State Board of Technical Registration

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Title 32  Professions and Occupations

Chapter 1  Architects, Assayers, Engineers, Geologists, Home Inspectors, Landscape Architects and Surveyors

32-125. Seals for registrants
A. The board shall adopt and prescribe seals for use by registrants who are required by the board to use seals. Each seal shall bear the name of the registrant and shall state the profession in which the registrant is permitted to practice and, in the case of engineering, the branch or branches of engineering in which the registrant has demonstrated proficiency, and other data the board deems pertinent.
B. Plans, specifications, plats or reports prepared by a registrant or a registrant's bona fide employee shall be issued under the registrant's seal if the board requires the registrant to use a seal.
C. It is unlawful for a registrant whose certificate has expired or has been revoked or suspended to use the seal.
D. It is unlawful for any nonregistrant to cause or permit the illegal use of a registrant's seal, signature or stamp on any document prepared by the nonregistrant.
E. If the board requires a registrant to use a seal, the registrant is responsible for all documents that the registrant signs, stamps or seals, including those documents prepared by the registrant's bona fide employee.

32-128. Disciplinary action; letter of concern; judicial review
A. The board may take the following disciplinary actions, in combination or alternatively:
1. Revocation of a certification or registration.
2. Suspension of a certification or registration for a period of not more than three years.
3. Imposition of an administrative penalty of not more than two thousand dollars for each violation of this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
4. Imposition of restrictions on the scope of the registrant's practice.
5. Imposition of peer review and professional education requirements.
6. Imposition of probation requirements that are best adapted to protect the public safety, health and welfare and that may include a requirement for restitution payments to professional services clients or to other persons suffering economic loss resulting from violations of this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
7. Issuance of a letter of reprimand informing a person regulated under this chapter of a violation of this chapter or rules adopted by the board.
B. The board may issue a letter of concern if the board believes there is insufficient evidence to support disciplinary action against the registrant or home inspector but sufficient evidence for the board to notify the registrant or home inspector of the board's concern. A letter of concern is a public document.
C. The board may take disciplinary action against the holder of a certificate or registration under this chapter who is charged with the commission of any of the following acts:
1. Fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a certificate of qualification, whether in the application or qualification examination.
2. Gross negligence, incompetence, bribery or other misconduct in the practice of the profession.
3. Aiding or abetting an unregistered or uncertified person to evade this chapter or knowingly combining or conspiring with an unregistered or uncertified person, or allowing one's registration or certification to be used by an unregistered or uncertified person or acting as agent, partner, associate or otherwise of an unregistered or uncertified person, with intent to evade this chapter.
4. Violation of this chapter or board rules.
5. Failing to pay a collaborating registered professional within seven calendar days after the registrant receives payment from a client unless specified otherwise contractually between the prime professional and the collaborating registered professional. For the purposes of this paragraph, "collaborating registered professional" means a registered professional with whom the prime professional has a contract to perform professional services.
D. The board may make investigations, employ investigators and expert witnesses, appoint members of advisory committees and conduct hearings to determine whether a disciplinary action should be taken against the holder of a certificate or registration under this chapter.
E. An investigation may be initiated on receipt of an oral or written complaint. The board, on its own motion, may direct the executive director to file a verified complaint charging a person with a violation of this chapter or board rules and shall give notice of the hearing pursuant to title 41, chapter 6, article 10. The secretary or executive director shall then serve upon the accused, by either personal service or certified mail, a copy of the complaint together with notice setting forth the charge or charges to be heard and the time and place of the hearing, which shall not be less than thirty days after the service or mailing of notice.
F. A person who has been notified of charges pending against the person shall file with the board an answer in writing to the charges not more than thirty days after service of the complaint and notice of hearing. If a person fails to answer in writing, it is deemed an admission by the person of the act or acts charged in the complaint and notice of hearing. The board may then take disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter without a hearing.
G. A disciplinary action may be informally settled by the board and the accused either before or after initiation of hearing proceedings.
H. On its determination that any person has violated this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter, the board may assess the person with its reasonable costs and expenses, including attorney fees, incurred in conducting the investigation and administrative hearing. All monies collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the technical registration fund established by section 32-109 and shall only be used by the board to defray its expenses in connection with investigation related training, disciplinary investigations and hearings. Notwithstanding section 35-143.01, these monies may be spent without legislative appropriation.
I. The board shall immediately notify the secretary of state and clerk of the board of supervisors of each county in the state of the suspension or revocation of a certificate or of the reissuance of a suspended or revoked certificate.
J. Except as provided in section 41-1092.08, subsection H, final decisions of the board are subject to judicial review pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, article 6.

