Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. A
licensee may sign or seal plans, specifications, drawings, reports, or other
documents that are required to be signed and sealed pursuant to Business
Occupations and Professions Article, §3-501,
Annotated Code of Maryland, only if the following requirements are met:
(1) The licensee is competent in the subject
matter of those documents by virtue of education or experience, or both;
and
(2) The licensee either:
(a) Personally prepared the documents,
or
(b) Approved the
documents.
B.
For purposes of §A(2)(a) and (b) of this regulation and Business
Occupations and Professions Article, §3-501,
Annotated Code of Maryland, "approval" means:
(1) Direct knowledge and responsible control
over the content of technical submissions during their preparation;
and
(2) Substantive review and
authority to make revisions with regard to the preparation of submissions
described in these regulations.
C. In addition, a licensee may sign or seal,
after review and inspection, the following:
(1) Portions of the professional work that
are not required by Business Occupations and Professions Article, Title 3,
Annotated Code of Maryland, to be prepared or approved by an architect, only if
the architect reviewed and adopted in whole or in part those portions, has
coordinated their preparation, and has integrated them into the project;
and
(2) Prototype standard drawings
prepared by an out-of-State architect licensed in any United States
jurisdiction, in connection with the design of a commercial chain
establishment.
D. The
licensee who signs and seals the documents in accordance with the requirements
set forth in these regulations shall be considered to be the architect of
record with regard to these documents.
E. Signature.
(1) For the purposes of this regulation, the
term "signature" means:
(a) A handwritten
signature in permanent ink containing the name of the person who applied it; or
(b) For electronic or digital
documents, an electronic authentication process attached to or logically
associated with the document.
(2) A digital signature described in this
section shall satisfy the following criteria:
(a) It must contain an identification unique
to a licensee using it;
(b) It must
be under the exclusive control of the licensee using it;
(c) It must be verifiable;
(d) It is linked to the document in such a
manner that any subsequent modifications to the document will result in the
document no longer being considered prepared or approved by the
licensee.
F.
Once the digital signature is applied to the document, the document shall be
available in a View Format only if the document is to be transmitted
electronically.
G. Nothing in this
regulation is intended to modify any of the requirements applicable to
professional certification or title block more specifically set forth in
Regulation 09.21.02.04.
