DP4

DecisionPoint
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DP4

Supervisor B, a non-licensed non-engineer principal, unilaterally altered Engineer A's signed and sealed forensic reports to change engineering causation conclusions — substituting a judgment that damage was due to pre-existing structural conditions for Engineer A's finding of hurricane-related structural damage. Does this conduct constitute unlawful practice of engineering, and does Engineer A bear a non-delegable duty to report it to the state licensing board independent of whether XYZ Engineering takes internal corrective action?

Engineer A's obligation to report Supervisor B's unauthorized alteration of sealed reports as unlicensed practice of engineering to the state licensing board, independent of internal firm resolution

Report Supervisor B's unauthorized alteration of sealed engineering reports to the state engineering licensure board as unlicensed practice of engineering, independent of and without waiting for any internal XYZ Engineering corrective action, and simultaneously notify appropriate enforcement authorities

Formally demand in writing that XYZ Engineering withdraw the falsified reports and take disciplinary action against Supervisor B, and report to the licensing board only if the firm fails to take adequate corrective action within a defined period — treating internal escalation as the primary corrective mechanism and licensing board reporting as a backstop

Report the falsification and the firm's conduct to the state engineering licensure board while simultaneously escalating internally to XYZ Engineering's senior leadership and legal counsel, pursuing both channels concurrently to maximize the probability of prompt correction while creating an official record of the unlicensed practice

Engineer A