S.C. Code Regs. § § 49-207

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 11, November 22, 2024

Section 49-207 - Seals: Individuals and Firms

A. Description of Licensee's Seal.

(1) The seal of engineers and surveyors licensed by the Board shall be at least 1 1/2 inches in diameter and similar to that prescribed for the Board. In the center there shall appear the license number of the licensee along with the words:

(a) "Registered Professional Engineer", for engineers licensed prior to July 1, 2001.

(b) "Licensed Professional Engineer", for engineers licensed after July 1, 2001.

(c) "Professional Engineer and Surveyor", for engineers holding dual licenses.

(d) "Professional Land Surveyor", for TIER A land boundary surveyors.

(e) "Professional Photogrammetric Surveyor", for photogrammetric surveyors.

(f) "Professional GIS Surveyor", for geographic information systems surveyors.

(g) "Professional Land Surveyor-TIER B", for TIER B land surveyors.

(2) Rubber stamps (wet seal), raised embossed seals or computer-generated seals, identical in size, design and content with the approved impression seals may be used by the licensee.

B. Description of Firm's Seal.

(1) The seal evidencing issuance of a Certificate of Authorization by this Board shall be at least 1 1/2 inches in diameter and similar to that prescribed for the Board. In the center there shall appear the name of the certificate holder and the assigned Certificate of Authorization number. In the space between the circle and the outside of the Seal there shall appear the words "South Carolina" and the words "Certificate of Authorization".

(2) Rubber stamps (wet seal), raised embossed seals, or computer-generated seals, identical in size, design and content may be used by the firm.

C. Seal on Documents.

(1) The seal and signature of a licensee on a document constitutes a certification that the document was prepared by the licensee or under his direct supervision, and in the case of prototypical documents, that the licensee has reviewed the document in sufficient depth to fully coordinate and assume responsibility for application of the plans.

(2) When sealing documents is required by statute, other authority or contract, each sheet of design or construction plans and drawings for engineering practice and of maps, plats, and charts for land surveying practice shall be sealed and signed by the licensee or permit holder preparing them, or in responsible charge of their preparation. The signature and date when the document was prepared must be affixed under or across the face and beyond the circumference of the seal but in a manner that does not obliterate or render illegible the licensee's name and number. Where the engineering or surveying practice is provided through a firm, such documents shall also carry the Certificate of Authorization seal.

(3) Where more than one page is bound together in one volume of documents, specifications or reports, the licensee or permit holder who prepared said volume, or under whose direction and control said volume was prepared, may seal, date and sign only the title or index sheet, provided that the signed sheet clearly identifies all of the other sheets comprising the bound volume, and provided that any of the other sheets which were prepared by, or under the direction and control of, another licensee or permit holder, be sealed, dated and signed by said other licensee or permit holder with responsibility clearly delineated. This provision, however, shall not apply to design drawings and construction plans prepared by or under the responsible charge of a licensee. Such documents shall carry the required seals, date and licensee's signature on each sheet.

(4) Additions, deletions or other revisions to sealed documents shall not be made, unless such changes are sealed, dated and signed by the licensee who made the revisions or under whose directions and control said revisions were made.

(5) Documents transmitted electronically shall have the computer-generated seal removed from the original file and a copy of the project report shall be signed, sealed and sent to the client. The electronic data shall have the following inserted in lieu of the signature and date: "This document originally was issued and sealed by (name of sealer), (license number), on (date of sealing). The electronic media shall not be considered a certified document."

S.C. Code Regs. § 49-207

Added by State Register Volume 16, Issue No. 4, eff April 24, 1992. Amended by State Register Volume 25, Issue No. 6, eff June 22, 2001; State Register Volume 33, Issue No. 6, eff June 26, 2009; State Register Volume 46, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/27/2022.