32-141. Firm registration
A. A firm shall not engage in the practice of any board regulated profession or occupation unless the firm is registered with the board and the professional services are conducted under the full authority and responsible charge of a principal of the firm, who is also a registrant.
B. A person shall file a registration application for each branch office that is located in this state and that is part of a firm registered with the board. The branch office application shall list a designated registrant having full authority and responsible charge of the professional services of that branch office. The designated registrant in a branch office need not be a principal of the firm.
C. A firm wishing to offer professional services in this state shall file with the board an application for registration on a form provided by the board and accompanied by the appropriate application fee as prescribed by the board. Firms shall also identify responsible registrants by the registrant's registration certificate number. Each firm shall list a description of the services the firm is offering to the public. The board shall be notified in writing within thirty days of any change occurring in the registered principals, any change in the firm's name or address or any change in a branch office address or designated registrant. Except as provided in section 32-4301, a new application shall be filed each year by the firm within thirty days of the anniversary date of the original firm registration.
D. No firm may advertise its availability to perform home inspections by home inspectors certified pursuant to this chapter unless each home inspection is performed by a home inspector certified pursuant to this chapter and each home inspection report is prepared as a result of the inspector's on-site observation.
E. A drug laboratory site remediation firm shall provide both of the following:
1. The name of the on-site supervisor who is authorized and responsible for the services being offered.
2. Proof that the firm is licensed by the registrar of contractors pursuant to chapter 10 of this title.

32-142. Public works
A. Drawings, plans, specifications, estimates and construction observation for public works of the state or a political subdivision thereof involving architecture, engineering, assaying, geology, landscape architecture or land surveying shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a registrant within the category involved.
B. Surveys, maps or assays required in connection with public land surveying or assaying shall be made by or under the personal direction of a qualified registrant.
C. Drawings, plans, design specifications and construction observation of public works facilities of the state or a political subdivision thereof for the use or storage of hazardous materials shall be made by or under the direct supervision of a qualified registrant in the appropriate field.

32-143. Exceptions
An architect, geologist, engineer or landscape architect registered under this chapter may engage in practice in another category regulated pursuant to this chapter only to the extent that the person is qualified and to the extent that the work may be necessary and incidental to the work of the registrant's profession on a specific project. This exception does not apply to public works projects.

