New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 40 - STATE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS
Subchapter 8 - SEALING AND TITLE BLOCK REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS
Section 13:40-8.1A - Digital signatures and seals
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) A digital signature and seal shall carry the same weight, authority, and effect as a handwritten signature and impression-type seal, when the following criteria are met:
(b) A licensee who digitally signs and seals a document shall maintain an electronic copy of the electronically transmitted document that has also been digitally signed and sealed for future verification purposes in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:40-3.4(b).
(c) The pictorial representation of the digital signature and seal shall be readily available to the Board upon Board request and shall be produced in a manner acceptable to the Board. It shall contain the same words and shall have substantially the same graphic appearance and size as when the image of the digitally transmitted document is viewed at the same size as the document in its original form.
(d) Licensees are responsible for the use of their private digital keys. A lost or compromised key shall not be used and the licensee shall cause a new key pair to be generated in accordance with the criteria described in (a) above. A licensee shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that a compromised key is invalidated, and shall inform all affected clients that the digital key has been compromised.