Kentucky Statutes 322.340 – Licensee to obtain seal or stamp — Use of seal or stamp
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(1) Each professional engineer or professional land surveyor shall, upon licensure, obtain a seal or stamp of the design authorized by the board, bearing his or her name, license number, and the words “Licensed Professional Engineer” or “Licensed Professional Land Surveyor.”
(2) Use of the stamp, seal, or signature in an electronic transaction shall be conducted in accordance with administrative regulations promulgated by the board under KRS
322.290(13).
(3) The seal or stamp, signature, and the date shall be used to provide certification for all reports, specifications, drawings, and plans, if presented to a client or any public or governmental agency. Reproduction of original signatures shall be adequate to meet the requirements of this subsection.
(4) The seal or stamp and signature shall be used by licensees only if the work being stamped was under the licensee’s complete direction and control.
(5) Every survey plat and physical description prepared by a professional land surveyor and submitted to a client or any public or governmental agency shall display the certification by the professional land surveyor under whose supervision the plat or description was prepared.
(6) It shall be unlawful for a licensee to affix, or permit to be affixed, his or her seal, stamp, or signature to any document described in subsection (3) or (5) of this section:
(a) After the expiration of a license; or
(b) For the purpose of aiding or abetting any other person to evade or attempt to evade any provisions of this chapter.
(7) A professional engineer shall check and have complete dominion and control of the design and engineering work of any engineer not licensed to practice in this state. Complete dominion and control shall include possession of the sealed and signed reproducible construction documents with all supporting design calculations, indicating all changes in the design.
Effective: July 14, 2000
History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 238, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 214, sec. 30, effective January 1, 1999. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 291, sec. 29, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 148, sec. 25.
— Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1599e-15.
(2) Use of the stamp, seal, or signature in an electronic transaction shall be conducted in accordance with administrative regulations promulgated by the board under KRS
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 322.340
- Board: means the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land
Surveyors. See Kentucky Statutes 322.010 - Certification: means affixing a seal or stamp, signature, and date by a professional engineer or professional land surveyor to represent that the services or work addressed therein was performed by that professional engineer or professional land surveyor according to his or her knowledge, information, and belief, and that it was completed in accordance with applicable standards of practice. See Kentucky Statutes 322.010
- Engineer: means a person who is qualified to engage in the practice of professional engineering by reason of special knowledge and use of:
(a) The mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences. See Kentucky Statutes 322.010 - Engineering: means any professional service or creative work, the adequate performance of which requires engineering education, training, and experience as an engineer. See Kentucky Statutes 322.010
- Land surveyor: means a person who is qualified to engage in the practice of land surveying by reason of special knowledge and use of mathematics, the physical and applied sciences, and the principles and methods of land surveying, acquired by education and practical experience in land surveying. See Kentucky Statutes 322.010
- Professional engineer: means a person who is licensed as a professional engineer by the board. See Kentucky Statutes 322.010
- Professional land surveyor: means a person who is licensed as a professional land surveyor by the board. See Kentucky Statutes 322.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
322.290(13).
(3) The seal or stamp, signature, and the date shall be used to provide certification for all reports, specifications, drawings, and plans, if presented to a client or any public or governmental agency. Reproduction of original signatures shall be adequate to meet the requirements of this subsection.
(4) The seal or stamp and signature shall be used by licensees only if the work being stamped was under the licensee’s complete direction and control.
(5) Every survey plat and physical description prepared by a professional land surveyor and submitted to a client or any public or governmental agency shall display the certification by the professional land surveyor under whose supervision the plat or description was prepared.
(6) It shall be unlawful for a licensee to affix, or permit to be affixed, his or her seal, stamp, or signature to any document described in subsection (3) or (5) of this section:
(a) After the expiration of a license; or
(b) For the purpose of aiding or abetting any other person to evade or attempt to evade any provisions of this chapter.
(7) A professional engineer shall check and have complete dominion and control of the design and engineering work of any engineer not licensed to practice in this state. Complete dominion and control shall include possession of the sealed and signed reproducible construction documents with all supporting design calculations, indicating all changes in the design.
Effective: July 14, 2000
History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 238, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 214, sec. 30, effective January 1, 1999. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 291, sec. 29, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 148, sec. 25.
— Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1599e-15.