32-144. Exemptions and limitations
A. Professions and occupations regulated by the board may be practiced without compliance with the requirements of this chapter by:
1. An officer or employee of the United States, practicing as such.
2. An employee of a registrant or of a person exempt from registration, if such employment does not involve direct responsibility for design, inspection or supervision.
3. A nonregistrant who designs, alters or adds to a detached single family dwelling.
4. A nonregistrant who designs a one or two story building or structure in which the square footage of the floor area measured to the outside surface of the exterior walls does not exceed three thousand square feet, that is not intended for occupancy by more than twenty persons on a continuous basis and in which the maximum span of any structural member does not exceed twenty feet unless a greater span is achieved by the use of wood or steel roof or floor trusses or lintels approved by an engineer registered by the board.
5. A nonregistrant who designs additions or alterations to a one or two story building or structure subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph 4 of this subsection. A nonregistrant may exceed the maximum three thousand square foot limitation set forth in paragraph 4 of this subsection for a one-time single addition not exceeding one thousand five hundred square feet as measured to the outside surface of the exterior walls and designed for the purpose of storage of chattels.
6. A nonregistrant who designs a water or wastewater treatment plant, or extensions, additions, modifications or revisions, or extensions to water distribution or collection systems, if the total cost of such construction does not exceed twelve thousand five hundred dollars.
7. A nonregistrant who designs buildings or structures to be erected on property owned or leased by the nonregistrant or by a person, firm or corporation, including a utility, telephone, mining or railroad company, which employs the nonregistrant on a full-time basis, if the buildings or structures are intended solely for the use of the owner or lessee of the property, are not ordinarily occupied by more than twenty people, are not for sale to, rental to or use by the public and conform to the building code adopted by the city, town or county in which the building is to be erected or altered.
8. A nonregistrant who provides horticultural consultations or prepares planting plans for plant installations.
B. A registrant who performs any of the activities described in subsection A, paragraphs 3 through 8 is subject to the requirements of this chapter.
C. The requirements of this chapter shall not apply to work done by any communications common carrier or its affiliates or any public service corporation or manufacturing industry or by full-time employees of any of them, provided such work is in connection with or incidental to the products, systems or nonengineering services of such communications common carrier or its affiliates or public service corporation or manufacturing industry, and provided that the engineering service is not offered directly to the public.
D. An individual shall not perform home inspections unless the individual is certified as a home inspector pursuant to this chapter, except that nothing in this chapter prevents:
1. A person who is licensed, certified or registered pursuant to this chapter or another chapter in this title from acting within the scope of the person's license, certification or registration.
2. A person who is employed by a governmental entity from inspecting residential structures if the inspection is within official duties and responsibilities.
3. A person from performing a home inspection if the inspection will be used solely by a bank, savings and loan association or credit union to monitor progress on the construction of a residential structure, unless otherwise required by federal law or regulation.
4. A person who is employed as a property manager for a residential structure and whose official duties and responsibilities include inspecting the residential structure from performing a home inspection on the structure if the person does not receive separate compensation for the inspection work.
E. No person including a person described in subsection D may use any letterhead, advertisement, communication or other device to represent that the person is a home inspector unless the person is certified as a home inspector pursuant to this chapter.

32-145. Violations; classification
Any person who commits any of the following acts is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor:
1. Practices, offers to practice or by any implication holds himself out as qualified to practice any board regulated profession or occupation if the person is not registered or certified as provided by this chapter.
2. Advertises or displays any card, sign or other device that may indicate to the public that the person is certified or registered or is qualified to practice any board regulated profession or occupation if the person is not certified or registered as provided by this chapter.
3. Uses "certified", "professional certified", "professional", "PE", "registered", "registered professional" or "professional registered" in conjunction with any board regulated profession or occupation if the person is not certified or registered as provided by this chapter.
4. Uses a certification or certificate of registration of another, or uses an expired or revoked certification or certificate of registration.
5. Presents false evidence to the board with the intent to obtain a certification or a certificate of registration.
6. Otherwise violates any provision of this chapter.

32-151. Certify; certification
The use of the word "certify" or "certification" by a person or firm that is registered or certified by the board is an expression of professional opinion regarding facts or findings that are the subject of the certification and does not constitute an express or implied warranty or guarantee.

32-152. As built plans; definition
A. If a person or firm that is registered or certified by the board is required to provide as built plans for improvements or grading, and the plans show changes during the construction process, the following apply:
1. If the registered or certified professional provided construction phase services on the project that include supervision of the construction of engineering structures, the plans shall be based on field observations of the registered or certified professional or the professional's agents and information received from the project owner, project contractors and public agencies.
2. If the registered or certified professional did not provide construction phase services on the project that include supervision of the construction of engineering structures, the plans shall be based on information received from the project owner, project contractors and public agencies, but need not be based on a field verification or investigation of the improvements or grades unless the registered or certified professional is engaged to provide the field verification services.
3. The registered or certified professional shall not be required to include a certificate or statement on as built plans that is inconsistent with or varies from the provisions of this section.
B. For the purposes of this section, "as built plans" means plans that document the registered or certified professional's final plans and that include all changes made to the plans in the actual project construction. As built plans include as constructed plans and record plans.

