RegulatoryComplianceState

Class
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#RegulatoryComplianceState
Class Hierarchy
Definition

A condition of the regulatory standing of a contract or situation, including compliance, here the condition in which a contract's work aligns with the original scope of the RFQ and the resulting contract.

Inherited from Case 58

A regulatory condition in which the current work product aligns with the governing policy, here the initial design layout that avoids conflicts with existing utilities, including separation of the new closed drainage system from the old water main, consistent with the DOT betterment policy.

Inherited from RegulatoryState

A condition in which a code provision, standard, statute, permit, or contractual requirement is in force for the situation, including states of compliance and of violation. As a content kind it is the regulatory standing of the situation. Its deontic relevance is that it activates a constraint or compliance obligation on the available actions.

Case Provenance
Discovered in
This class was discovered during extraction of the case(s) above; the supporting verbatim quotes are in Source Evidence.
Properties
Activation Conditions
Award of the Firm X contract through the RFQ process seven years ago
Confidence
0.85
Persistence Type
inertial
Principle Transformation
The compliant Firm X contract shows the QBS procurement requirements being satisfied, distinguishing it from the noncompliant Firm Z awards.
State Category
regulatory
Termination Conditions
Expiration of the contract and its optional extensions
Property Structure
1 · Object and Data Properties rdfs:domain on this class or ancestor
PropertyRangeDescription
activatedByEvent inherited Event Event Calculus initiation: relates a State to the Event whose occurrence brings the State into being (the start boundary of the fluent).
activatesConstraint inherited Constraint Relates a State to a Constraint that the obtaining of the State activates, bounding the actions available to the role-bearers the state concerns (the S->Cs linkage).
activatesObligation inherited Obligation Relates a State to an Obligation that the obtaining of the State makes applicable. This is the forward, activating complement of defeasibleUnder (which records the State under which an obligation yields): a state such as hazard exposure or an undertaken commitment can bring an obligation into force for the role-bearers it concerns.
affects inherited Agent Relates a State to the Agent(s) it bears on in the case scenario (the parties whose situation the state changes), distinct from the obligations/constraints the state activates (activatesObligation / activatesConstraint).
terminatedByEvent inherited Event Event Calculus termination: relates a State to the Event whose occurrence ends the State (the end boundary of the fluent).
2 · Definitional Attributes SHACL definitional shape
AttributeProperty (sh:path)Description
state archetypestateCategoryThe content archetype, which drives the archetype subClassOf typing: EpistemicState, RiskState, CompetenceState, EmergencyState, ConflictOfInterestState, RegulatoryState, TemporalState, ResourceState, DisclosureState. A classification of the state content, explicitly NOT the activatesObligation relation. A routing input, not stored as a literal.
persistence typepersistenceTypeWhether the state is an inertial fluent (holds until an event terminates it) or a non-inertial fluent (true at a single time point), the inertial versus non-inertial fluent distinction of Berreby et al. (2017) in the Event Calculus; a class-level datatype, a property of the fluent predicate itself.
3 · Bearer Attributes SHACL property shape individual data
AttributeProperty (sh:path)Description
urgency levelurgencyLevelThe salience or acuteness of the state in this case (Jones 1991 moral-intensity salience; components include temporal immediacy, magnitude of consequences, and proximity).
activates obligationactivatesObligationThe obligation the state makes applicable, via the outgoing S->O activatesObligation edge; the incoming counterpart is defeasibleUnder (O->S), recording the obligation that yields when this state obtains. Range: Obligation.
activates constraintactivatesConstraintThe constraint the state activates, via the outgoing S->Cs activatesConstraint edge, bounding the actions available while the state holds. Range: Constraint.
affectsaffectsThe agent(s) the state bears on, via the S->Agent affects edge, resolved from the affected-parties text by embedding shortlist + LLM multi-select. Range: Agent.
subjectsubjectThe entity the state holds of (the bearer text); a kept literal that also feeds the defeasibility prompt as state context.
active periodactivePeriodThe period over which the state holds, as extracted text.
triggering eventtriggeringEventThe event bringing the state into being; kept verbatim on the individual and also resolved to the activatedByEvent edge (the start boundary of the fluent).
terminated byterminatedByWhat removes the state; kept verbatim on the individual and also resolved to the terminatedByEvent edge (the end boundary of the fluent).
activated by eventactivatedByEventThe Event whose occurrence initiates this state, via the outgoing activatedByEvent edge (the start boundary of the fluent). Range: Event.
terminated by eventterminatedByEventThe Event whose occurrence ends this state, via the outgoing terminatedByEvent edge (the end boundary of the fluent). Range: Event.
4 · Referenced By rdfs:range on this class or ancestor
FromPropertyDescription
Action initiates inherited Event Calculus initiation: relates a happening (Action or Event) to a State (fluent) that begins to hold as a result and persists until terminated (inertial) or holds momentarily (non-inertial).
Action terminates inherited Event Calculus termination: relates a happening (Action or Event) to a State (fluent) that ceases to hold as a result.
Event initiates inherited Event Calculus initiation: relates a happening (Action or Event) to a State (fluent) that begins to hold as a result and persists until terminated (inertial) or holds momentarily (non-inertial).
Event terminates inherited Event Calculus termination: relates a happening (Action or Event) to a State (fluent) that ceases to hold as a result.
Obligation defeasibleUnder inherited Relates an obligation to a State whose obtaining renders the obligation defeasible, that is, subject to override by a competing obligation with stronger normative support. The State specifies the context in which the obligation yields.
Source Evidence
Text references
The work provided by Firm X aligns with the original scope of the RFQ and the resulting contract, with four optional extensions remaining.

