Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 24 - Occupational and Professional Licenses, Division of › Rule 24.04.01 - RULES OF THE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Section 24.04.01.100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Certificates
. Certificates of registration are issued to each
			 Registrant on forms adopted by the Board. Certificates must be displayed by
			 Registrants in their place of business (3-28-23)
02.
Seals
. The Board has adopted
			 a seal for use by each Registrant. The seal may be a rubber stamp, crimp, or
			 electronically generated image. Whenever the seal is applied, the Registrant's
			 signature and date are also included. If the signature is handwritten, it will
			 be adjacent to or across the seal. No further words or wording are required. A
			 facsimile signature generated by any method will not be acceptable unless
			 accompanied by a digital signature. (See "Appendix A" at end of this Chapter.)
			 (3-28-23)
a. The seal, signature, and date
			 must be placed on all final specifications, reports, information, and
			 calculations, whenever presented. Any such document that is not final and does
			 not contain a seal, signature, and date will be clearly marked as
			 "Preliminary," "Draft," "Not for Construction," or with similar words to
			 distinguish the document from a final document. (3-28-23)
b. The seal, signature, and date must be
			 placed on all original documents. The application of the Registrant's seal,
			 signature, and date constitutes certification that the work thereon was done by
			 the Registrant or under the Registrant's supervision. Each plan or drawing
			 sheet is sealed and signed by the Registrant or Registrants responsible for
			 each sheet. In the case of a business entity, each plan or drawing sheet is
			 sealed and signed by the Registrant or Registrants involved. The supervising
			 professional geologist signs and seals the title or first sheet. Copies of
			 electronically produced documents, listed in Paragraph 100.06.b. of these
			 rules, distributed for informational uses such as for bidding purposes or
			 working copies, may be issued with the Registrant's seal and a notice that the
			 original document is on file with the Registrant's signature and date. The
			 words "Original Signed By:" and "Date Original Signed:" are placed adjacent to
			 or across the seal on the electronic original. The storage location of the
			 original document must also be provided. Only the title page of reports,
			 specifications, and like documents need bear the seal, signature, and date of
			 the Registrant. (3-28-23)
c. The
			 seal and signature may be used by the Registrant only when the work being
			 stamped was under the Registrant's responsible charge. Upon sealing, the
			 Registrant takes lull professional responsibility for that work. After-the-fact
			 ratification by the sealing of documents relating to work that was not
			 performed by the Registrant but by an unregistered subordinate or other
			 unregistered individual and without thorough technical review throughout the
			 project by the sealing Registrant is prohibited. (3-28-23)
d. In the event a Registrant in responsible
			 charge of a project leaves employment, is transferred, is promoted, becomes
			 incapacitated, dies, or is otherwise not available to seal, sign, and date
			 final documents, the duty of responsible charge for the project is accomplished
			 by successor Registrant by becoming familiar with and reviewing, in detail, and
			 retaining the project documents to date. Subsequent work on the project must
			 clearly and accurately reflect the successor Registrant's responsible charge.
			 The successor Registrant must seal, sign, and date all work product in
			 conformance with Section
			 54-2815, Idaho Code.
			 (3-28-23)