Unlicensed Practice Reporting Obligation Triggered For Engineer R
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/17#Unlicensed_Practice_Reporting_Obligation_Triggered_For_Engineer_R
Properties
Instance of
UnlicensedPracticeProhibitionandChallengeObligation
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#UnlicensedPracticeProhibitionandChallengeObligation
Applied to
Engineer H Out-of-State Licensed Design Presentation Engineer
State I engineering licensure authorities
Balancing with
Compassionate Peer Reporting Obligation
Professional Dignity
Concrete expression
After learning that Engineer H is not licensed in State I, Engineer R acquires knowledge of an alleged violation of the engineering code and state registration laws, triggering an obligation to report H's unlicensed practice to State I authorities
Confidence
0.93
Importance
high
Interpretation
NSPE Code II.1.f requires engineers with knowledge of any alleged code violation to report to appropriate professional bodies and public authorities; Engineer R's discovery that H practiced engineering in State I without State I licensure creates a direct reporting obligation running to State I licensing authorities
Invoked by
Engineer R Resident Engineer Public Interest Challenger
Tension resolution
The reporting obligation is mandatory; while Engineer R may not have a prior relationship with Engineer H that would create space for compassionate private engagement, the public protection rationale of licensure requirements and the gravity of the unlicensed practice before a regulatory body require formal reporting
Source Evidence
Source text
R also learns that Engineer H is not licensed in State I, but is licensed in State O. Engineer R has an obligation to report H's unlicensed practice of engineering to State I authorities.
Text references
After construction begins, R observes the tank locations were not changed. R also learns that Engineer H is not licensed in State I, but is licensed in State O.
Engineer R has an obligation to report H's unlicensed practice of engineering to State I authorities.
Engineers having knowledge of any alleged violation of this Code shall report thereon to appropriate professional bodies and, when relevant, also to public authorities
TTL
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case17:Unlicensed_Practice_Reporting_Obligation_Triggered_For_Engineer_R a proeth:UnlicensedPracticeProhibitionandChallengeObligation,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Unlicensed Practice Reporting Obligation Triggered For Engineer R" ;
proeth:appliedto "Engineer H Out-of-State Licensed Design Presentation Engineer",
"State I engineering licensure authorities" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Compassionate Peer Reporting Obligation",
"Professional Dignity" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "After learning that Engineer H is not licensed in State I, Engineer R acquires knowledge of an alleged violation of the engineering code and state registration laws, triggering an obligation to report H's unlicensed practice to State I authorities" ;
proeth:confidence "0.93" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "17" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-25T13:26:29.619021+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "17" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-25T13:26:29.619021+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:interpretation "NSPE Code II.1.f requires engineers with knowledge of any alleged code violation to report to appropriate professional bodies and public authorities; Engineer R's discovery that H practiced engineering in State I without State I licensure creates a direct reporting obligation running to State I licensing authorities" ;
proeth:invokedby "Engineer R Resident Engineer Public Interest Challenger" ;
proeth:principleclass "Unlicensed Practice Prohibition and Challenge Obligation" ;
proeth:sourcetext "R also learns that Engineer H is not licensed in State I, but is licensed in State O. Engineer R has an obligation to report H's unlicensed practice of engineering to State I authorities." ;
proeth:tensionresolution "The reporting obligation is mandatory; while Engineer R may not have a prior relationship with Engineer H that would create space for compassionate private engagement, the public protection rationale of licensure requirements and the gravity of the unlicensed practice before a regulatory body require formal reporting" ;
proeth:textreferences "After construction begins, R observes the tank locations were not changed. R also learns that Engineer H is not licensed in State I, but is licensed in State O.",
"Engineer R has an obligation to report H's unlicensed practice of engineering to State I authorities.",
"Engineers having knowledge of any alleged violation of this Code shall report thereon to appropriate professional bodies and, when relevant, also to public authorities" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 17 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-25T13:30:32.836239"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 17 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
17
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-25T13:26:29.619021+00:00
First case
17
Generated
2026-02-25T13:26:29.619021+00:00
Attributed to
Case 17 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-25T13:30:32.836239
Generated by
ProEthica Case 17 Extraction