Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) A licensee
shall, upon licensure, obtain a seal, of the identical design authorized by the
Board, bearing the licensee's name and license number and the legend,
''Registered Architect'' together with a reference to the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. A stamp design or digital seal identical to the prescribed seal
may be obtained and used in lieu of or in conjunction with, a metal
seal.
(b) The following rules
govern the proper use of an architect's seal:
(1) An architect may use the architect's seal and signature only
when the work being sealed and signed was prepared by the architect or under
the architect's personal supervision, direction and control.
(2) When an architect issues final or
complete architectural documents to a client for the client's records, or when
an architect submits final or complete architectural documents to public or
governmental agencies for final review, the seal and signature of the architect
who prepared or who personally supervised the preparation of the architectural
documents, along with the date of issuance, shall be prominently displayed on
the first page of all architectural documents. The seal on the first page of a
final or complete architectural document shall be impressed, stamped or
digital. Facsimile or digital seals shall appear on all subsequent pages of
architectural documents.
(3) When
an architect's signature is applied, it shall be applied near or across the
seal, but not in a location that obliterates the license number.
(4) An architect may not affix or permit a
seal and signature to be affixed to an architectural document if the
architect's license has lapsed, or for the purpose of aiding or abetting
another person to evade or attempt to evade a provision of the act or this
chapter.
(5) When a licensee seals
and signs architectural documents one of the following methods must be used:
(i) Physical placement of a seal and a
handwritten signature in permanent ink containing the name of the
licensee.
(ii) Digital placement of
a seal and a handwritten signature in permanent ink containing the name of the
licensee.
(iii) Digital placement
of a seal and a digital signature containing the name of the
licensee.
The provisions of this §9.141 amended under
sections 5(a), 6(a)-(d), 8(b) and (c), 10(b), 11(a), 12(a) and (c), 13(h) and
14 of the Architects Licensure Law (63 P. S. §§
34.5(a),
34.6(a)-(d), 34.8(b) and (c),
34.10(b), 34.11(a), 34.12(a) and (c), 34.13(h) and
34.14).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §
9.140 (relating to definitions);
and 49 Pa. Code §
9.151 (relating to standards of
professional conduct).
