N.J. Admin. Code § 13:40-3.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:40-3.3 - Advertising

(a) Professional engineers and professional land surveyors shall meet the following requirements concerning advertisements:

1. An advertisement shall include a term which is descriptive of the professional services to be rendered, such as "professional engineer," "professional land surveyor," "professional engineering," "engineering," "professional land surveying," "surveying," "professional engineer on staff," "professional land surveyor on staff," "professional engineering services," "professional land surveying services" or the substantial equivalent thereof and may be made only by a professional business entity.

2. An advertisement shall include the name and license number of a professional engineer or professional land surveyor, as appropriate, and, if applicable, the name of the professional business entity and its certificate of authorization number.

3. Each professional engineer and professional land surveyor, who is a principal, partner or officer of a professional business entity, shall be responsible for the form and content of any advertisement, which offers to provide professional engineering and/or professional land surveying services.

4. A copy of each advertisement shall be retained by each professional engineer and professional land surveyor who is a principal, partner or officer of a professional business entity, for a period of three years from the date of the last authorized publication or dissemination of the advertisement and shall be made available for review upon request by the Board.

5. Any professional engineer, professional land surveyor or professional business entity that uses an advertisement containing false or misleading information, including claims of superiority that cannot be substantiated, or that fails to meet the requirements set forth in this subsection shall be deemed to be engaged in professional misconduct.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:40-3.3

New Rule, R.2006 d.80, effective 2/21/2006.
See: 37 N.J.R. 3253(a), 38 N.J.R. 1202(a).
Amended by R.2011 d.212, effective 8/15/2011.
See: 43 N.J.R. 590(a), 43 N.J.R. 2181(a).
Inserted "professional" preceding "land" throughout; and in (a)3, substituted "principal, partner or" for "principal. partner, or"; and inserted a comma following "advertisement".