NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers - Section II.4
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http://proethica.org/ontology/case/179#NSPE_Code_of_Ethics_for_Engineers_-_Section_II.4
Properties
Instance of
Confidence
0.97
Created by
National Society of Professional Engineers
Document title
NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers, Section II.4 (Faithful Agent and Trustee)
Importance
high
Used by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review in analyzing Engineer A's obligations to former clients
Used in context
Cited to define the scope and limits of an engineer's duty as a 'faithful agent and trustee' to clients, establishing that this duty does not require absolute perpetual loyalty adverse to professional independence
Version
Current at time of case
Source Evidence
Source text
Being a 'faithful agent and trustee' to a client does not obligate an engineer to a duty of absolute devotion in perpetuity (See Code Section II.4.)
Text references
Being a 'faithful agent and trustee' to a client does not obligate an engineer to a duty of absolute devotion in perpetuity (See Code Section II.4.)
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
179
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T06:51:35.739780+00:00
First case
179
Generated
2026-03-01T06:51:35.739780+00:00
Attributed to
Case 179 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T07:10:12.472972
Generated by
ProEthica Case 179 Extraction