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  1. 1While planning an Idaho boundary survey, a client presses the PLS to reduce work in a way that could endanger neighboring owners. What obligation controls the PLS's decision?

    1. A. Protect the safety, health, and welfare of the public
    2. B. Protect only the contracting client's financial interest
    3. C. Follow the client's preferred scope whenever it is written
    4. D. Defer all public-welfare decisions to the county recorder

    Answer: A

    Explanation: IDAPA 24.32.01.200.02.a states that a licensee's "primary obligation is to protect the safety, health and welfare of the public" in professional duties. That obligation controls over the requested shortcut.

    Reference: 243201 — IDAPA 24.32.01.200.02.a

  2. 2During an Idaho project, a PLS finds a material error in another licensee's work that may affect public property. What is the required initial response?

    1. A. Immediately replace every monument from the earlier survey
    2. B. Make a reasonable effort to inform the licensee whose work may contain the error
    3. C. Send the matter only to the county assessor
    4. D. Wait for a landowner to file a complaint

    Answer: B

    Explanation: IDAPA 24.32.01.200.02.d requires the discoverer to "make a reasonable effort to inform the licensee or certificate holder whose work is believed to contain the discrepancy, error or omission."

    Reference: 243201 — IDAPA 24.32.01.200.02.d

  3. 3An Idaho PLS is offered a specialized assignment beyond the PLS's education and experience. What is the governing starting rule?

    1. A. Accept any assignment if the client signs a waiver
    2. B. Undertake assignments only when qualified in the specific technical field
    3. C. Accept the work if an intern performs the calculations
    4. D. Undertake the work whenever the fee covers added risk

    Answer: B

    Explanation: IDAPA 24.32.01.200.03.a states that a licensee "must undertake to perform assignments only when qualified by education or experience in the specific technical field involved."

    Reference: 243201 — IDAPA 24.32.01.200.03.a

  4. 4An unavoidable conflict develops between an Idaho PLS and a client. What disclosure does the rule require?

    1. A. Oral disclosure to a field employee after delivery
    2. B. Written disclosure of the circumstances to the employer or client
    3. C. Anonymous disclosure to a trade association
    4. D. Disclosure only if the project later becomes disputed

    Answer: B

    Explanation: IDAPA 24.32.01.200.04.a says that when a conflict is unavoidable, the licensee "must forthwith disclose the circumstances in writing to the employer or client."

    Reference: 243201 — IDAPA 24.32.01.200.04.a

  5. 5An Idaho PLS wants to pay a referral commission to obtain surveying work. Which recipient falls within the rule's express exception?

    1. A. An official serving on the selecting authority
    2. B. An established business enterprise retained to secure business
    3. C. An independent consultant not retained to secure business
    4. D. A contractor seeking specification of its products

    Answer: B

    Explanation: The commission prohibition expressly excepts "employees or established business enterprises retained by a licensee or certificate holder" to secure business or employment. Option B fits that exception.

    Reference: 243201 — IDAPA 24.32.01.200.05.a

  6. 6An Idaho applicant intentionally omits a known material matter in a submission to the Board. Under Idaho's defined terms, how is that conduct classified?

    1. A. Deceit
    2. B. Incompetence
    3. C. Misconduct
    4. D. Standard of care

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Idaho defines deceit as intentionally misrepresenting a material matter "or intentionally omit to disclose a known material matter." The stated omission therefore qualifies as deceit.

    Reference: 243201 — IDAPA 24.32.01.002.02

  7. 7An Idaho PLS is evaluating whether the care used on a difficult retracement met the professional standard. Which comparison does the rule require?

    1. A. The care used on the firm's most profitable projects
    2. B. The care, skill, and diligence ordinarily exercised by others in the profession under like circumstances
    3. C. The care preferred by the client after the fieldwork
    4. D. The care described in the surveyor's internal marketing materials

    Answer: B

    Explanation: The Idaho rule requires "such care, skill and diligence as others in that profession ordinarily exercise under like circumstances." The comparison is therefore to professional peers in comparable circumstances.

    Reference: 243201 — IDAPA 24.32.01.200.02.b

  8. 8What must an Idaho discrepancy communication identify in addition to the documents believed to contain the problem?

    1. A. Specific codes, standards, or physical laws believed to be violated
    2. B. The discoverer's proposed fee for correcting the work
    3. C. Every project completed by the other licensee
    4. D. The adjoining owners' assessed property values

    Answer: A

    Explanation: The rule says the communication "must reference specific codes, standards or physical laws which are believed to be violated" and identify the documents believed to contain the discrepancies.

    Reference: 243201 — IDAPA 24.32.01.200.02.d

  9. 9A prime professional accepts a multidisciplinary Idaho project containing work beyond the professional's competence. How must the professional limit personal services?

    1. A. To the phases in which the professional is qualified
    2. B. To whichever phases carry the smallest fee
    3. C. To field phases only, regardless of qualifications
    4. D. To phases selected by the client after completion

    Answer: A

    Explanation: The competence rule permits accepting the broader assignment but says the licensee's "services are restricted to those phases of the project in which the licensee is qualified."

    Reference: 243201 — IDAPA 24.32.01.200.03.a

  10. 10A business association could influence an Idaho surveyor's judgment on a client's project. What must the surveyor do?

    1. A. Promptly inform the employer or client in writing
    2. B. Inform the employer or client orally before starting work
    3. C. Inform the employer or client in writing only after delivering the work
    4. D. Inform the Board in writing instead of the employer or client

    Answer: A

    Explanation: The rule says the licensee must "promptly inform the employer or client in writing" of an association or circumstance that could influence judgment or service quality.

    Reference: 243201 — IDAPA 24.32.01.200.04.a

Topics in this practice bank

These topics describe the available practice for Idaho Written Ethics Questionnaire. Review the examination outline and its sources for scope and allocation details.

  • Public protection and professional judgment
    • Public welfare, standard of care, and overruled judgment
  • Professional discrepancies and affected owners
    • Notice, response, escalation, and landowner duties
  • Competence and responsible practice
    • Competence limits, qualified collaborators, and unlicensed practice
  • Conflicts and outside interests
    • Disclosure, compensation, gifts, and public positions
  • Solicitation and procurement
    • Commissions, qualifications, existing assignments, fees, and QBS
  • Confidentiality and improper conduct
    • Confidential information, dishonest enterprises, and discipline

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