S.C. Code Regs. § § 49-300
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 11, November 22, 2024
Section 49-300 - PreambleA. In order to safeguard the life, health, property and welfare of the public and to establish and maintain a high standard of integrity, skills, and practice in the profession of engineering and surveying, the following Rules of Professional Conduct are promulgated in accordance with the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976, as amended), Title 40, Chapter 22, and shall be binding upon every person holding a certificate of registration as a Professional Engineer or Surveyor. Reference to engineer or surveyor in this Article shall mean any engineer, surveyor, corporation, professional corporation, partnership or firm, authorized to offer or perform engineering or surveying services in this State.B. The Rules of Professional Conduct delineate specific obligations engineers and surveyors must meet. In addition, each engineer and surveyor is charged with the responsibility of adhering to standards of generally accepted ethical and moral conduct in all aspects of the practice of professional engineering and surveying.C. The Rules of Professional Conduct as promulgated herein are an exercise of the police power vested in the South Carolina State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors by virtue of the acts of the legislature, and as such the South Carolina State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors is authorized to establish conduct, policy and practices in accordance with the powers herein above stated.D. All engineers and surveyors registered under the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976, as amended), Title 40, Chapter 22, are charged with having knowledge of the existence of these Rules of Professional Conduct, and shall be deemed to be familiar with their several provisions and to understand them. Such knowledge shall encompass the understanding that the practices of engineering and surveying are privileges, as opposed to rights, and the registrants shall be forthright and candid in their statements or written responses to the Board or its representatives on matters pertaining to professional conduct.Added by State Register Volume 16, Issue No. 4, eff April 24, 1992. Amended by State Register Volume 33, Issue No. 6, eff June 26, 2009; State Register Volume 46, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/27/2022.