NSPE_Code_Section_12
Rs · Resource
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/168#NSPE_Code_Section_12
Properties
Instance of
Confidence
0.97
Created by
National Society of Professional Engineers
Document title
NSPE Code of Ethics – Section 12: Prohibition on Injuring Another Engineer's Reputation
Importance
high
Used by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review in finding both parties in violation for self-interested criticism
Used in context
Applied to the mutual disparagement and criticism exchanged by Engineer A and Firm B's engineers regarding each other's capability to provide adequate or quality services
Version
Historical (no longer in force)
Source Evidence
Source text
The charge and counter-charge by both A and B regarding the capability of the other to provide adequate or quality services are both affronts to §12.
Text references
The Engineer will not attempt to injure, maliciously or falsely, directly or indirectly, the professional reputation, prospects, practice, or employment of another engineer, nor will he indiscriminately criticize another engineer's work.
The charge and counter-charge by both A and B regarding the capability of the other to provide adequate or quality services are both affronts to §12.
TTL
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
168
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-02T02:38:14.801876+00:00
First case
168
Generated
2026-03-02T02:38:14.801876+00:00
Attributed to
Case 168 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-02T02:59:28.918095
Generated by
ProEthica Case 168 Extraction