State Board Rules of Specific Interest to Engineers

ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

R4-30-101. Definitions
The following definitions apply in this Chapter unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Act" means the Technical Registration Act, A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 1.
2. "Active engagement" means actually practicing or providing architectural, assaying, engineering, geological, landscape architectural, or land surveying services.
3. "Bona fide employee" means:
a. Any person employed by a town, city, county, state, or federal agency working under the direction or supervision of a registrant;
b. Any person employed by a business entity and working under the direct supervision of a registrant who is also employed by the same business entity; or
c. Any person working under the direct supervision of a registrant who:
i. Receives direct wages from the registrant;
ii. Receives contract compensation from the registrant; or
iii. Receives direct wages from the project prime professional who has a contract with another registrant and whose work product is the responsibility of the latter registrant.
4. "Branch" means a specialty area within the category of engineering.
5. "Category" means the professions of architecture, assaying, geology, engineering, landscape architecture, and land surveying.
6. “De minimis violations" means violations of Board statutes or rules that do not present a threat to public welfare, health, or safety.
7. "Design team" means a group of individuals that includes one or more professional registrants collaborating with any other individuals on a specific project to develop professional documents.
8. "Detached single family dwelling" as used in the Act means a single family dwelling unit such as a house, which is structurally and physically separate from all other family dwelling units. This does not mean any single family dwelling unit which is part of a multiple dwelling unit building such as a duplex, townhouse, apartment building, condominium, or cooperative. The term "detached single family dwelling" also includes all subsidiary buildings, structures and improvements such as garage, storage areas, swimming pool, and landscaping.
9. "Direct supervision" means a registrant's critical examination and evaluation of a bona fide employee's work product, during and after the preparation, for purposes of compliance with applicable laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations pertaining to professional practice.
10. "Experience" is classified as follows:
a. "Subprofessional experience" means task work done under direct supervision and not falling within the definition of professional experience, including but not limited to time spent as a rodman, chainman, recorder, instrument technician, survey aide, technician, clerk of the works, or similar work.
b. "Professional experience" means work calling for substantial technical knowledge, skill, and responsibility as well as a lesser degree of supervision.
c. "Responsible charge experience" means work in the field or in the office, where the applicant had responsibility for the direction of the work and its successful accomplishment and where the applicant had to make professional decisions without relying on advice or instructions from or first referring the decisions for approval to a superior.
d. "Design experience" means professional experience, including work defined under "responsible charge experience," where the applicant must fulfill the requirements of local circumstances and conditions and yet not violate any of the requirements of the profession and ensure that the executed plan meets the purpose for which it was designed.
11. "Federal agency" means the United States or any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States.
12. "Good moral character and repute" means that the registration or certification applicant:
a. Has not been convicted of a class 1 felony as under in A.R.S. § 13-601(A).
b. Has not been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor if the offense has a reasonable relationship to the functions of the employment or category for which the registration, certification, or designation is sought;
c. Has not, within five years of application for registration or certification, committed any act involving dishonesty, fraud, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, gross negligence, or incompetence reasonably related to the candidate's proposed area of practice;
