Board of Ethical Review Cases
The following constitute all published opinions of the NSPE Board of Ethical Review. Opinions issued by the NSPE Board of Ethical review prior to 1980 are provided solely for historic purposes and may no longer be valid because of changes to the NSPE Code of Ethics as well as legal and regulatory requirements.
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Duty to the Public
Engineering Document
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Public Statements and Criticism
Self-Promotion
Unethical Practice by Others
NSPE Code of Ethics References:
Subjects:
Advertising
Community Service/Civic Affairs
Confidential Information
Duty to the Public
Licensure Laws
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Opinions
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony
Public Awareness of Engineering
Public Statements and Criticism
Self-Promotion
Statements on Technical Matters for Interested Parties
Subjects:
Confidential Information
Conflict of Interest
Employer
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Subjects:
Competence
Duty to Disclose
Duty to the Public
Qualifications for Work
Subjects:
Confidential Information
Conflict of Interest
Employer
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Self-Promotion
Subjects:
Competence
Confidential Information
Conflict of Interest
Public Awareness of Engineering
Self-Promotion
Statements on Technical Matters for Interested Parties
Case 72-11: Statements in Employee Resume
Case 16-12: Confidentiality—Access to Competitor’s Proposal
Subjects:
Associating with Others
Conflict of Interest
Employer
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Firm Name
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Unfair Competition
Subjects:
Confidential Information
Duty to the Public
Engineering Document
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Opinions
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony