Engineer Intern C Non-Aiding Unlawful Practice Violation Instance
O · Obligation
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/16#Engineer_Intern_C_Non-Aiding_Unlawful_Practice_Violation_Instance
Properties
Instance of
Non-AidingUnlawfulEngineeringPracticeObligation
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Non-AidingUnlawfulEngineeringPracticeObligation
Case context
Engineer Intern C, fully aware of Engineer B's impaired condition, cooperated in the arrangement that constituted unlawful engineering practice under state registration law, in violation of NSPE Code II.1.e.
Compliance status
unmet
Confidence
0.93
Importance
high
Obligated party
Engineer Intern C
Obligation statement
Engineer Intern C was obligated to refrain from aiding and abetting Engineer B's unlawful practice of engineering — specifically, the arrangement whereby Engineer B signed and sealed drawings prepared without his genuine direction, supervision, or competent review — and to take affirmative steps to address the unlawful practice rather than cooperating in its continuation.
Temporal scope
From the time Engineer Intern C became aware of Engineer B's impairment and the nature of their working arrangement
Relationships
defeasibleUnder
Engineer Intern C Complicity in Impaired Licensee Practice
derivedFromPrinciple
Subordinate Complicity Prohibition Violated By Engineer Intern C
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer Intern C (who was fully aware of Engineer B's impaired condition) would perform the structural design and develop the construction drawings, and Engineer B would sign and seal the drawings with little to no review.
Text references
Engineer Intern C (who was fully aware of Engineer B's impaired condition) would perform the structural design and develop the construction drawings, and Engineer B would sign and seal the drawings with little to no review.
Engineer Intern C is ethically culpable through violation of Section II.1.e, Section II.1.f, and Section III.8.a of the Code of Ethics.
Engineers shall not aid or abet the unlawful practice of engineering by a person or firm.
TTL
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case16:Engineer_Intern_C_Non-Aiding_Unlawful_Practice_Violation_Instance a proeth:Non-AidingUnlawfulEngineeringPracticeObligation,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
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proeth-core:defeasibleUnder case16:Engineer_Intern_C_Complicity_in_Impaired_Licensee_Practice ;
proeth-core:prevailsOver case16:Engineer_Intern_C_Subordinate_Complicity_Prohibition_Violation_Instance ;
proeth:casecontext "Engineer Intern C, fully aware of Engineer B's impaired condition, cooperated in the arrangement that constituted unlawful engineering practice under state registration law, in violation of NSPE Code II.1.e." ;
proeth:compliancestatus "unmet" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Obligation" ;
proeth:confidence "0.93" ;
proeth:derivedFromPrinciple case16:Subordinate_Complicity_Prohibition_Violated_By_Engineer_Intern_C ;
proeth:discoveredincase "16" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-25T12:02:21.309464+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "16" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-25T12:02:21.309464+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:obligatedparty "Engineer Intern C" ;
proeth:obligationclass "Non-Aiding Unlawful Engineering Practice Obligation" ;
proeth:obligationstatement "Engineer Intern C was obligated to refrain from aiding and abetting Engineer B's unlawful practice of engineering — specifically, the arrangement whereby Engineer B signed and sealed drawings prepared without his genuine direction, supervision, or competent review — and to take affirmative steps to address the unlawful practice rather than cooperating in its continuation." ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer Intern C (who was fully aware of Engineer B's impaired condition) would perform the structural design and develop the construction drawings, and Engineer B would sign and seal the drawings with little to no review." ;
proeth:temporalscope "From the time Engineer Intern C became aware of Engineer B's impairment and the nature of their working arrangement" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer Intern C (who was fully aware of Engineer B's impaired condition) would perform the structural design and develop the construction drawings, and Engineer B would sign and seal the drawings with little to no review.",
"Engineer Intern C is ethically culpable through violation of Section II.1.e, Section II.1.f, and Section III.8.a of the Code of Ethics.",
"Engineers shall not aid or abet the unlawful practice of engineering by a person or firm." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 16 Extraction" ;
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
16
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-25T12:02:21.309464+00:00
First case
16
Generated
2026-02-25T12:02:21.309464+00:00
Attributed to
Case 16 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-25T12:12:21.729239
Generated by
ProEthica Case 16 Extraction