NSPE Code Section 4(a) - Public Policy Statement Disclosure
Rs · Resource
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/125#NSPE_Code_Section_4a_-_Public_Policy_Statement_Disclosure
Properties
Instance of
Confidence
0.92
Created by
National Society of Professional Engineers
Document title
NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers, former Section 4(a)
Importance
high
Used by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review as a preliminary compliance check
Used in context
Establishes the disclosure condition that legitimizes Engineers A and B's public advocacy on behalf of the local citizens group, assumed to be satisfied in this case
Version
Historical version (section no longer exists in current code)
Source Evidence
Source text
He shall not issue statements, criticisms, or arguments on matters connected with public policy which are inspired or paid for by private interests, unless he indicates on whose behalf he is making the statement.
Text references
He shall not issue statements, criticisms, or arguments on matters connected with public policy which are inspired or paid for by private interests, unless he indicates on whose behalf he is making the statement.
We also assume that there is no question concerning compliance with Section 4(a) regarding disclosure of the party on whose behalf Engineers A and B are stating a position on a matter of public policy.
TTL
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
125
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-02T10:47:00.382145+00:00
First case
125
Generated
2026-03-02T10:47:00.382145+00:00
Attributed to
Case 125 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-02T11:07:26.781128
Generated by
ProEthica Case 125 Extraction