NSPE-Code-Section-II.5.a
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Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/171#NSPE-Code-Section-II.5.a
Properties
Instance of
Confidence
0.97
Created by
National Society of Professional Engineers
Document title
NSPE Code of Ethics – Section II.5.a (Misrepresentation in Solicitation Materials)
Importance
high
Used by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review
Used in context
Applied to evaluate Engineer B's conduct in distributing a promotional brochure listing Engineer A as a firm member after Engineer A had been given notice of termination and after Engineer A had left the firm; grounds the finding that Engineer B misrepresented pertinent facts with intent to enhance firm qualifications
Source Evidence
Source text
Section II.5.a. of the Code specifically states that brochures or other presentations incident to the solicitation of employment shall not misrepresent pertinent facts concerning employers, employees, associates . . . with the intent and purpose of enhancing their qualifications and their work.
Text references
Section II.5.a. of the Code specifically states that brochures or other presentations incident to the solicitation of employment shall not misrepresent pertinent facts concerning employers, employees, associates . . . with the intent and purpose of enhancing their qualifications and their work.
That is a clear misrepresentation of a pertinent fact with the intent to enhance the firm's qualifications and as such constitutes a violation of the Code.
TTL
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
171
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-02T14:25:25.682284+00:00
First case
171
Generated
2026-03-02T14:25:25.682284+00:00
Attributed to
Case 171 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-02T14:51:15.267848
Generated by
ProEthica Case 171 Extraction