Source text
The work provided by Firm X aligns with the original scope of the RFQ and the resulting contract, with four optional extensions remaining.
Used in cases 17

Case ontologies that instantiate this class or one of its base-ontology descendants. Computed from each individual's type, so the list stays current as cases are extracted. The originating case is shown under Extraction details.

Case 9 Case 11 Case 14 Case 17 Case 19 Case 58 Case 77 Case 83 Case 88 Case 99 Case 112 Case 113 Case 128 Case 144 Case 149 Case 158 Case 175
@prefix core: <http://proethica.org/ontology/core#> . @prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> . @prefix pcsh: <http://proethica.org/shapes/core#> . @prefix proeth: <http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#> . @prefix proeth-prov: <http://proethica.org/provenance#> . @prefix prov: <http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#> . @prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> . @prefix sh: <http://www.w3.org/ns/shacl#> . @prefix skos: <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#> . @prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> . proeth:RegulatoryComplianceState a owl:Class ; rdfs:label "RegulatoryComplianceState" ; proeth:activationConditions "Award of the Firm X contract through the RFQ process seven years ago" ; proeth:confidence "0.85" ; proeth:persistenceType "inertial" ; proeth:principleTransformation "The compliant Firm X contract shows the QBS procurement requirements being satisfied, distinguishing it from the noncompliant Firm Z awards." ; proeth:stateCategory "regulatory" ; proeth:terminationConditions "Expiration of the contract and its optional extensions" ; proeth:textReferences "The work provided by Firm X aligns with the original scope of the RFQ and the resulting contract, with four optional extensions remaining." ; proeth-prov:discoveredInCase 6, 58 ; proeth-prov:discoveredInPass 1 ; proeth-prov:discoveredInSection "facts" ; proeth-prov:firstDiscoveredAt "2026-07-05T03:37:42.966490+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ; proeth-prov:firstDiscoveredInCase 6 ; proeth-prov:matchConfidence 0.9 ; proeth-prov:matchReasoning "A condition of compliance with contracting requirements falls directly under the canonical Regulatory State, which covers states of compliance and of violation." ; proeth-prov:matchedOntologyClass proeth:RegulatoryState ; proeth-prov:matchedOntologyLabel "Regulatory State" ; proeth-prov:matchesExisting true ; proeth-prov:sourceText "The work provided by Firm X aligns with the original scope of the RFQ and the resulting contract, with four optional extensions remaining." ; rdfs:comment "A condition of the regulatory standing of a contract or situation, including compliance, here the condition in which a contract's work aligns with the original scope of the RFQ and the resulting contract." ; rdfs:subClassOf proeth:RegulatoryState ; skos:definition "A condition of the regulatory standing of a contract or situation, including compliance, here the condition in which a contract's work aligns with the original scope of the RFQ and the resulting contract." ; skos:scopeNote "[Case 58] A regulatory condition in which the current work product aligns with the governing policy, here the initial design layout that avoids conflicts with existing utilities, including separation of the new closed drainage system from the old water main, consistent with the DOT betterment policy.", "[RegulatoryState] A condition in which a code provision, standard, statute, permit, or contractual requirement is in force for the