All members are required to read and agree to this Code of Ethics.
In consideration of being accepted as a member of the Society, and in the interest of supporting better professional genealogical standards, I hereby agree:
(1) I will carefully refrain from mutilating, marking, or otherwise defacing or destroying any part of public vital records;
(2) My research of vital records will be made only for genealogical or historical purposes;
(3) I will hold myself subject to the rules and regulations of the Society; and
(4) I will handle books and other materials with exceptional care to preserve them as long as possible.
Nothing in this Code of Ethics shall be construed to interfere with the medical or legal duties of a member of the medical or legal profession.
The purchasing of this membership implies acceptance of the Code of Ethics.