§ 2598. Unprofessional conduct

(a) Unprofessional conduct is the conduct prohibited by this section and by 3 V.S.A. § 129a.

(b) Unprofessional conduct includes the following actions by a licensee:

(1) practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope permitted by law;

(2) accepting and performing responsibilities that the licensee knows or has reason to know that he or she is not competent to perform;

(3) making any material misrepresentation with respect to the qualifications of or experience of an applicant or otherwise in the practice of the profession, whether by commission or omission;

(4) [Repealed.]

(5) willfully acting, while serving as a Board member, in any way to contravene the provisions of this chapter and thereby artificially restrict the entry of qualified persons into the profession;

(6) using the licensee’s seal on documents prepared by others not in the licensee’s direct supervision, or using the seal of another. (Added 1967, No. 364 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; amended 1971, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1985, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1991, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 38c; 1997, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 47; 2011, No. 66, § 7, eff. June 1, 2011; 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 35.)