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Utah Code Title 58. Occupations and Professions § 58-22-603. Seal--Authorized use

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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.

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