CODE OF ETHICS
for the Principal Executive Officer,
Principal Financial Officer, Controllers and
Other Personnel Responsible for the
Compilation, Maintenance, Recording,
Preparation, Reporting and Dissemination
of Financial Information
of
FONAR CORPORATION
Fonar Corporation (the “Company”)
is committed to conducting its business in compliance with all
the applicable laws and regulations of the countries in which
it operates and in accordance with high standards of business
conduct. The Company strives to maintain the highest standards
of accuracy, completeness and disclosure in its financial dealings,
records and reports. These standards serve as the basis for managing
the Company’s business, for meeting the Company’s
duties to its shareholders and for maintaining compliance with
financial reporting requirements. All of the Company’s personnel
described below must agree to comply with the following principles,
and the Chief Executive Officer, in his or her capacity as the
Company’s principal executive officer, to whom all senior
financial officers and personnel ultimately report, will promote
and support this Code of Ethics, and, to the extent consistent
with his or her duties and responsibilities, comply with the principles
set forth in this Code of Ethics.
Each employee
of the Company having responsibility for compiling, recording,
maintaining and reporting financial information will adhere to
and advocate the following principals and responsibilities governing
his or her professional and ethical conduct, each to the best
of his or her knowledge and ability and to the extent the following
apply to his or her duties on behalf of the Company.
1. Act with honesty and integrity and in an ethical
manner, avoiding actual or apparent conflicts of interest in personal
and professional relationships.
2. Promptly disclose to the Company through the
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel
or Audit Committee, any transaction or relationship that reasonably
could be expected to give rise to a conflict of interest between
personal and professional relationships.
3. Provide other Company personnel with information
that is accurate, complete, objective, relevant, timely and understandable,
for both the internal use of the Company and to promote full,
fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports
and documents that the Company files with or submits to, the Securities
and Exchange Commission and in other public communications made
by registrant.
4. Comply with the rules and regulations of federal,
state, provincial and local governments and other appropriate
and private and public regulatory agencies.
5. Act in good faith, responsibility, with due care,
competence and diligence, without misrepresenting material facts
or allowing my independent judgment to be subordinated.
6. Use good business and professional judgment in
the processing and recording of all financial transactions.
7. Respect the confidentiality of information acquired
in the course of the Company’s business, except when authorized
or otherwise legally obligated to disclose such information, and
not use confidential information acquired in the course of work
for personal advantage.
8. Share knowledge and maintain skills important
and relevant to the Company’s needs.
9. Promote ethical behavior among co-workers in
the work environment.
10. Achieve responsible use of and control over
all assets and resources employed or entrusted to him or her.
11. Comply with generally accepted accounting standards
and practices, rules, regulations and controls, where applicable.
12. Ensure that accounting entries are promptly
and accurately recorded and properly documented and that no accounting
entry intentionally distorts or disguises the true nature of any
business transaction.
13. Maintain books and records that fairly and accurately
reflect the Company’s business transactions.
14. Sign only those documents that he or she believes
to be accurate and truthful.
15. Devise, implement and maintain sufficient internal
controls in connection with his or her duties or position to assure
that financial record keeping objectives are met.
16. Prohibit the establishment of any undisclosed
or unrecorded funds or assets for any purpose and provide for
the proper and prompt recording of all disbursements of funds
and all receipts.
17. Not knowingly be a party to any illegal activity
or engage in acts that are discreditable to his or her profession
or the Company.
18. Respect and contribute to the legitimate and
ethical objects of the Company.
19. Engage in only those services for which he or
she has the necessary knowledge, skill and expertise.
20. Not make, or tolerate to be made, false or artificial
statements or entries for any purpose in the books and records
of the Company or in any internal or external correspondence,
memoranda, or communication of any type, including telephone or
wire communications.
21. Report to the Company through the Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel, or Audit Committee,
any situation where he or she knows or believes the Code of Ethics,
the Company’s standards or the laws are being violated.
Those required
to comply with this Code of Ethics understand that they are accountable
for adherence to this Code of Ethics, that failure to comply with
this Code of Ethics will not be tolerated by the Company and that
deviations therefrom or violations thereof will result in serious
consequences, which may include, but may not be limited to, serious
reprimand, dismissal or other legal actions.
No person required
to comply with this Code of Ethics who takes or refuses to take
any action on this basis of his or her good faith reliance on
this Code of Ethics will be subject to dismissal, disciplinary
action, demotion, deprival of benefits or other reprisals by the
Company.
The parties
subject to this Code of Ethics will acknowledge in writing that
they agree to comply with these requirements.
I have read
and agree to comply with the within Code of Ethics and agree to
comply with the requirements contained herein.
M-10896
