Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8

Affected: IC 25-31-1

Sec. 4. The engineer shall at all times recognize the primary obligation to protect the safety, health, and welfare of the public in the performance of professional duties. If the engineer's professional judgment is overruled under circumstances where the safety, health, and welfare of the public are endangered, the engineer shall inform the engineer's employer of the possible consequences and notify such other proper authority of the situation, as may be appropriate.

(State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers; Rule 11, Sec 4; filed Feb 29, 1980, 3:40 p.m.: 3 IR 635; filed Sep 24, 1992, 9:00 a.m.: 16 IR 732; readopted filed Jun 21, 2001, 9:01 a.m.: 24 IR 3824; readopted filed Jul 19, 2007, 12:56 p.m.: 20070808-IR-864070063RFA; readopted filed Jul 29, 2013, 1:25 p.m.: 20130828-IR-864130228RFA; readopted filed Nov 22, 2016, 12:27 p.m.: 20161221-IR-864160321RFA; readopted filed Jul 20, 2022, 8:12 a.m.: 20220817-IR- 864220189RFA; readopted filed May 30, 2024, 9:44 a.m.: 20240626-IR-864230822RFA)