situation, including states of compliance and of violation. As a content kind it is the regulatory standing of the situation. Its deontic relevance is that it activates a constraint or compliance obligation on the available actions." ; prov:generatedAtTime "2026-07-05T03:37:42.966490+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ; prov:wasAttributedTo "Case 6 Extraction", "claude-fable-5" . pcsh:CaseAnnotationShape a sh:NodeShape ; rdfs:label "Shared per-case annotation schema (all nine components)"@en ; rdfs:comment "The cross-component annotation fields on committed case individuals: proeth:confidence (extraction confidence, decimal; all components except Action, whose Step-3 contract carries no confidence field), proeth:textReferences (verbatim supporting quotes, universal), proeth-prov sourceText (the source snippet, on the Step-1/2 provenance layers; Step-3 A/E individuals ground via textReferences only), and the involvement gloss (proeth:caseInvolvement on role individuals, proeth:caseContext on obligation, capability, and constraint individuals). Values are per-individual; the fields do not individuate any type."@en ; sh:property [ sh:description "Extraction confidence for this individual (0 to 1)." ; sh:name "confidence" ; sh:order 1 ; sh:path proeth:confidence ], [ sh:description "Verbatim case quotes supporting this individual." ; sh:name "text references" ; sh:order 2 ; sh:path proeth:textReferences ], [ sh:description "How this individual figures in the case narrative (role individuals; the same text is routed into rdfs:comment)." ; sh:name "case involvement" ; sh:order 3 ; sh:path proeth:caseInvolvement ], [ sh:description "Grounding context in this case (obligation, capability, and constraint individuals)." ; sh:name "case context" ; sh:order 4 ; sh:path proeth:caseContext ] ; sh:targetClass core:Action, core:Capability, core:Constraint, core:Event, core:Obligation, core:Principle, core:Resource, core:Role, core:State . pcsh:StateDefinitionShape a sh:NodeShape ; rdfs:label "State definition schema (type-level, descriptive, field contract)"@en ; rdfs:comment "What individuates a state TYPE: its content archetype (drives the archetype subClassOf typing) and its persistence type (inertial vs non-inertial fluent, a class-level datatype). Its per-case urgency and the activatesObligation edge are per-individual and declared on StatePropertyShape, mirroring the Role/Principle/Obligation Definition/Property split and the state scopeNote (which names the condition and its persistence type as type-defining). Descriptive only (no validation result); state_category is a routing input, not stored as a literal."@en ; sh:property [ sh:description "The content archetype, which drives the archetype subClassOf typing: EpistemicState, RiskState, CompetenceState, EmergencyState, ConflictOfInterestState, RegulatoryState, TemporalState, ResourceState, DisclosureState. A classification of the state content, explicitly NOT the activatesObligation relation. A routing input, not stored as a literal." ; sh:name "state archetype" ; sh:order 1 ; sh:path proeth:stateCategory ], [ sh:description "Whether the state is an inertial fluent (holds until an event terminates it) or a non-inertial fluent (true at a single time point), the inertial versus non-inertial fluent distinction of Berreby et al. (2017) in the Event Calculus; a class-level datatype, a property of the fluent predicate itself." ; sh:name "persistence type" ; sh:order 2 ; sh:path proeth:persistenceType ] ; sh:targetClass core:State . pcsh:StatePropertyShape a sh:NodeShape ; rdfs:label "State