NSPE Code of Ethics Sections II.2.a, II.2.b, II.2.c
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http://proethica.org/ontology/case/163#NSPE_Code_of_Ethics_Sections_II.2.a_II.2.b_II.2.c
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Confidence
0.98
Created by
National Society of Professional Engineers
Document title
NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers
Importance
high
Used by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review in deliberation
Used in context
Primary normative authority governing engineer qualification to accept work, obligation to sign and seal only work within cognizance, and hierarchy of responsible charge for delegated technical segments
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Current at time of case
Source Evidence
Source text
Sections II.2.a., II.2.b., and II.2.c. address many of the issues related to the facts of this case.
Text references
Section II.2.a. seeks to admonish the engineer to accept work only in those areas of practice in which the engineer possesses the proper qualifications
Section II.2.b. examines the issue of ethical responsibility and states that an engineer must sign and seal documents and assume legal responsibility only for that in which he possesses understanding and cognizance.
Section II.2.c. establishes a hierarchy of responsibility by which engineers may coordinate and assume responsibility for entire projects
Sections II.2.a., II.2.b., and II.2.c. address many of the issues related to the facts of this case.
we reiterate the language contained in Section II.2.c. noting that 'each technical segment [shall be] signed and sealed only by the qualified engineers who prepared the segment.'
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163
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discussion
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2026-03-01T14:15:58.047738+00:00
First case
163
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2026-03-01T14:15:58.047738+00:00
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Case 163 Extraction
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2026-03-01T14:34:52.535793
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ProEthica Case 163 Extraction