Sec. 16. (a) The granting of registration extends to the registrant the authority to use a seal of a design approved by the board bearing the registrant’s name, registration number, and the legend “professional engineer”.

     (b) During the period of time that a registrant’s certificate is valid, the registrant is authorized to apply the registrant’s seal to plans, specifications, studies, drawings, and reports. Applying the registrant’s seal attests that:

(1) the work embodies the engineering work of the registrant;

(2) the registrant or an employed subordinate supervised by the registrant prepared the documents, and in the context of engineered plans “prepared” refers to the registrant’s control and direction of the engineering work and design process;

(3) the registrant assumes full professional responsibility for the documents; and

(4) the work meets standards of acceptable engineering practice.

     (c) It is unlawful for any person to stamp or seal any document with a seal after the certificate of the registrant named on the seal has expired or has been revoked.

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.148, s.16; Acts 1961, c.277, s.6. As amended by P.L.23-1991, SEC.24; P.L.215-1993, SEC.15.