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CANONS OF ETHICS

Article 4: “It shall be considered unprofessional… e. Permission by a Land Surveyor for his or her Article 9: “It shall be considered unprofessional…
To attempt to injure, falsely or maliciously, name to be used in commercial advertisements, To act in any manner derogatory to the honor,
the professional reputation, business, or such as may be published by dignified notation integrity or dignity of the Land Surveying
employment position of another Land Surveyor.” acknowledging the Land Surveyor’s participation profession.”
in the project described.
This does not remove the moral obligation to 1. The practitioner shall not be associated in
expose unethical conduct before the proper Article 7: “It shall be considered unprofessional… responsibility for work with Land Surveyors who
authorities. Neither does it preclude a frank but To use the advantages of a salaried position to do not conform to these ethical practices.
private appraisal of employees being considered compete unfairly with other Land Surveyors.”
for employment. 2. The practitioner shall express an opinion only
1. The practitioner shall not engage in outside when it is founded on adequate knowledge and
Article 5: “It shall be considered unprofessional… Land Surveying work to an extent prejudicial honest conviction while he or she is serving
To review the work of another Land Surveyor to his or her salaried position or detrimental to as a witness before a court, commission, or
for the same client, except with the knowledge established Land Surveying services, or which other tribunal.
of such Land Surveyor, unless such Land
Surveyor’s engagement of the work which is would result in a conflict of interest. 3. The practitioner shall not issue statements,
subject to review has been terminated and he or 2. If permitted by the practitioner’s employer, criticisms, or argument on matters connected
she has been compensated for his or her work.” outside activities should preferably be confined with public policy which are inspired or paid

The article as stated is believed to be sufficiently to consultation on phases of Land Surveying for by private interests, unless he or she
explicit. However, even though the first Land for which he or she has special qualifications indicates on whose behalf he or she is making
Surveyor’s services have been terminated, it is not inherently available in usual Land the statement.
a matter of common courtesy to let him or her Surveying practice.
know that their work is being reviewed. 4. The practitioner shall not endorse products or
Article 8: “It shall be considered unprofessional… processes in commercial advertisements.
Article 6: “It shall be considered unprofessional… To exert undue influence or to offer, solicit or
To advertise Land Surveying service in self- accept compensation for the purpose of affecting 5. The practitioner shall refrain from expressing
laudatory language, or in any other manner negotiations for any Land Surveying engagement.” publicly an opinion on any Land Surveying
derogatory to the dignity of the profession.” subject unless he or she is informed as to the
1. The practitioner shall not make political facts relating thereto.
1. The following are considered to be permissible: contributions for the purpose of influencing
the selection of Land Surveyors on future 6. The practitioner shall exercise due restraint in
a. Professional cards and other factual engagements. criticizing another Land Surveyor’s work.
representations in recognized dignified
publications and listings in rosters or directories 2. The practitioner shall not give or receive 7. This article appropriately may be considered
published by responsible organizations provided any payments for the purpose of influencing as a summation of the Canons of Ethics for
that the cards or listings are consistent in the selection of Land Surveyor for any Land Land Surveyors. It requires that a member of
size and content, and are in a section of Surveying engagement. the New York State Association of Professional
the publication regularly devoted to such Land Surveyors shall act in accordance with
professional cards. Information given must be 3. The practitioner shall not create obligation high standards of moral conduct under any and
factual, dignified, and free from ostentatious, on prospective clients or employers through all circumstances.
complimentary or laudatory implications. extravagant entertainment, gifts or similar
expenditures. Article 10: “It shall be considered unprofessional…
b. Brochures and other factual representations To state on a map, plat or otherwise that the survey
of experience, facilities, personnel and capacity 4. The practitioner shall not engage in “fee meets the minimum standards set forth in the
to render service, providing they are not splitting” or other distribution of fees for other NYSAPLS Code of Practice, when it does not.
misleading with respect to the Land Surveyor’s than services performed and in proportion to the
direct participation in projects described. 1. The practitioner shall not mislead the public
value of such services.
c. A statement of a practitioner’s name or the 5. The practitioner shall not solicit or accept by making statement(s) of fact if the statement
is not supported by the requirements.
name of his or her firm and statement of his or
her type of service posted on projects for which a Land Surveying engagement, or submit a
he or she renders services. proposal or contract covering Land Surveying
services when such payment is contingent upon
d. Preparation or authorization of descriptive results supporting a predetermined conclusion.
articles for the lay or technical press, which are
factual, dignified and free from ostentatious 6. The practitioner shall not request, propose
or laudatory implications. Such articles shall or accept a Land Surveying engagement on a
not imply anything more than his or her direct contingent fee basis if the contingent basis or
participation in work described. the contingent services performed influence the
selection of the Land Surveyor.

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