§ 37.59. Use of seal.
The following rules govern the proper use of a registrant’s seal:
(1) A registrant may use the registrant’s seal and signature only when the work being sealed and signed was prepared by the registrant or under the registrant’s complete direction and control.
(2) When a registrant issues final or complete documents to a client for the client’s records, or when a registrant submits final or complete documents to public or governmental agencies for final review, the seal and signature of the registrant who prepared or who directed and controlled the preparation of the documents, along with the date of issuance, shall be prominently displayed on the first page of all documents. The seal on the first page of a final or complete document shall be impressed, stamped or digital. Facsimile or digital seals shall appear on all subsequent pages of plans or plats.
(3) When multiple registrants prepare or direct and control the preparation of documents, each registrant’s seal and signature shall appear on the first page of the documents, or on the first page of the identifiable portion or section of the documents, which were prepared or directed and controlled by that registrant, if the respective registrants’ direction and control can be reasonably segregated.
(4) When a registrant’s signature is applied, it shall be applied near or across the seal, but not in a location that obliterates the registration number.
(5) A registrant may not affix or permit a seal and signature to be applied to a document after the expiration of the registrant’s licensure status, or for the purpose of aiding or abetting another person to evade or attempt to evade a provision of the act or this chapter.
(6) In the case of a temporary permit issued to an engineering, land surveying or geology registrant of another state, the registrant shall use the seal of the registrant’s home state and shall affix his signature and a copy of the temporary permit to work performed in this Commonwealth.
(7) When a registrant seals and signs engineering, surveying or geology documents, one of the following methods must be used:
(i) Physical placement of a seal and a handwritten signature in permanent ink containing the name of the registrant.
(ii) Digital placement of a seal and a handwritten signature in permanent ink containing the name of the registrant.
(iii) Digital placement of a seal and a digital signature containing the name of the registrant.
Authority The provisions of this section amended under sections 4(l) and 7 of the Engineer, Land Surveyor and Geologist Registration Law (63 P.S. § § 151(1) and 154).
Source The provisions of this § 37.59 adopted January 21, 1994, effective January 22, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 518; amended October 25, 1996, effective October 26, 1996, 26 Pa.B. 5106; amended December 16, 2022, effective December 17, 2022, 52 Pa.B. 7709. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (407620).
Cross References This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 37.56a (relating to definitions); and 49 Pa. Code § 37.20a (relating to provisional endorsement license).
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