2005 Idaho Code - 54-308 — LICENSED ARCHITECT\'S SEAL

                                  TITLE  54
                    PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
                                  CHAPTER 3
                                  ARCHITECTS
    54-308.  LICENSED ARCHITECT'S SEAL. (1) Every licensed architect shall
have a seal, the impression of which must contain the name and Idaho architect
license number of the architect and the words "licensed architect" and "state
of Idaho," with which he shall seal all technical submissions issued from his
office.
    (2)  The seal may be a rubber stamp or an electronically applied seal.
Whenever the seal is applied to a technical submission, the original signature
of the architect and the date thereof shall be written adjacent to or across
the seal. Facsimile signatures shall not be utilized. The signature and seal
shall appear on all technical submissions prepared by the architect or
prepared under his direction and personal supervision, and the original
signature and seal may be placed on original submissions or on prints or
copies of original submissions, at the option of the architect. Only the title
page of reports, specifications and like documents must bear the date and the
seal and signature of the architect. Electronically produced documents
distributed for informational uses, such as for bidding purposes or as working
copies, may be issued with only the architect's seal if:
    (a)  The copy includes a notice that the original document is on file with
    the date and architect's signature;
    (b)  The words "original signed by" and "date original signed" are placed
    adjacent to or across the seal on the electronic document; and
    (c)  The storage location of the original document is identified.
The design and use of the seal shall be as required by board rule.
    (3)  Technical submissions involving the practice of architecture which
are submitted to any public or governmental agency for the purpose of
obtaining a building permit which are not clearly identified by the affixed
seal of the architect and the original signature of the architect and date
thereof shall be deemed unacceptable submissions for the purpose of obtaining
such building permit.
    (4)  An architect may sign and seal technical submissions only if the
technical submissions were:
    (a)  Prepared by the architect;
    (b)  Prepared by persons under the architect's responsible control;
    (c)  Prepared by another architect licensed in Idaho if the signing and
    sealing architect has reviewed the other architect's work and either has
    coordinated the preparation of the work or has integrated the work into
    his or her own technical submissions; or
    (d)  Prepared by another architect licensed in any state and holding the
    certification issued by the national council of architectural registration
    boards if:
         (i)   The signing and sealing architect has reviewed the other
         architect's work and has integrated the work into his or her own
         technical submissions; and
         (ii)  The other architect's technical submissions are prototypical
         building documents.
    (5)  An architect may sign and seal drawings, specifications or other work
that is not required to be prepared by an architect if the architect has
reviewed such work and has integrated it into his or her own technical
submissions.
    (6)  Any licensed architect signing or sealing technical submissions not
prepared by that architect but prepared under the architect's responsible
control by persons not regularly employed in the office where the architect is
resident shall maintain and make available to the board upon request, for at
least five (5) years following such signing and sealing, adequate and complete
records demonstrating the nature and extent of the architect's control over
and detailed knowledge of such technical submissions throughout their
preparation. Any licensed architect signing or sealing technical submissions
integrating the work of another architect into the registered architect's own
work as permitted under subsection (4)(c) or (d) of this section shall
maintain and make available to the board upon request for at least five (5)
years following such signing and sealing adequate and complete records
demonstrating the nature and extent of the registered architect's review of
and integration of the work of such other architect's work into his or her own
technical submissions and that such review and integration met the required
professional standard of care.