The Principles to Which We Aspire are comprised in this Section of the Code.
What is Section A, Aspirational Principles?
100
AICP encourages this as your first step if you suspect an ethics violation.
What is seeking informal advice from the Ethics Officer.
100
We shall not use the threat of filing one of these in order to gain, or attempt to gain, an advantage in dealings with another planner.
What is a frivolous ethics charge?
100
This has four distinct sections.
What is the AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct?
100
Willful failure to file income tax returns or to pay tax is, per the AICP code, one of these.
What is a type of "Serious Crime"?
200
A Planner's primary obligation is to serve this general interest.
What is the public interest?
200
This person has the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that misconduct occurred.
Who is the Ethics Officer?
200
This type of position cannot accept any compensation, commission or advantage that may be perceived as related to your employment other than from your employer.
Who is a public sector employee?
200
The Executive Director of National APA.
Who is the Ethics Officer?
200
Serious Crimes are contained in this Section of the code, which is also the most recently added Section of the code.
What is Section D?
300
A Planner shall provide timely, adequate, clear, and accurate information on planning issues to all affected members of the public and to this decision-making group.
Who are Governmental decision makers?
300
The length of time the Ethics Officer has to transmit the charge of misconduct to the named Certified Planner, also known as The Respondent.
What are two weeks?
300
Once this occurs, a former AICP professional cannot represent themselves as a Certified Planner or Member of AICP.
What is following notification of conviction of a serious crime?
300
This is a central purpose underlying the Code.
What is protecting the public interest? The primary purpose of our profession is to serve the public interest with compassion for the welfare of all people and, as professionals, to our obligation to act with high integrity.
300
This is the method by which one notifies the Ethics Officer if one is convicted of a "serious crime".
What is Certified and Regular First Class Mail?
400
The 3 Principles to Which We Aspire include "Our Overall Responsibility to the Public", "Our Responsibility to our Clients and Employers", and our responsibility to this group.
What is our responsibility to our profession and colleagues?
400
The Respondent must do one of these two things to each of the fact allegations in the Complaint.
What is admit or deny?
400
The use of these methods are restricted for soliciting prospective clients or employers.
What is the use of false or misleading claims, harassment, or duress?
400
The Four Distinct Sections of the Code.
What are A: Principles to Which We Aspire; B: Our Rules of Conduct; C: Our Code Procedures; and D: Planners Convicted of Serious Crimes — Automatic Suspension of Certification?
400
If you are residing in this place, you are not allowed to petition for reinstatement of ACIP.