Chapter A-E 8

PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

A-E 8.01   Authority.

A-E 8.02   Intent.

A-E 8.03   Definitions.

A-E 8.04   Offers to perform services shall be truthful.

A-E 8.05   Conflicts of interest.

A-E 8.06   Professional obligations.

A-E 8.07   Unauthorized practice.

A-E 8.08   Maintenance of professional standards.

A-E 8.09   Adherence to statutes and rules.

A-E 8.10   Plan sealing.

A-E 8.11   Suspension of credential; effect.

A-E 8.01 A-E 8.01 Authority. The rules of conduct in this chapter are adopted under authority of ss. 15.08 (5) (b), 227.11 and ch. 443, Stats.

A-E 8.01 History History: Cr. Register, February, 1987, No. 374, eff. 3-1-87.

A-E 8.02 A-E 8.02 Intent. The intent of the examining board in adopting this chapter is to establish rules of professional conduct for the professions of architecture, landscape architecture, professional engineering, designing, professional land surveying, and registered interior design. A violation of any standard specified in this chapter may result in disciplinary action under ss. 443.11 to 443.13, Stats.

A-E 8.02 History History: Cr. Register, February, 1987, No. 374, eff. 3-1-87; am. Register, June, 1995, No. 474, eff. 7-1-95; am. Register, February, 2000, No. 530, eff. 3-1-00; CR 15-036: am. Register January 2016 No. 721, eff. 2-1-16; CR 24-001: am. Register July 2024 No. 823, eff. 8-1-24.

A-E 8.03 A-E 8.03 Definitions. In ch. 443, Stats., and chs. A-E 1 to 9, and 14:

A-E 8.03(1) (1) “Gross negligence in the practice of architecture, landscape architecture, professional engineering, designing, professional land surveying, or registered interior design” means the performance of professional services by an architect, landscape architect, professional engineer, designer, professional land surveyor, or registered interior designer which does not comply with an acceptable standard of practice that has a significant relationship to the protection of health, safety or public welfare and is performed in a manner indicating that the professional knew or should have known, but acted with indifference to or disregard of, the accepted standard of practice.

A-E 8.03(2) (2) “Incompetency in the practice of architecture, landscape architecture, professional engineering, designing, land surveying, or registered interior design” means conduct which demonstrates any of the following:

A-E 8.03(2)(a) (a) Lack of ability or fitness to discharge the duty owed by an architect, landscape architect, professional engineer, designer, land surveyor, or registered interior designer to a client or employer or to the public.