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.
Case 16-9: Employment—Reassignment to Another Location
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Public Statements and Criticism
Subjects:
Advertising
Conflict of Interest
Duty to Disclose
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony
Public Statements and Criticism
Self-Promotion
Subjects:
Advertising
Duty to Disclose
Errors
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Opinions
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony
Self-Promotion
Case 16-6: Advertising—Omitting Geographic Address
Subjects:
Advertising
Licensure Laws
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Self-Promotion
Subjects:
Duty to Disclose
Duty to the Public
Engineering Document
Opinions
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Self-Promotion
Subjects:
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony
Public Statements and Criticism
Subjects:
Competence
Qualifications for Work
Signing Plans/Documents
NSPE Code of Ethics References:
Subjects:
Advertising
Associating with Others
Confidential Information
Duty to Disclose
Duty to the Public
Employer
Engineering Document
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Firm Name
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony
Public Statements and Criticism
Self-Promotion
Unethical Practice by Others
Subjects:
Credit for Engineering Work
Liability
Professional Responsibility
Proprietary Interests
Subjects:
Community Service/Civic Affairs
Conflict of Interest
Duty to the Public
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Public Statements and Criticism
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Duty to the Public
Engineering Document
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Plans/Specifications
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony