18VAC10-20-710: Conflicts of interest

A. The regulant must promptly and fully inform an employer or client of any business association, interest, or circumstance that may influence the regulant's judgment or the quality of service.

B. The regulant must not accept compensation, financial or otherwise, from more than one party for services on or pertaining to the same project unless the circumstances are fully disclosed and agreed to in writing by all interested parties.

C. The regulant must not solicit or accept financial or other valuable consideration from material or equipment suppliers for specifying the supplier's products or services unless such circumstances are fully disclosed to the regulant's client.

D. The regulant must not solicit or accept gratuities, directly or indirectly, from contractors, their agents, or other parties dealing with a client or employer in connection with work for which the regulant is responsible unless such circumstances are fully disclosed and agreed to in writing by all interested parties.