Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 193C - Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board › Chapter 6 - Seal and Certificate of Responsibility › Rule 193C-6.1 - Seal and Certificate of Responsibility

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) The seal,
			 under Iowa Code section 542B.16, should substantially conform to the samples
			 shown below:
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(2) The
			 word "licensed" may be added but is not required on the seal. Neither the word
			 "registrant" nor "registered" may be used on the seal.
(3) The certification block, under Iowa Code
			 section 542B.16(2), on engineering or land surveying documents submitted to a
			 client or any public agency, hereinafter referred to as the official copy (or
			 official copies), appears on the first page or attached cover sheet. A
			 certification block should be provided for the licensee in responsible charge and
			 for each professional consultant contributing to the submission. In lieu of each
			 contributing professional consultant providing a certification block on the front
			 page or attached cover sheet for application of a seal, a table shall be provided
			 that identifies the contributing professionals and where their respective
			 certification blocks can be found within the document. The seal and original
			 signature only need to be applied to a final submission. Each official copy (or
			 official copies) of a submission shall be stapled, bound or otherwise attached
			 together so as to clearly establish the complete extent of the submission. Each
			 certification block shall display the seal of the licensee and designate the
			 portion of the submission for which that licensee is responsible, so that
			 responsibility for the entire submission is clearly established by the
			 combination of the stated seal responsibilities. Any nonfinal submission of an
			 engineering or land surveying document to a client or public agency shall be
			 clearly labeled "preliminary" or "draft."
The engineering certification block shall conform to the wording
				in the sample shown below:
SEAL
I hereby certify that this engineering document was
						  prepared by me or under my direct personal supervision and that I am a duly
						  licensed Professional Engineer under the laws of the State of Iowa.
_________________________________________________________________
(signature) (date)
Printed or typed name License number
						  ______________________
My license renewal date is December 31,
						  ___________________.
Pages or sheets covered by this seal:
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
The land surveying certification block shall conform to the
				wording in the sample shown below. For maps or acquisition plats prepared from
				public records or previous measurements by others, the following land surveying
				certification block may be modified by removing the phrase "and the related
				survey work was performed"
SEAL
I hereby certify that this land surveying document was
						  prepared and the related survey work was performed by me or under my direct
						  personal supervision and that I am a duly licensed Professional Land Surveyor
						  under the laws of the State of Iowa.
_________________________________________________________________
(signature) (date)
Printed or typed name License number
						  ______________________
My license renewal date is December 31,
						  ___________________.
Pages or sheets covered by this seal:
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
(4)
			 Except for the original signature and handwritten date in contrasting ink color,
			 the information requested in each certification block must be typed or legibly
			 printed in permanent ink on each official copy. The seal implies responsibility
			 for the entire submission unless the area of responsibility is clearly identified
			 in the information accompanying the seal.
(5) It is the responsibility of the licensee to
			 forward copies of all revisions to the submission, which then become a part of
			 the official copy of the submission. Such revisions shall be identified as
			 applicable on a certification block or blocks with professional seals applied so
			 as to clearly establish professional responsibility for the revisions.
(6) The licensee is responsible for the custody
			 and proper use of the seal. Improper use of the seal is grounds for disciplinary
			 action.
(7) Computer-generated seals
			 may be used on final original documents.
(8) Secure electronic signature. An electronic
			 signature as defined in or governed by Iowa Code chapter 554D meets the signature
			 requirements of this rule if it is protected by a security procedure, as defined
			 in Iowa Code section 554D.103(14), such as digital signature technology. It is
			 the licensee's responsibility to ensure, prior to affixing an electronic
			 signature to an engineering or land surveying document, that security procedures
			 are adequate to (1) verify the signature is that of a specific person and (2)
			 detect any changes that may be made or attempted after the signature of the
			 specific person is affixed.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 542B.13,
				542B.15, 542B.20 and 542B.30.