Rhode Island General Laws 5-51-11. Seals – Rubber stamps
(a)(1) For the purpose of signing all final drawings, plans, specifications, reports, and other contract documents, each licensed landscape architect shall obtain an individual seal and a rubber stamp (a facsimile of the seal) to be used on documents prepared by him or her or under his or her supervision.
(2) Firms consisting of more than one licensed landscape architect may use a single seal identifying a partner (if a partnership or limited-liability partnership), officer, or director (if a corporation) or a member or manager (if a limited-liability company) as being personally responsible for the professional services provided.
(3) The board shall furnish a copy of the authorized seal from which the applicant can have a seal and stamp made.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-51-11
- Board: means the Rhode Island state board of examiners of landscape architects. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-51-1
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Director: means the director of the department of business regulation or his or her designee. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-51-1
- Landscape architect: means a person who engages or offers to engage in the practice of landscape architecture. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-51-1
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15
(b) The application of the seal impression, to the first sheet of bound sets of drawings (with index of drawings included), title page of specifications, and to other drawings and contract documents shall constitute the registered landscape architect stamp.
(c) The rubber stamp may be applied on all tracings to produce legible reproduction on all copies or prints made from the tracings. This provision does not in any manner modify the requirements of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 183, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 25, § 4; P.L. 2004, ch. 56, § 4; P.L. 2004, ch. 63, § 4; P.L. 2015, ch. 82, § 7; P.L. 2015, ch. 105, § 7.