LAC 46:LXI.2509. Improper Solicitation

A. Licensees shall avoid improper solicitation of professional employment or services. B. Licensees shall not falsify or permit misrepresentation or exaggeration of: 1. the licensee’s or any associate's academic or professional qualifications; 2. the licensee’s degree of responsibility in or for the subject matter of prior work; or 3. pertinent facts concerning employers, employees, associates or joint ventures, of the licensee’s or his/her firm's past accomplishments. C. Licensees shall not pay nor offer to pay, directly or indirectly, any commission, or gift, or other valuable consideration in order to secure work, except under the following circumstances: 1. securing salaried positions through employment agencies; or 2. as a bona fide employee, or a bona fide established commercial marketing agency retained by them.