NAC623A.490. Professional conduct and duties of certificate holders; grounds for disciplinary action.

     1. A certificate holder shall not perform or attempt to perform a professional service relating to landscape architecture unless he or she is qualified by education and experience to perform that service. A certificate holder may accept employment which requires practice in a related design field if he or she limits the actual practice to those areas in which he or she is qualified. The certificate holder may associate with other professional persons to the extent necessary. When practicing in a related design field, the certificate holder must be held to the same standards of technical knowledge and skill as apply to that profession.

     2. If a certificate holder observes a situation or circumstance which, in his or her professional opinion, could result in a threat to the public health, safety and welfare, the certificate holder shall notify the responsible party, official, agency or board, as may be appropriate, of the potential threat.

     3. A certificate holder shall not accept a work project or employment where his or her duty to a client or the public would conflict with his or her personal interest or the interest of another client of the certificate holder without full disclosure of all material facts of the conflict to each person who might be related to or affected by the project or employment.

     4. A certificate holder shall not accept compensation from more than one person for services related to the same project or professional employment without making full disclosure to and obtaining the express written consent of all such persons.

     5. A certificate holder shall not give, lend or promise anything of value to a public officer with the intent to influence or attempt to influence the officer’s judgment or actions.

     6. A certificate holder shall not attempt to obtain, offer to undertake or accept a work project or employment for which he or she knows another legally qualified person or firm has been selected or employed until the certificate holder has evidence that the latter agreement has been terminated.

     7. A certificate holder shall not engage in fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, exaggeration or concealment of material facts in advertising, soliciting or providing professional services.

     8. A certificate holder shall accurately represent his or her qualifications and the scope and nature of his or her responsibilities in connection with work for which he or she is claiming credit.

     9. A certificate holder shall not maliciously injure the professional reputation, business prospects or practice of another certificate holder or professional person.

     10. A certificate holder shall comply with all federal, state, municipal and county laws, codes, ordinances and regulations pertaining to the practice of landscape architecture.

     11. A certificate holder shall not engage in conduct which involves fraud or the wrongful exploitation of the rights of other persons and shall not counsel or assist a client in conduct that the certificate holder knows, or should know, involves fraud or other illegal acts.

     12. A certificate holder shall not materially alter the scope or objectives of a project without the consent of the client. The certificate holder shall keep the client fully informed of any changes in the scope of a project.

     13. A certificate holder who reasonably believes, based on substantial information, that another landscape architect or landscape architect intern has committed a violation of the provisions of this chapter or chapter 623A of NRS which raises a serious question as to the honesty, trustworthiness or fitness of that landscape architect or landscape architect intern shall report that information to the Board.

     14. A certificate holder shall notify the Board within 30 days after any disciplinary action or judgment against the certificate holder issued by any public agency or court which substantially relates to the qualifications, functions or duties of the practice of landscape architecture.

     15. A certificate holder shall not:

     (a) Fail to make timely payments for the support of one or more children pursuant to a court order; or

     (b) Fail to comply with any warrant or subpoena relating to a proceeding to determine the paternity of a child or to establish or enforce an obligation for the support of one or more children.

     16. Any violation of this chapter or chapter 623A of NRS is a ground for disciplinary action.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Landscape Arch., eff. 11-1-95; A by R216-03, 6-1-2006)