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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 18. Professional and Occupational Licensing |
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Agency 10. Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects |
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Chapter 20. |
Section 720. Solicitation of work or employment
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A. In the course of soliciting work from, or employment by, a public authority the regulant shall not directly or indirectly:
1. Give, solicit, or receive any gratuity, contribution, or consideration to unlawfully influence the award of a contract;
2. Give, solicit, or receive any gratuity, contribution, or consideration that may reasonably be construed as an intention to influence the awarding of a contract; or
3. Offer or provide any gift or other valuable consideration in order to secure work.
B. The regulant shall not pay, directly or indirectly, a commission, percentage, or brokerage fee to a potential or existing client in order to secure work.
C. The regulant shall not falsify or knowingly allow misrepresentation of his or an associate's:
1. Academic or professional qualifications or work; or
2. Degree of responsibility for prior assignments.
D. Materials used in the solicitation of employment shall not misrepresent facts concerning employers, employees, associates, joint ventures, or past accomplishments of any kind.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR130-01-2 § 12.4, eff. October 18, 1985; amended, Volume 04, Issue 08, eff. March 1, 1988; Volume 06, Issue 20, eff. September 1, 1990; Volume 07, Issue 14, eff. May 8, 1991; Volume 08, Issue 07, eff. February 1, 1992; Volume 10, Issue 15, eff. May 19, 1994; Volume 18, Issue 07, eff. March 1, 2002; Volume 23, Issue 01, eff. February 1, 2007; Volume 32, Issue 06, eff. January 1, 2016.