Section 288-17-7 - Disclosure Obligations of Architects, Landscape Architects and Certified Interior DesignersArchitects, landscape architects and certified interior designers have the following disclosure obligations:
1. An architect, landscape architect or certified interior designer making public statements on architectural or design questions shall disclose when the licensee is being compensated for making such statements and identify the client on whose behalf the statements were made;2. An architect, landscape architect or interior designer shall accurately represent to a prospective or existing client or employer the licensee's qualifications and the scope of the licensee's responsibility in connection with work for which the licensee is taking credit;3. If, in the course of a licensee's work on a project, the licensee becomes aware of a decision taken by the licensee's employer or client against the licensee's advice, which decision violates applicable federal, state or municipal laws and regulations, and which decision will, in the licensee's judgment, materially and adversely affect the safety to the public of the finished project, the licensee shall: A. Report the decision to the local building inspector or other public official charged with enforcement of the applicable federal, state or municipal laws or regulations;B. Refuse to consent to the decision; andC. In circumstances where the licensee reasonably believes that other such decisions will be taken notwithstanding the licensee's objection, terminate the licensee's services with respect to the project unless the matter is resolved by other means. A termination made pursuant to this subsection shall not be grounds for disciplinary action against the hcensee.02-288 C.M.R. ch. 17, § 7