d. Is not currently incarcerated in a penal institution;
e. Has not engaged in fraud or misrepresentation in connection with the application for registration, certification, or related examination;
f. Has not had a registration or certification revoked or suspended for cause by this state or by any other jurisdiction, or surrendered a professional license in lieu of disciplinary action;
g. Has not practiced without the required technical registration or certification in this state or in another jurisdiction within the two years immediately preceding the filing of the application for registration or certification; and
h. Has not, within five years of application for registration or certification, committed an act that would constitute unprofessional conduct, as set forth in R4-30-301 or R4-30-301.01.
13. "Gross negligence" means a substantial deviation in professional practice from the standard of professional care exercised by members of the registrant's profession, or a substantial deviation from any technical standards issued by a nationally recognized professional organization comprised of members of the registrant's profession, or a substantial deviation from requirements contained in state, municipal, and county laws, ordinances, and regulations pertaining to the registrant's professional practice.
14. "Incompetence" means to lack the professional qualifications, experience, or education to undertake a professional engagement or assignment.
15. "Insufficient evidence to support disciplinary action" means:
a. The Board determines there was no evidence to warrant disciplinary action, but believes that continuation of the actions leading to the investigation may result in future Board action against the registrant; or
b. The Board determines that there were de minimis violations of Board statutes or rules, but no disciplinary action should be taken against the certification or registration and that a letter of concern would be as effective a resolution as a letter of reprimand in deterring future violations of a like nature.
16. "Other misconduct" means the registrant:
a. Has been convicted of a class 1 felony;
b. Has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, if the offense has a reasonable relationship to the functions of the registration;
c. Is presently incarcerated in a penal institution;
d. Has had a professional license or registration suspended or revoked for cause by this state or by any other jurisdiction or has surrendered a professional license in lieu of disciplinary action;
e. Has knowingly acted in violation or knowingly failed to act in compliance with any provisions of the Act, or rules of the Board or any state, municipal, or county law, code, ordinance, or regulation pertaining to the practice of the registrant's profession; or
f. Has refused to respond fully to a Board inquiry relating to an applicant's qualifying experience, or provided the Board with false information relating to an applicant's qualifying experience.
17. "Practicing" means offering or performing professional services regulated by the Act within the state of Arizona.
18. "Prepared" means to exercise direct supervision over the preparation of professional documents.
19. "Professional documents" mean the professional work product of a registrant that requires professional judgment, design, analysis, or conclusions, including original plans, drawings, maps, plats, reports, written opinions, specifications, and calculations.
20. "Project Prime Professional" means the registrant is responsible for the coordination, continuity, and compatibility of each collaborating registrant's work (when retained by the project prime professional).
21. "Public works" project means a work or undertaking that is financed, in whole or in part, by a federal agency or by a state public body, as defined in this Article.
22. "Registrant" means a person or firm who has been granted registration or certification to practice any profession regulated pursuant to the Act.
23. "Retired from active practice" means that the registrant no longer performs professional services.
24. "State public body" means the state or a county, city, town, municipal corporation, authority, or any other subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of such an entity, corporate or otherwise.
25. "Structure" as used in the Act means any constructed or designed improvement or improvements to real property including all onsite improvements, fixed equipment, and landscaping, pursuant to an engagement or project.

