1. Each licensee, upon licensure, shall obtain a seal of a design approved by the board, bearing the licensee’s name, Iowa license number, and the words “professional engineer” or “professional land surveyor” or both, as the case may be. A legible rubber stamp or other facsimile of the seal may be used and shall have the same effect as the use of the actual seal.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 542B.16

  • Board: means the engineering and land surveying examining board provided by this chapter. See Iowa Code 542B.2
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • engineering: means "professional engineer" or "professional engineering". See Iowa Code 542B.2
  • Engineering documents: includes all plans, specifications, drawings, and reports, if the preparation of such documents constitutes or requires the practice of engineering. See Iowa Code 542B.2
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • In responsible charge: means having direct control of and personal supervision over any land surveying work or work involving the practice of engineering. See Iowa Code 542B.2
  • land surveying: means "professional land surveyor" or "professional land surveying". See Iowa Code 542B.2
  • Land surveying documents: includes all plats, maps, surveys, and reports, if the preparation thereof constitutes or requires the practice of land surveying. See Iowa Code 542B.2
  • Record: means the same as defined in section 554D. See Iowa Code 554E.1
  • seal: shall include an impression upon the paper alone, or upon wax, a wafer affixed to the paper, or an official stamp of a notarial officer as provided in chapter 9B. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Signature: includes an electronic signature as defined in section 554D. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. All engineering documents and land surveying documents shall be dated and shall contain all of the following:

 a. The signature of the licensee in responsible charge.
 b. A certification that the work was done by the licensee or under the licensee’s direct personal supervision.
 c. The Iowa legible seal of the licensee.
 3. An agency, subdivision, or municipal corporation of this state, or an officer of the state, subdivision, or municipal corporation, shall not file for record or approve any engineering document or land surveying document which does not comply with this section.
 4. A licensee shall not place the licensee’s signature or seal on any engineering document or land surveying document unless the licensee was in responsible charge of the work, except that the licensee may do so if the licensee contributed to the work and the licensee in responsible charge has signed and certified the work.
 5. Violation of this section by a licensee shall be deemed fraud and deceit in the licensee’s practice.
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