Section 12.36.185. Use of seals.

	(a)  A registrant may  
		(1) not sign or seal a drawing or document dealing with professional services in which the registrant is not qualified to sign or seal by virtue of education, experience, and registration;  
		(2) approve and seal only design documents and surveys that are safe for public health, property, and welfare in conformity with accepted architecture, engineering, land surveying, and landscape architecture standards in Alaska;  
		(3) seal only final drawings, surveys, reports, and required construction documents for which the registrant is qualified to seal and for which the registrant claims responsibility;  
		(4) not knowingly allow the use of his or her seal by another person on a document that the registrant has neither prepared nor reviewed personally;  
		(5) not use the seal or a reproduction of the seal of another registrant on a document, regardless of the intended use of the document;  
		(6) not sign a name other than his or her own name over a seal, and may not forge the signature of the individual to whom the seal was issued by the board; and  
		(7) not sign or seal drawings, documents, or other professional work for which the registrant does not have direct professional knowledge and direct supervisory control.  
	(b)  If portions of drawings, documents, or other professional work are prepared by other registered professionals, a registrant may seal only that portion of the work for which the registrant has direct professional knowledge and direct supervisory control.  
	(c)  Each office maintained for the preparation of drawings, specifications, reports, or other professional work that will require a professional seal must have a registrant assigned to and regularly employed in that office who has direct knowledge and supervisory control of that work.  
	(d)  The registrant shall include the date each time the registrant signs and seals a document by electronically or manually inserting the date within the seal or within two inches of the seal.  
	(e)  The registrant, by sealing final drawings, takes responsibility for related discipline specifications included in the final drawings, unless under AS 08.48.221 the registrant certifies on the face of the document the extent of the registrant's responsibility.  
	(f)  An electronic image of a signature may be used on the seal if the registrant or the owner of the documents retains an original copy of the documents, accessible for later reference, that has either  
		(1) an original hand signature over the seal; or  
		(2) software in place that will automatically remove or modify the electronic image of the signature if the document is modified.  
	(g)  The registrant shall include on all documents that are required to be signed and sealed  
		(1) its business name, physical address, and telephone number;  
		(2) the project name or identification;  
		(3) the project address or location; and  
		(4) the certificate of authorization number issued to the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture, if applicable.  
	(h)  On documents where multiple entities that are authorized to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture are indicated, the registrant shall clearly identify the sole proprietor, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other authorized entity responsible for the work.  
	(i)  Drawings, engineering surveys, reports, and construction documents regarding the structural systems of a significant structure must be sealed by a registered structural engineer.  

Authorities

08.48.101;08.48.111;08.48.221

Notes

Reference

11 AAC 93.201
12 AAC 36.195
18 AAC 72.990
18 AAC 80.1990

Authority

AS 08.48.101 AS 08.48.111 AS 08.48.221

History

Eff. 5/30/82, Register 82; am 8/29/87, Register 103; am 11/13/99, Register 152; am 6/13/2003, Register 166; am 6/11/2005, Register 174; am 7/13/2011, Register 199; am 6/18/2016, Register 218; am 9/9/2016, Register 219