R4-30-221. Engineering Branches Recognized
A. The Board shall recognize the branches of engineering described below for review of experience, selection of examination, definition of examination areas, and definition of demonstrated proficiency areas to be inscribed on the registrant's seal. The branches do not limit the areas of a registrant's practice of engineering. (See R4-30-301(18))
1. Agriculture: Consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, location, development, and review of construction for projects concerning agricultural machinery, drainage, irrigation, terracing, farm electricity or water pumps and wells for the maintenance of adequate potable water supplies for crops, people, animals, or industry.
2. Architectural: Consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, location, development, and review of construction for projects concerning building mechanical, acoustical, electrical, lighting, or structural systems.
3. Chemical: Consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, location, development, and review of construction for projects concerning chemical enterprises, chemical and biological processes, plant layout, production of pilot plants, water, wastewater and pollution control plants, piping and distribution systems, heat exchanges, energy production management and distribution systems, process instrumentation and control systems, biomedical equipment, mining and minerals beneficiation, corrosion retardation, heat, mass and momentum transfer systems, reaction kinetics, thermodynamics, quality assurance controls, or systems for heat transmission.
4. Civil: Consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, location, development, and review of construction for projects concerning highways, streets, transportation systems, drainage and flood control structures, surface and subsurface hydrologics, sewers, tunnels, railroads, geotechnical analysis, waterfronts, water and wastewater systems, water power and supply apparatus, wells, pumps, bridges, dams, irrigation structures, water purification apparatus, incinerators, or site fire protection systems.
5. Control Systems: Consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, location, development, and review of construction for projects concerning control systems and their constituent devices including, but not limited to, dynamic stability and the application of instrumentation and feedback control principles to regulate and operate chemical plants, petroleum refineries, food processing plants, water and waste treatment plants, power plants, pollution abatement systems, transportation systems, or other dynamic processes and systems.
6. Electrical: Consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, location, development, and review of construction for projects concerning power systems, electronic and transmission equipment, electric service and supply systems, lighting systems, communication service and supply systems, fire alarm and detection systems, control systems, or electrical installations.
7. Environmental: Consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, location, development, and review of construction for projects concerning water and wastewater systems, domestic and process (industrial/commercial) solid waste and hazardous materials systems, air quality systems, or health, safety, and environmental protection including, but not limited to systems relating to emergency response, risk analysis, radiation protection, noise toxicology, or industrial hygiene.
8. Fire Protection: Consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, location, development, and review of construction for projects concerning building exiting and life safety systems, fire suppression systems and devices, fire detection and alarm systems and devices, smoke exhaust and smoke management systems, fire resistance for building components and assemblies, water supplies and pumping systems for fire protection, including the hydraulic analysis of such systems, and the reduction and control of fire hazards due to processes subject to fire or explosion.
9. Geological: Consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, location, development, and review of construction for projects concerning geological studies related to surface and subsurface excavations and foundations, stability of slopes, groundwater locations, geological material age and strength determinations near surface or deep subsurface geological structures or geophysical mapping of geological formations and groundwater locations.
10. Industrial: Consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, location, development, and review of construction for projects concerning factory layouts, tools and fixtures, factory planning, time and motion study systems, rate plans, production plans, quality control systems and analysis, work simplification systems, methods studies and cost, production control, organizational, operational and labor needs, or safety analysis.
11. Mechanical: Consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, location, development, and review of construction for projects concerning air conditioning, refrigeration, ventilation, combustion, heat transfer, energy, power, fuels, propulsion, machinery, tools, manufacturing, fluids, plumbing, fire suppression systems and devices, water supplies and pumping systems for fire protection, including the hydraulic analysis of such systems.
12. Metallurgical: Consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, location, development, and review of construction for projects concerning the production of metals or metal objects, testing procedures, metal processing, failure analysis procedures, mining and mineral beneficiation, or the development of metal alloys.
13. Mining: Consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, location, development, and review of construction for projects concerning the construction of plants, shaft and bottom layouts, ventilation and hoisting systems, head frames, washery or concentration mills, mining methods and testing procedures, or metallurgical works and production procedures.
14. Nuclear: Consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, location, development, and review of construction for projects concerning nuclear waste management, alternative waste management systems, disposal criteria and risk evaluation, transportation, packaging, decontamination, handling, welding evaluation, site stabilization, recovery techniques, water and air quality control systems, waste volume management, evaporation systems, reactor safety methods, health safety systems, cycle analysis, or nuclear fuels.
15. Petroleum: Consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, location, development, and review of construction for projects concerning drilling equipment, pipelines, refinery plants, gathering systems, handling and storage systems, exploitation and selection methods, gas measurement and core analysis, phase behavior studies, reserve calculations, or the development of petroleum products.
16. Sanitary: Consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, location, development, and review of construction for projects concerning water treatment and sewage disposal plants, water systems, sewers, incinerators, distribution systems, sewage and industrial waste treatment plants, pollution reduction systems, sanitary facilities, or public health systems.
17. Structural: Consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, location, development, and review of construction for projects concerning force-resisting and load-bearing members and their connections for structures such as foundations, bridges, walls, columns, slabs, beams, trusses, or similar members used singly or as part of a larger structure.
B. An applicant shall submit to the Board a separate application and application fee for each branch for which application is made. An applicant who wishes to change the branch of application after notification by the Board that the application has been evaluated by the Board shall submit the request in writing and pay an additional application fee.

