Indiana Administrative Code › Title 804 - BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR ARCHITECTS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Article 1.1 - REGISTRATION; CODE OF CONDUCT FOR ARCHITECTS › Rule 2 - Certificate of Registration; Application, Examination, Reciprocity › Section 2-7 - Architect's seal

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-4-1-3;
				  IC 25-4-2
Affected: IC
				  25-4-1-22
Sec. 7.
(a) The
				architect seal shall be not less than one and five-eighths (1 5/8) inches or
				more than one and seven-eighths (1 7/8) inches in outside diameter, using the
				following design:
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(b) The
				seal may be embossed, electronically applied, rubber stamped, or otherwise
				permanently affixed to the document. The seal shall conform with the design as
				shown in subsection (a). The seal may have a milled edge, as shown, or two (2)
				concentric circles with outer and inner circles corresponding with the
				respective edgings of the milling.
(c) The name and registration number of the
				registrant inscribed on the seal shall correspond to the name and registration
				number inscribed on the certificate of registration. However, "AR" may be
				excluded in the certificate number.
(d) The landscape architect seal shall not be
				less than one and five-eighths (1 5/8) inches or more than one and
				seven-eighths (1 7/8) inches in outside diameter, using the following design:
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(e) The
				seal may be embossed, electronically applied, rubber stamped, or otherwise
				permanently affixed to the document. The seal shall conform with the design as
				shown in subsection (d). The seal may have a milled edge, as shown, or two (2)
				concentric circles with the outer and inner circles corresponding with the
				respective edgings of the milling.
(f) The name and registration number of the
				registrant inscribed on the seal shall correspond to the name and certificate
				number inscribed on the certificate. However, "LA" may be excluded in the
				certificate number.
(g) The seal
				shall be affixed to documents and instruments only during the time the
				registration is current and in good standing, and then only on such documents
				and instruments which have been created by the registrant, regularly employed
				subordinates, or subordinates under the direct supervision of the registrant.
				The registrant shall be responsible for seeing that the seal, however affixed,
				shall be legible on the document.
(h) Whenever the seal is affixed, it shall
				include the person's original signature directly adjacent thereto (not across
				the seal) or the signature may be at another location on the sheet provided it
				is inscribed, "This document is certified by _____ ".
(i) The architect or landscape architect in
				responsible charge of architectural work or landscape architectural work, as
				applicable, for which specifications, plans, and drawings are required to be
				submitted for review by the appropriate governmental body shall apply the seal
				and signature as described in this section on the title or cover page of the
				specifications and each sheet of the drawings.
(j) A person who is not in responsible charge
				of the entire work, but assumes responsibility for portions of the work shown
				on any drawing sheet, may apply the seal and signature and denote the part of
				the work inserted as follows:
COVERING _____________ DESIGN.
(k) The seal and signature on any drawings,
				documents, or instruments signifies acceptance of full responsibility for the
				professional work represented thereon, except where another shall have assumed
				a limited responsibility for portions of the work in accordance with
				subsections (g) through (j).
(l)
				Predesigned, preengineered, or prefabricated equipment, products, components,
				or systems which have become established as acceptable for the proposed use may
				be included when such items:
(1) meet
				standards established by nonprofit trade organizations and applicable code
				requirements;
(2) meet the
				requirements for the proposed use as indicated by tests performed by a
				competent, unbiased testing agency; or
(3) are certified by the manufacturer for the
				designated use.
When such items affect electrical, mechanical, or structural
				  integrity of the project, the manufacturer shall give proof of appropriate
				  design by qualified professionals.