Engineer License Revocation Threat for Regulatory Compliance Refusal State
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1a8e101c
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#EngineerLicenseRevocationThreatforRegulatoryComplianceRefusalState
Definition
State in which a professional engineer employed in a regulatory capacity has been informally advised by the state engineering registration board that preparing or issuing a permit that violates applicable environmental or safety regulations could result in suspension or revocation of their engineering license — creating a direct personal professional jeopardy that reinforces the engineer's ethical and legal obligation to refuse non-compliant permit issuance, and simultaneously making the cost of compliance with a superior's directive potentially career-ending.
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State in which a professional engineer employed in a regulatory capacity has been informally advised by the state engineering registration board that preparing or issuing a permit that violates applicable environmental or safety regulations could result in suspension or revocation of their engineering license — creating a direct personal professional jeopardy that reinforces the engineer's ethical and legal obligation to refuse non-compliant permit issuance, and simultaneously making the cost of compliance with a superior's directive potentially career-ending.
Source Evidence
Source Text
Engineer A contacts the state engineering registration board and is informed, based upon the limited information provided to the board that suspension or revocation of his engineering license was a possibility if he prepared a permit that violated environmental regulations.
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Content Hash
1a8e101c6e086f35...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
175
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-03-01T11:29:21.677885+00:00
First Discovered In Case
175
Generated
2026-03-01T11:29:21.677885+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 175 Extraction