abet, directly or indirectly, any
			 unlicensed person in connection with the unauthorized practice of geology; or
			 any firm or corporation in the practice of geology unless carried on in
			 accordance with the provisions of Section
			 34-41-1 of the
Code of
			 Ala. 1975
, regulating the practice of geology;
(l) place his/her seal and/or signature and
			 license number on a document constituting a certification that the document was
			 prepared by the licensee, unless that document was prepared by a licensed
			 geologist or under his/her direct supervision or unless the licensee has
			 reviewed the document in sufficient depth to fully coordinate and assume
			 responsibility for the work or report prepared or done by another licensed
			 geologist; and
(m) review the
			 certified work of another geologist, except with the knowledge or consent of
			 such geologist, unless the connection of the geologist with such work has been
			 terminated.