Rule 30-901-17.6 - Ethics The licensee shall contribute to the maintenance, integrity, independence and competency of the engineering and/or surveying profession as follows:
1. The licensee shall not violate any provision of Mississippi Law regulating the practice of engineering and surveying;2. The licensee shall not participate, directly or indirectly, in any plan, scheme or arrangement attempting or having as its purpose the violation of any provision of the Law regulating the practice of engineering and surveying;3. The licensee shall exercise reasonable care to assure that his partners, associates, and employees do not engage in conduct which, if done by him, would violate any provision of Law regulating the practice of engineering and surveying;4. The licensee shall not engage in any illegal conduct involving moral turpitude;5. The licensee shall not engage in any conduct that discredits or tends to discredit the profession of engineering and/or surveying;6. The licensee shall not permit or allow himself, his professional identification, seal, firm, or business name, or his services to be used or made use of, directly or indirectly, or in any manner whatsoever, so as to make possible or create an opportunity for the unauthorized practice of engineering and/or surveying by any person, firm or corporation in this state;7. The licensee shall not perform any acts, allow omissions or make any assertions or representations which are fraudulent, deceitful, or misleading, or which in any manner whatsoever tend to create a misleading impression;8. The licensee shall not knowingly associate with or permit or allow the use of his name, firm name or professional identification or seal in any business venture, project or enterprise which he knows or has reason to believe is involved in professional practices which violate any provision of the Law regulating the practice of engineering and/or surveying;9. The licensee shall not knowingly associate with or permit the use of his name, professional identification, seal, firm or business name in connection with any venture or enterprise which he knows, or has reason to believe, involves trade, business or professional practice of a fraudulent, deceitful or dishonest nature;10. The licensee shall not injure or attempt to injure the professional reputation of another licensee. This shall not relieve a licensee of the obligation to expose unethical or illegal conduct to the proper authorities or preclude an honest appraisal of licensees considered for employment;11. The licensee shall not aid or abet, directly or indirectly, any nonlicensee in the practice of engineering and/or surveying.12. The licensee shall be personally and professionally responsible and accountable for the care, custody, control and use of his engineer's and/or surveyor's seal, his professional signature and identification. A seal which has been lost, misplaced or stolen shall, upon discovery of its loss, be reported immediately to the Board, which may invalidate the licensure number of said seal, if it deems this necessary, and issue another licensure number to said licensee.13. The licensee shall not, directly or indirectly, use or make use of any property, facility or service of any governmental body, agency or department for the benefit of any private business or activity in which the licensee also may be engaged.14. The licensee shall not, directly or indirectly, use or make use of any property, facility or service of his client or employer for his own benefit.15. The licensee shall not practice or offer to practice engineering and/or surveying in any governmental jurisdiction in which to do so would be in violation of the Laws regulating the practice of professional engineering and/or professional surveying in that jurisdiction.30 Miss. Code. R. 901-17.6
Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-15