2006 Utah Code - 58-22-603 — Seal -- Authorized use.

     58-22-603.   Seal -- Authorized use.
     (1) A professional engineer or professional structural engineer may only affix the licensee's seal to a plan, specification, and report when the plan, specification, and report:
     (a) was personally prepared by the licensee;
     (b) was prepared by an employee, subordinate, associate, or drafter under the supervision of a licensee, provided the licensee or a principal affixing his seal assumes responsibility;
     (c) was prepared by a licensed professional engineer, professional structural engineer, or architect in this state or any other state provided:
     (i) the licensee in this state affixing the seal performs a thorough review of all work for compliance with all applicable laws and rules and the standards of the profession; and
     (ii) makes any necessary corrections before submitting the final plan, specification, or report:
     (A) to a building official for the purpose of obtaining a building permit; or
     (B) to a client who has contracted with a professional engineer or professional structural engineer for the design of a building or structure, when the licensee represents, or could reasonably expect the client to consider, the plan, specification, or report to be complete and final;
     (d) was prepared in part by a licensed professional engineer, professional structural engineer, or architect in this state or any other state provided:
     (i) the licensee in this state clearly identifies that portion of the plan, specification, or report for which the licensee is responsible;
     (ii) the licensee in this state affixing the seal performs a thorough review of that portion of the plan, specification, or report for which the licensee is responsible for compliance with the standards of the profession; and
     (iii) makes any necessary corrections before submitting the final plan, specification, or report for which the licensee is responsible:
     (A) to a building official for the purpose of obtaining a building permit; or
     (B) to a client who has contracted with a professional engineer or professional structural engineer for the design of a building or structure, when the licensee represents, or could reasonably expect the client to consider, the plans, specifications, or reports to be complete and final;
     (e) was prepared by a person exempt from licensure as a professional engineer, professional structural engineer, or architect provided that:
     (i) the licensee in this state affixing the seal performs a thorough review for compliance with all applicable laws and rules and the standards of the profession; and
     (ii) makes any necessary corrections before submitting the final plan, specification, or report:
     (A) to a building official for the purpose of obtaining a building permit; or
     (B) to a client who has contracted with a professional engineer, professional structural engineer, or architect for the design of a building or structure, when the licensee represents, or could reasonably expect the client to consider, the plan, specification, or report to be complete and final; or
     (f) meet any additional requirements established by rule by the division in collaboration with the board.
     (2) A professional land surveyor may only affix the licensee's seal to a plan, map, sketch, survey, drawing, document, plat, and report when the plan, map, sketch, survey, drawing,

document, plat, and report:
     (a) was personally prepared by the licensee; or
     (b) was prepared by an employee, subordinate, associate, or drafter under the supervision of a professional land surveyor, provided the professional land surveyor or a principal affixing his seal assumes responsibility.

Enacted by Chapter 259, 1996 General Session