# COMAR Title 09 — Maryland Department of Labor

## Subtitle 23 — Board for Professional Engineers

### Chapter 03 — Code of Ethics

#### Regulation .02 Public Statements, Reports, and Testimony.

*COMAR 09.23.03.02*

A. A licensee making public statements on engineering questions shall disclose when the licensee is being compensated for making the statement.

B. A licensee may express publicly a professional opinion on an engineering subject only when that opinion is founded upon adequate knowledge of the material facts and a background of technical competence in the subject matter.

C. In any professional report, statement, or testimony, a licensee may not be untruthful, deceptive, or misleading.