Architects, Landscape Architects and Professional Land Surveyors may provide seals presented as a legible rubber stamp, an electronic image or any other facsimile of the seal. The information requested in each information block must be typed or legibly printed in permanent ink or a secure electronic signature which has been defined in Iowa Code section 554D.103(14), which includes digital signature technology.
Michigan:
Rules of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs provide seal requirements for architects [Mich Admin Code, R 339.15404], professional engineers [Mich Admin Code, R 339.16031 to R 339.16034], professional surveyors [Mich Admin Code, R 339.17301], and landscape architects [Mich Admin Code, R 339.19041]. In the State of Michigan rules, there are no differences specified between the types of seals or stamps.
Minnesota:
The Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design provide seal requirements for licensed architects, licensed professional engineers, licensed land surveyors, and licensed landscape architects [Minnesota Rules, part 1800.4300].
Within the State of Minnesota, professional certifications and signatures on plans, drawings, specifications, plats, reports, and other documents may be electronic, or provided via facsimile or digitally. Plans, specifications, plats, reports, and other documents may be stamped with the seal during the life of a licensee's license or certificate holder's certificate if it remains unrevoked, has not expired, or has not been suspended.
Summary of factual data and analytical methodologies:
The proposed rule was developed by conducting a comprehensive review of the provisions of chapters A-E 2, 7, and 8, reviewing professional sealing and signing provisions from surrounding states, and obtaining input and feedback from the Rules Committee of the A-E Board.
Analysis and supporting documents used to determine effect on small business or in preparation of economic impact analysis:
The proposed rule will be posted for a period of 14 days to solicit public comment on economic impact, including how the proposed rules may affect businesses, local government units, and individuals.
Effect on small business:
These proposed rules do not have an economic impact on small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1), Stats. The Department’s Regulatory Review Coordinator, Jennifer Garrett, may be contacted by calling (608) 266-2112. Agency contact person:
Jake Pelegrin, Administrative Rules Coordinator, Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Policy Development, 4822 Madison Yards Way, P.O. Box 8366, Madison, Wisconsin 53708; telephone 608-267-0989; email at DSPSAdminRules@wisconsin.gov. Place where comments are to be submitted and deadline for submission:
Comments may be submitted to Jake Pelegrin, Administrative Rules Coordinator, Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Policy Development, 4822 Madison Yards Way, P.O. Box 8366, Madison, WI 53708-8366, or by email to DSPSAdminRules@wisconsin.gov. Comments must be received on or before the public hearing, held on a date to be determined, to be included in the record of rule-making proceedings. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TEXT OF RULE
Section 1. A-E 2.02 (3) is repealed and recreated to read:
A-E 2.02 (3) The registration seal may be an embossing seal, an ink stamp seal, a digitally printed seal, or digitally embedded seal in an electronic file.
Section 2. A-E 2.02 (5) is amended to read:
A-E 2.02 (5) If more than one sheet is bound together in a volume, the registrant or permit credential holder who prepared or directed and controlled the preparation of the volume, may sign, seal and date only the title or index sheet if the signed sheet identifies clearly all other sheets comprising the bound volume and if any other sheets which are prepared by or under the direction and control of another registrant or permit credential holder are signed, sealed and dated by the other registrant or permit credential holder.
Section 3. A-E 2.02 (7) (a) and A-E 2.02 (7) (a) 1. are repealed.
Section 4. A-E 2.02 (7) (b) is amended to read:
A-E 2.02 (7) (b) All seals and stamps on plans, drawings, documents, specifications, and reports to be filed as public documents shall be signed and dated by the registered professional credential holder in one of the following manners:
Section 5. A-E 2.02 (7) (b) 1. and 2. are repealed and recreated to read:
A-E 2.02 (7) (b) 1. Physical placement of a seal and a handwritten signature in permanent ink containing the name of the credential holder and date.
2. Digital placement of a seal and a handwritten signature in permanent ink containing the name of the credential holder and date.
Section 6. A-E 2.02 (7) (b) 2. (Note) is repealed.
Section 7. A-E 2.02 (7) (b) 3. is created to read:
A-E 2.02 (7) (b) 3. Digital placement of a seal and an electronic signature containing the name of the credential holder and date.
Section 8. A-E 2.02 (8) (a) is amended to read:
A-E 2.02 (8) (a) The plans, specifications and calculations shall have been prepared by or under the supervision of an architect or professional engineer licensed some state of the United States, and shall bear the signature and seal and signature or stamp of the architect or professional engineer who prepared them or under whose supervision and control they were prepared.
Section 9. A-E 7.05 (8) is amended to read:
A-E 7.05 (8) The map shall bear the stamp or seal, name, and address, and signature of the professional land surveyor under whose direction and control the property survey was made with a statement certifying that the property survey complies with this chapter and is correct to the best of the professional land surveyor’s knowledge and belief.
Section 10. A-E 7.08 (3) (i) is amended to read:
A-E 7.08 (3) (i) The stamp and signature or seal and signature of the professional land surveyor under whose direction and control the corner location was determined and a statement certifying that the U.S. public land survey monument record is correct and complete to the best of the professional land surveyor’s knowledge and belief.
Section 11. A-E 7.08 (4) (c) is amended to read:
A-E 7.08 (4) (c) The stamp and signature or seal and signature of the professional land surveyor under whose direction and control the corner location was determined or witness monument established.
Section 12. A-E 8.10 (title), (1), (2), and (3) are amended to read:
A-E 8.10 Plan stamping sealing.
A-E 8.10 (1) No architect, landscape architect, professional engineer or designer may sign, seal and sign or stamp any plans, drawings, documents, specifications or reports for architectural, landscape architectural, professional engineering or design practice which are not prepared by the registrant credential holder or under his or her personal direction and control.
A-E 8.10 (2) No professional land surveyor may sign, seal and sign or stamp any maps, plats, charts, or reports for professional land surveying practice which are not prepared by the professional land surveyor or under his or her personal direction and control.
A-E 8.10 (3) No architect, landscape architect, professional engineer, designer or professional land surveyor shall allow work performed by him or her or under his or her personal direction and control to be signed, sealed and signed or stamped by another except that an architect, landscape architect, professional engineer, designer or professional land surveyor working under the personal direction and control of another registrant or licensee credential holder may allow that registrant or licensee credential holder to sign and seal and sign or stamp the work.
Section 13. Effective date. The rules adopted in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, pursuant to s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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