Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 201 - Mississippi State Board of Architecture › Chapter 4 - Professional Code of Conduct › Rule 30-201-4.3 - Compliance with Laws

Current through June 25, 2024
4.3.1 An architect
				shall not knowingly violate any state or federal criminal law.
Commentary - Miss. Code Ann. Section
				  73-1-29(1)
				   provides that the Board is authorized to
				  take disciplinary action against any architect registered in this state upon
				  conviction of "any felony except culpable negligent manslaughter". This rule is
				  not limited to the violation of a state or federal criminal law while in the
				  conduct of the registrant's professional practice as in some
				  jurisdictions.
4.3.2 The registrant shall not furnish
				limited services in such a manner as to enable unregistered persons to evade
				federal, state and local building laws and regulations, including building
				permit requirements.
4.3.3 An
				architect shall neither offer nor make any payments or gifts of substantial
				value to a government official (whether elected or appointed) with the intent
				of influencing the official's judgment in connection with a prospective or
				existing project in which the architect is interested.
Commentary - Rule 4.3.3 tracks a typical bribe
				  statute. It is covered by the general language of Rule 4.3.1, but is more
				  explicitly set out in this Rule. Note that all of the rules under this section
				  look to the conduct of the architect and not to whether or not the architect
				  has actually been convicted under a criminal law. An architect who bribes a
				  public official is subject to discipline by the Board, whether or not the
				  architect has been convicted under the state criminal procedure.
4.3.4 An architect shall
				comply with the registration laws and regulations governing professional
				practice in any United States jurisdiction. An architect may be subject to
				disciplinary action if, based on grounds substantially similar to those which
				lead to disciplinary action in this jurisdiction, the architect is disciplined
				in any other United States jurisdiction.
4.3.5 Rule 4.3.4 shall not prevent a person
				who is not currently registered in this state, but who is currently registered
				in another United States or Canadian jurisdiction, from providing uncompensated
				(other than reimbursement of expenses) professional services at the scene of an
				emergency at the request of a public officer, public safety officer, or
				municipal or county building inspector, acting in official capacity.
				"Emergency" shall mean an earthquake, eruption, flood, storm, hurricane, or
				other catastrophe that has been designated as a major disaster or emergency by
				the President of the United States or the Governor or other duly authorized
				official of the State of Mississippi. Any person providing uncompensated
				emergency services under this provision shall notify the Board on the form
				provided for that purpose and shall report to the Board all services rendered
				at such intervals as the Board may direct. This individual shall disclose to
				any person, company, or other entity requesting the individual's services, that
				the individual is not licensed as an architect in the state of Mississippi. All
				contract documents must be prepared and sealed by an architect licensed in
				Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-1-29(1)