ARTICLE 3. REGULATORY PROVISIONS

R4-30-301. Rules of Professional Conduct
All registrants shall comply with the following rules of professional conduct:
1. A registrant shall not submit any materially false statements or fail to disclose any material facts requested in connection with an application for registration or certification, or in response to a subpoena.
2. A registrant shall not engage in fraud, deceit, misrepresentation or concealment of material facts in advertising, soliciting, or providing professional services to members of the public.
3. A registrant shall not commit bribery of a public servant as proscribed in A.R.S. § 13-2602, commit commercial bribery as proscribed in A.R.S. § 13-2605, or violate any federal statute concerning bribery.
4. A registrant shall comply with state, municipal, and county laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations pertaining to the registrant's area of practice.
5. A registrant shall not violate any state or federal criminal statute involving dishonesty, fraud, misrepresentation, embezzlement, theft, forgery, perjury, bribery, or breach of fiduciary duty, if the violation is reasonably related to the registrant's area of practice.
6. A registrant shall apply the technical knowledge and skill that would be applied by other qualified registrants who practice the same profession in the same area and at the same time.
7. A registrant shall not accept an engagement if the duty to a client or the public would conflict with the registrant's personal interest or the interest of another client without making a full written disclosure of all material facts of the conflict to each person who might be related to or affected by the engagement.
8. A registrant shall not accept compensation for services related to the same engagement from more than one party without making a full written disclosure of all material facts to all parties and obtaining the express written consent of all parties involved.
9. A registrant shall make full disclosure to all parties concerning:
a. Any transaction involving payments to any person for the purpose of securing a contract, assignment, or engagement, except payments for actual and substantial technical assistance in preparing the proposal; or
b. Any monetary, financial, or beneficial interest the registrant holds in a contracting firm or other entity providing goods or services, other than the registrant's professional services, to a project or engagement.
10. A registrant shall not solicit, receive, or accept compensation from material, equipment, or other product or services suppliers for specifying or endorsing their products, goods or services to any client or other person without full written disclosure to all parties.
11. If a registrant's professional judgment is overruled or not adhered to under circumstances where a serious threat to the public health, safety, or welfare may result, the registrant shall immediately notify the responsible party, appropriate building official, or agency, and the Board of the specific nature of the public threat.
12. If called upon or employed as an arbitrator to interpret contracts, to judge contract performance, or to perform any other arbitration duties, the registrant shall render decisions impartially and without bias to any party.
13. To the extent applicable to the professional engagement, a registrant shall conduct a land survey engagement in accordance with the April 12, 2001 Arizona Professional Lands Surveyors Association (APLS) Arizona Boundary Survey Minimum Standards, as adopted by the Board on June 15, 2001, the provisions of which are incorporated in this subsection by reference and on file with the Office of the Secretary of State. This incorporation by reference does not include any later amendments or editions and is available at the Board's office and APLS at www.aia.org.
14. A registrant shall comply with any subpoena issued by the Board or its designated administrative law judge.
15. A registrant shall update the registrant's address and telephone number of record with the Board within 30 days of the date of any change.
16. A registrant shall not sign, stamp, or seal any professional documents not prepared by the registrant or a bona fide employee of the registrant.
17. Except as provided in subsections (18) and (19), a registrant shall not accept any professional engagement or assignment outside the registrant's professional registration category unless:
a. The registrant is qualified by education, technical knowledge, or experience to perform the work; and
b. The work is exempt under A.R.S. § 32-143.
18. A registered professional engineer may accept professional engagements or assignments in branches of engineering other than that branch in which the registrant has demonstrated proficiency by registration but only if the registrant has the education, technical knowledge, or experience to perform such engagements or assignments.
19. Except as otherwise provided by law, a registrant may act as the prime professional for a given project and select collaborating professionals; however, the registrant shall perform only those professional services for which the registrant is qualified by registration to perform and shall seal and sign only the work prepared by the registrant or by the registrant's bona fide employee.
20. A registrant who is designated as a responsible registrant shall be responsible for the firm or corporation. The Board may impose disciplinary action on the responsible registrant for any violation of Board statutes or rules that is committed by a non-registrant employee, firm, or corporation.
21. A registrant shall not enter into a contract for expert witness services on a contingency fee basis or any other arrangement in a disputed matter where the registrant's fee is directly related to the outcome of the dispute.

R4-30-302. Electrical Plans
A. A registrant shall prepare and submit drawings and specifications for a new electrical system or an addition or modification to an existing electrical system provided the service and associated electrical feeders exceeds 600 amperes 120/240 volts, single phase or 225 amperes 120/208 volts, three phase and the fault current exceeds 10,000 amperes.
B. In all cases a registrant shall design:
1. Electrical installations in hospitals or other buildings with surgical operating rooms regulated by Article 517 of the National Electrical code (1990 edition) incorporated herein by reference and on file with the Office of the Secretary of State.
2. Electrical installations in locations classified as hazardous in Article 500 of the National Electrical Code (1990 edition) incorporated herein by reference and on file with the Office of the Secretary of State.
3. Electrical installations in locations classified as hazardous in Article 500 of the National Electrical Code (1990 edition) with the exception of gasoline dispensing or repair garages.
4. A registrant shall design an alarm or signaling system that is required for life safety or code compliance.