per-case schema (individual data, non-definitional)"@en ; rdfs:comment "What a given state INDIVIDUAL is described by in a specific case: its bearer and holding period, its urgency (per-case salience), the event boundaries of the fluent, and the obligations, constraints, and agents its obtaining engages via edges. These do NOT individuate the state TYPE (that is StateDefinitionShape); their values are per-case, asserted on the individual. The proeth:principleTransformation synthesis literal (the S->P->O grounding written onto the individual by the state-edge pass) is deliberately not part of the extraction field contract. Descriptive only."@en ; sh:property [ sh:description "The salience or acuteness of the state in this case (Jones 1991 moral-intensity salience; components include temporal immediacy, magnitude of consequences, and proximity)." ; sh:name "urgency level" ; sh:order 1 ; sh:path proeth:urgencyLevel ], [ sh:description "The obligation the state makes applicable, via the outgoing S->O activatesObligation edge; the incoming counterpart is defeasibleUnder (O->S), recording the obligation that yields when this state obtains. Range: Obligation." ; sh:name "activates obligation" ; sh:order 2 ; sh:path core:activatesObligation ], [ sh:description "The constraint the state activates, via the outgoing S->Cs activatesConstraint edge, bounding the actions available while the state holds. Range: Constraint." ; sh:name "activates constraint" ; sh:order 3 ; sh:path core:activatesConstraint ], [ sh:description "The agent(s) the state bears on, via the S->Agent affects edge, resolved from the affected-parties text by embedding shortlist + LLM multi-select. Range: Agent." ; sh:name "affects" ; sh:order 4 ; sh:path core:affects ], [ sh:description "The entity the state holds of (the bearer text); a kept literal that also feeds the defeasibility prompt as state context." ; sh:name "subject" ; sh:order 5 ; sh:path proeth:subject ], [ sh:description "The period over which the state holds, as extracted text." ; sh:name "active period" ; sh:order 6 ; sh:path proeth:activePeriod ], [ sh:description "The event bringing the state into being; kept verbatim on the individual and also resolved to the activatedByEvent edge (the start boundary of the fluent)." ; sh:name "triggering event" ; sh:order 7 ; sh:path proeth:triggeringEvent ], [ sh:description "What removes the state; kept verbatim on the individual and also resolved to the terminatedByEvent edge (the end boundary of the fluent)." ; sh:name "terminated by" ; sh:order 8 ; sh:path proeth:terminatedBy ], [ sh:description "The Event whose occurrence initiates this state, via the outgoing activatedByEvent edge (the start boundary of the fluent). Range: Event." ; sh:name "activated by event" ; sh:order 9 ; sh:path core:activatedByEvent ], [ sh:description "The Event whose occurrence ends this state, via the outgoing terminatedByEvent edge (the end boundary of the fluent). Range: Event." ; sh:name "terminated by event" ; sh:order 10 ; sh:path core:terminatedByEvent ] ; sh:targetClass core:State .
Metadata
Type
Class
Last Updated
2026-07-05 15:17
Discovered in case
['6', '58']
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-07-05T03:37:42.966490+00:00
First case
6
Match Confidence
0.9
Match Reasoning
A condition of compliance with contracting requirements falls directly under the canonical Regulatory State, which covers states of compliance and of violation.
Matched Ontology Label
Regulatory State
Matches Existing
true
Generated
2026-07-05T03:37:42.966490+00:00
Attributed to
['Case 6 Extraction', 'claude-fable-5']