Post-Sale Original Designer Continuing Safety Obligation State
Class
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http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Post-SaleOriginalDesignerContinuingSafetyObligationState
Definition
State in which a professional engineer who originally designed a structure has sold or transferred the property containing that structure and subsequently learns that the new owner has made modifications that may compromise structural integrity — creating a continuing ethical obligation to notify the new owner and relevant authorities despite having no current contractual relationship, client engagement, or formal responsibility for the structure.
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Definition
State in which a professional engineer who originally designed a structure has sold or transferred the property containing that structure and subsequently learns that the new owner has made modifications that may compromise structural integrity — creating a continuing ethical obligation to notify the new owner and relevant authorities despite having no current contractual relationship, client engagement, or formal responsibility for the structure.
Source Evidence
Source Text
Engineer A had designed and built a barn with horse stalls on his property. Four years later, Engineer A sold the property
TTL
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rdfs:label "Post-Sale Original Designer Continuing Safety Obligation State" ;
rdfs:comment "State in which a professional engineer who originally designed a structure has sold or transferred the property containing that structure and subsequently learns that the new owner has made modifications that may compromise structural integrity — creating a continuing ethical obligation to notify the new owner and relevant authorities despite having no current contractual relationship, client engagement, or formal responsibility for the structure." ;
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Ontology
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Content Hash
fd7b3c22085a5db6...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
132
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
discussion
First Discovered At
2026-02-27T12:30:16.529993+00:00
First Discovered In Case
132
Generated
2026-02-27T12:30:16.529993+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 132 Extraction