NSPE Code of Ethics - Honesty and Truthfulness Obligations
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Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/134#NSPE_Code_of_Ethics_-_Honesty_and_Truthfulness_Obligations
Properties
Instance of
Confidence
0.97
Created by
National Society of Professional Engineers
Document title
NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers
Importance
high
Used by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review
Used in context
Cited as the primary normative authority establishing engineers' obligations to be honest, truthful, and forthcoming in professional dealings, including business negotiations; the Board invokes its language on deception and misrepresentation to evaluate Engineer A's misleading statements to Engineer B
Version
Current at time of case
Source Evidence
Source text
The obligation of professional engineers to be honest, truthful, and forthcoming in their professional dealings is a critical ethical principle to which all engineers should adhere.
Text references
The obligation of professional engineers to be honest, truthful, and forthcoming in their professional dealings is a critical ethical principle to which all engineers should adhere.
The purpose of the language in the Code (in this context) is 'to protect a prospective employer from being deceived as to the competence of an engineer-applicant in order that the employer not be tricked into entrusting important engineering decisions to one not qualified to make them.'
This Board strongly believes that honesty and truthfulness are hallmark qualities of a practicing engineer.
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
134
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-28T21:13:09.677947+00:00
First case
134
Generated
2026-02-28T21:13:09.677947+00:00
Attributed to
Case 134 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-28T21:30:32.611390
Generated by
ProEthica Case 134 Extraction