58-92-502. Unprofessional conduct.
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Effective 9/1/2026
58-92-502. Unprofessional conduct.
Unprofessional conduct under this chapter includes:
(1)the use of any letterhead, advertising, or other printed matter in a manner representing that the licensee is an instrumentality of the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state;
(2)the use of a name different from that under which the licensee is currently licensed for an advertisement, a solicitation, or a contract to secure business unless the name is authorized and registered as a D.B.A. with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code;
(3)tampering with or falsifying fingerprints, photographs, or other evidence while operating under this chapter;
(4)soliciting business for an attorney in return for compensation;
(5)willfully neglecting to render to a client services or a report as agreed between the licensee and client and for which the client pays or tenders compensation in accordance with the agreement of the licensee and client unless the licensee chooses to withdraw from the case and returns the funds for work the licensee has not yet completed;
(6)engaging in the unauthorized release of:
(a)information acquired on behalf of a client by a licensee, or the client's employee or contract agent, as a result of activities regulated under this chapter; or
(b)a client's personal information;
(7)misrepresents, refuses, or fails to cooperate with access to business or investigative records that the division requests through an investigator or a subpoena duces tecum; and
(8)permitting, authorizing, aiding, or in any way assisting or incentivizing a person to violate the requirements of this chapter regardless of whether the licensee is an independent contractor and not under the authority of a private investigator agent.
Enacted by Chapter 44 , 2026 General Session