Ethics for the Certified Planner

The following AICP documents offer codes, rulings, and procedures to help certified planners (identified as members of the American Institute of Certified Planners) negotiate the ethical and moral dilemmas they sometimes face.

All communications regarding specific situations should occur either in letters or phone conversations with the Executive Director in his capacity as the ethics officer. Because of issues of reliability and confidentiality, e-mail communication is not to be used.

This Code is a guide to the ethical conduct required of members of the American Institute of Certified Planners. The Code also aims at informing the public of the principles to which professional planners are committed.

• AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
  (Adopted March 19, 2005, Effective June 1, 2005)

• Annual Report on Case Activity and Requests for the 2005 Calendar Year

Why Was the Code Revised?
Click here to read APA Executive Director Paul Farmer's address on "Certified Planners and Ethics."

Former Code and Procedures

AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (Adopted 1978, Amended 1991)
No longer in effect as of June 1, 2005

Procedures Under the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (Adopted 1978, Amended 1991)
No longer in effect as of June 1, 2005