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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 09.23.03.04" title_num="09" subtitle_num="23" chapter_num="03" heading="Conflicts of Interest.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A licensee shall make every effort to avoid conflicts of interest with the employer or client. Whenever conflicts of interest appear unavoidable, however, the licensee shall disclose promptly and fully all the circumstances to the employer or client.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A licensee shall inform promptly an employer or client of any business association, interest, or circumstances which may influence the judgment or the quality of services rendered to the employer or client.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A licensee may not accept compensation, financial or other, from more than one party for services pertaining to a project unless full disclosure is made by the licensee to all interested parties.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A licensee may not solicit or accept financial or other valuable consideration from any material or equipment supplier for specifying the supplier's products, except when the licensee is a previously announced employee or agent of the supplier.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>When acting as the interpreter of engineering documents and the judge of performance under the documents, a licensee shall render decisions impartially, not favoring either party to the documents.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>