NSPE Code of Ethics - Deceptive Acts Provision
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http://proethica.org/ontology/case/148#NSPE_Code_of_Ethics_-_Deceptive_Acts_Provision
Properties
Instance of
Confidence
0.95
Created by
National Society of Professional Engineers
Document title
NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers
Importance
high
Used by
Board of Ethical Review in reasoning that Engineer F's evasive non-disclosure constituted a deceptive act violating the Code
Used in context
Cited in BER Case 75-5 and the present discussion as the basis for the obligation that engineers shall avoid deceptive acts, extending to personal conduct beyond formal engineering practice
Version
Current at time of case
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineers shall avoid deceptive acts
Text references
Engineers shall avoid deceptive acts
the basic purpose of a code of ethics is to so regulate and direct the activities of professional practitioners that the public they serve may have confidence in their integrity, honesty, and decorous behavior. Thus, it is that the NSPE Code embraces language similar to that found in the codes of other professions to the effect (that Engineers shall avoid deceptive acts).
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
148
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-28T22:51:13.338304+00:00
First case
148
Generated
2026-02-28T22:51:13.338304+00:00
Attributed to
Case 148 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-28T23:11:08.562166
Generated by
ProEthica Case 148 Extraction