Engineer A Code-Based Confidentiality Exception Activation
S · State
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/84#Engineer_A_Code-Based_Confidentiality_Exception_Activation
Properties
Instance of
Code-BasedConfidentialityExceptionActivationState
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Code-BasedConfidentialityExceptionActivationState
Active period
From the point at which the Board determines the code exception applies through the point at which Engineer A should have disclosed to appropriate authority
Affected parties
Appropriate governmental authority
Building occupants
Client
Engineer A
Confidence
0.88
Importance
high
Subject
Engineer A's confidentiality obligation under Section III.4 and Section II.1.c, where the code's own exception clause releases the engineer from non-disclosure when public safety is at stake
Terminated by
Would be terminated by Engineer A notifying appropriate authority — which did not occur
Triggering event
Board's interpretation that Section II.1.c's exception ('authorized or required by law or by the Code') applies when public health and safety are endangered, releasing Engineer A from confidentiality
Urgency level
high
Source Evidence
Source text
this section also includes a relevant exception which allows the engineer to disclose information acquired during the course of providing professional services to the client if such disclosure is authorized or required by law or by the Code
Text references
if the engineer has a legal or ethical responsibility to disclose the information in question, the engineer is released from the obligation to maintain confidentiality
this section also includes a relevant exception which allows the engineer to disclose information acquired during the course of providing professional services to the client if such disclosure is authorized or required by law or by the Code
TTL
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case84:Engineer_A_Code-Based_Confidentiality_Exception_Activation a proeth:Code-BasedConfidentialityExceptionActivationState,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Code-Based Confidentiality Exception Activation" ;
proeth:activeperiod "From the point at which the Board determines the code exception applies through the point at which Engineer A should have disclosed to appropriate authority" ;
proeth:affectedparties "Appropriate governmental authority",
"Building occupants",
"Client",
"Engineer A" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "State" ;
proeth:confidence "0.88" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "84" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T13:32:42.161515+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "84" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T13:32:42.161515+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:sourcetext "this section also includes a relevant exception which allows the engineer to disclose information acquired during the course of providing professional services to the client if such disclosure is authorized or required by law or by the Code" ;
proeth:stateclass "Code-Based Confidentiality Exception Activation State" ;
proeth:subject "Engineer A's confidentiality obligation under Section III.4 and Section II.1.c, where the code's own exception clause releases the engineer from non-disclosure when public safety is at stake" ;
proeth:terminatedby "Would be terminated by Engineer A notifying appropriate authority — which did not occur" ;
proeth:textreferences "if the engineer has a legal or ethical responsibility to disclose the information in question, the engineer is released from the obligation to maintain confidentiality",
"this section also includes a relevant exception which allows the engineer to disclose information acquired during the course of providing professional services to the client if such disclosure is authorized or required by law or by the Code" ;
proeth:triggeringevent "Board's interpretation that Section II.1.c's exception ('authorized or required by law or by the Code') applies when public health and safety are endangered, releasing Engineer A from confidentiality" ;
proeth:urgencylevel "high" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 84 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T13:56:58.158919"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 84 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
84
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T13:32:42.161515+00:00
First case
84
Generated
2026-03-01T13:32:42.161515+00:00
Attributed to
Case 84 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T13:56:58.158919
Generated by
ProEthica Case 84 Extraction