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A professional engineer or professional structural engineer may only affix the licensee’s seal to a plan, specification, and report when the plan, specification, and report:
Terms Used In Utah Code 58-22-603- Board: means the Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors Licensing Board created in Section 58-22-201. See Utah Code 58-22-102
- Building: means a structure which has human occupancy or habitation as its principal purpose, and includes the structural, mechanical, and electrical systems, utility services, and other facilities required for the building, and is otherwise governed by the State Construction Code or an approved code under Title 15A, State Construction and Fire Codes Act. See Utah Code 58-22-102
- Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Principal: means a licensed professional engineer, professional structural engineer, or professional land surveyor having responsible charge of an organization's professional engineering, professional structural engineering, or professional land surveying practice. See Utah Code 58-22-102
- Professional engineer: means a person licensed under this chapter as a professional engineer. See Utah Code 58-22-102
- Professional land surveyor: means an individual licensed under this chapter as a professional land surveyor. See Utah Code 58-22-102
- Professional structural engineer: means a person licensed under this chapter as a professional structural engineer. See Utah Code 58-22-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Structure: means that which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or a piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in a definite manner, and as otherwise governed by the State Construction Code or an approved code under Title 15A, State Construction and Fire Codes Act. See Utah Code 58-22-102
- Supervision: means that a licensed professional engineer, professional structural engineer, or professional land surveyor is responsible for and personally reviews, corrects when necessary, and approves work performed by an employee, subordinate, associate, or drafter under the direction of the licensee, and may be further defined by rule by the division in collaboration with the board. See Utah Code 58-22-102
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was personally prepared by the licensee; |
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was prepared by an employee, subordinate, associate, or drafter under the supervision of a licensee, provided the licensee or a principal affixing his seal assumes responsibility; |
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was prepared by a licensed professional engineer, professional structural engineer, or architect in this state or any other state provided:
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the licensee in this state affixing the seal performs a thorough review of all work for compliance with all applicable laws and rules and the standards of the profession; and |
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makes any necessary corrections before submitting the final plan, specification, or report:
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to a building official for the purpose of obtaining a building permit; or |
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to a client who has contracted with a professional engineer or professional structural engineer for the design of a building or structure, when the licensee represents, or could reasonably expect the client to consider, the plan, specification, or report to be complete and final; |
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was prepared in part by a licensed professional engineer, professional structural engineer, or architect in this state or any other state provided:
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the licensee in this state clearly identifies that portion of the plan, specification, or report for which the licensee is responsible; |
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the licensee in this state affixing the seal performs a thorough review of that portion of the plan, specification, or report for which the licensee is responsible for compliance with the standards of the profession; and |
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makes any necessary corrections before submitting the final plan, specification, or report for which the licensee is responsible:
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to a building official for the purpose of obtaining a building permit; or |
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to a client who has contracted with a professional engineer or professional structural engineer for the design of a building or structure, when the licensee represents, or could reasonably expect the client to consider, the plans, specifications, or reports to be complete and final; |
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was prepared by a person exempt from licensure as a professional engineer, professional structural engineer, or architect provided that:
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the licensee in this state affixing the seal performs a thorough review for compliance with all applicable laws and rules and the standards of the profession; and |
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makes any necessary corrections before submitting the final plan, specification, or report:
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to a building official for the purpose of obtaining a building permit; or |
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to a client who has contracted with a professional engineer, professional structural engineer, or architect for the design of a building or structure, when the licensee represents, or could reasonably expect the client to consider, the plan, specification, or report to be complete and final; or |
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meet any additional requirements established by rule by the division in collaboration with the board. |
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