NSPE-Code-Section-12a
Rs · Resource
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/169#NSPE-Code-Section-12a
Properties
Instance of
PeerReviewWithoutNotificationStandard
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#PeerReviewWithoutNotificationStandard
Confidence
0.95
Created by
National Society of Professional Engineers
Document title
NSPE Code of Ethics – Section 12(a) (Historical)
Importance
high
Used by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review in evaluating Engineer B's peer review of Engineer A's original design
Used in context
Governs the prohibition on reviewing the work of another engineer for the same client without the knowledge of that engineer, or unless the prior engineer's connection with the work has been terminated; central to determining whether Engineer B's review was ethically permissible
Version
Historical version (no longer in force)
Source Evidence
Source text
Section 12(a) - 'An Engineer in private practice will not review the work of another engineer for the same client, except with the knowledge of such engineer, or unless the connection of such engineer with the work has been terminated.'
Text references
Section 12(a) - 'An Engineer in private practice will not review the work of another engineer for the same client, except with the knowledge of such engineer, or unless the connection of such engineer with the work has been terminated.'
we affirm previous cases holding that it is not the intent or purpose of 12(a) to prevent one engineer from reviewing the work of another engineer.
TTL
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proeth:sourcetext "Section 12(a) - 'An Engineer in private practice will not review the work of another engineer for the same client, except with the knowledge of such engineer, or unless the connection of such engineer with the work has been terminated.'" ;
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
169
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T22:13:29.671161+00:00
First case
169
Generated
2026-03-01T22:13:29.671161+00:00
Attributed to
Case 169 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T22:36:17.037485
Generated by
ProEthica Case 169 Extraction