R4-30-303. Securing Seals
A. Each registrant required to use a seal shall secure and use an ink seal 1 1/2 inches in diameter and identical in style, size, and appearance to the sample shown in Appendix A. The upper portion of the annular space between the second and third circles shall bear whichever of the following phrases is applicable to the registrant:
1. "Registered Architect"; "Registered Professional Engineer" together with the branch of engineering in which registered; "Registered Geologist"; "Registered Landscape Architect"; "Registered Land Surveyor"; or "Registered Assayer."
2. The inscription "Arizona U.S.A." shall appear at the bottom of the annular space between the second and third circles; the inner circle shall contain the name of the registrant, registration number, and the words "date signed."
B. The registrant may order the seal through any vendor and shall pay the cost of its manufacture. Immediately upon receipt of the seal and before using the seal for any purpose, the registrant shall file with the Board, for its records, on a form provided by the Board, an imprint of the seal with an original signature superimposed over it and an affidavit regarding the use of the seal. The Board, within 10 working days of receipt of the form from the registrant, shall disapprove any seal that does not meet the exact specifications of subsection (A) and require that the registrant obtain and pay for another seal that meets those specifications before sealing any work. Engineers registered in more than one branch shall secure and use a seal for each branch of engineering in which registration has been granted.

R4-30-304. Use of Seals (** See page 43 for Examples of Signature, Seal and Date of Expiration)
A. A registrant shall place a permanently legible imprint of the registrant's seal and signature on the following:
1. Each sheet of drawings or maps;
2. Each of the master sheets when reproduced into a single set of finished drawings or maps;
3. Either the cover, title, index, or table of contents page, first sheet of each set of project specifications;
4. Either the cover, index page, or first sheet of each addenda or change order to specifications;
5. Either the cover, index page, or first sheet of bound details when prepared to supplement project drawings or maps;
6. Either the cover, title, index, or table of contents page, or first sheet of any report, specification, or other professional document prepared by a registrant or the registrant's bona fide employee;
7. The signature line of any letter or other professional document prepared by a registrant, or the registrant's bona fide employee; and
8. Shop drawings that require professional services or work as described in the Act. Examples of shop drawings that do not require a seal include drawings that show only:
a. Sizing and dimensioning information for fabrication purposes;
b. Construction techniques or sequences;
c. Components with previous approvals or designed by the registrant of record; or
d. Modifications to existing installations that do not affect the original design parameters and do not require additional computations.
B. A registrant shall apply a label that describes the name of the project and an original imprint of the registrant's seal and signature on all video cassettes that contain copies of professional documents.
C. In the event that a copy of a professional document is provided to a client, regulatory body, or any other person for any reason by computer disk, tape, CD, or any other electronic form, and the document does not meet the requirements of subsection (D), the registrant shall mark the copy of the professional document: "Electronic copy of final document; sealed original document is with (identify the registrant's name and registration number)."
D. A registrant shall sign, date, and seal a professional document:
1. Before the document is submitted to a client, contractor, any regulatory or review body, or any other person, unless the document is marked "preliminary," "draft," or "not for construction" except when the document is work product intended for use by other members of a design team; and
2. In all cases, if the document is prepared for the purpose of dispute resolution, litigation, arbitration, or mediation.
E. **For purposes of subsection (A), all original documents shall include:
1. An original seal imprint or a computer-generated seal that matches the seal on file at the Board's office;
2. An original signature that does not obscure either the registrant's printed name or registration number; and
3. The date the document was sealed.
4. A notation beneath the seal either written, typed, or electronically generated that provides the day, month, and year of expiration of current registration, as shown in Appendix B. (Effective 3/08/08)
** See page 43 for Examples of Signature, Seal and Date of Expiration.
F. Methods of transferring a seal other than an original seal imprint or a computer-generated seal are not acceptable.
G. An electronic signature, as an option to a permanently legible signature, in accordance with A.R.S. Title 41 and Title 44, is acceptable for all professional documents. The registrant shall provide adequate security regarding the use of the seal and signature.