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My ethical code is modeled after that of Raphael Copters and a little bit from Deepti Chandna. My ethical code is organized into four major basic areas (Honesty, Harming Others, Stealing , and Reproductive Issues) along with segments on the distinction between personal and professional ethics, the distinction between omission and commission or action and inaction, and the distinction between prudential, legal, and ethical concerns.

Honesty
Honesty, to many, is a staple for any good relationship, whether it be a relationship with another individual or with society itself. However honesty in its purest state tends not to be a reality in our society.

DECEPTION. I am willing to lie if the lie will protect those endangered; whether the entity endangered is myself or another person.
SECRETS. I will keep secrets for a person, if the secret doesn't involve harm of that person(s) or others around them.
PROMISES. I will keep promises to the best of my ability.
CHEATING. I will not cheat, unless I have put forward extreme effort to pass a class honesty.

Harming
The harming of oneself and/ or others on face value is seen to be a pretty black and white situation, however once the time is taken to look into certain scenario the ease of decision making isn't as easy and requires deep thought processes.

SUICIDE. I will not, nor will I assist in any type of suicide related activity.
DEFENSE. I will harm anyone if initially in a defensive state. This ranges from self- defense to the defense of others if I determine that they are in need of my efforts for defense.
IMPOSING RISK. I will not intentionally put anyone into unnecessary danger

Stealing
Stealing is also another subject where the average person believes without a shadow of a dou...

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...each concept.
You are walking behind a person on your way to class and as the person pulls their hand out of their pocket to look at their phone, fifty dollars falls out of the pocket onto the ground right in front of you. What do you do?
In that situation the prudential thing to do is to simply pick up the money, put in in your pocket and continue on with your day. From a legal perspective, you will commit no crime my picking up the money and going on with your life, nor will you be legally rewarded for returning the money to the owner. The ethical thing to do in this instance is to pick up the money and return it to the owner.
Looking at that situation and some of the possible responses you can see how two of the views, in this case prudential and legal, may present the same course of action while another, in this case ethical, may oppose that action.