OAR 820-020-0035: Obligation of Applicants or Registrants to Avoid Improper Solicitation of Professional Employment

(1) An applicant or registrant may not misrepresent or permit misrepresentation of the academic or professional qualifications of the applicant or registrant, another registrant, or a registrant's associate. For purposes of this rule, a "registrant's associate" refers to a registrant's employer or an owner or officer of a business or firm that employs the registrant or in which the registrant holds an ownership interest and through which the registrant offers or provides professional services. (2) An applicant or registrant may not misrepresent or exaggerate the responsibility for performance of prior assignments by the applicant or registrant, by any other registrant, or by a registrant's associate. (3) An applicant who is registered in another jurisdiction or a registrant may not offer, give, solicit or receive, either directly or indirectly, any commission or gift or other valuable consideration in order to secure work. (4) An applicant who is registered in another jurisdiction or a registrant may not make any political contribution intended to influence the award of a contract by a governmental body.