Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 327
Architects, Engineers, Land Surveyors and Landscape Architects
←327.401
Section 327.411.1
327.421→
August 28, 2015
Personal seal, how used, effect of.
327.411. 1. Each architect and each professional engineer and each
professional land surveyor and each professional landscape architect shall
have a personal seal in a form prescribed by the board, and he or she shall
affix the seal to all final technical submissions. Technical submissions
shall include, but are not limited to, drawings, specifications, plats,
surveys, exhibits, reports, and certifications of construction prepared by
the licensee, or under such licensee's immediate personal supervision.
Such licensee shall either prepare or personally supervise the preparation
of all documents sealed by the licensee, and such licensee shall be held
personally responsible for the contents of all such documents sealed by
such licensee, whether prepared or drafted by another licensee or not.
2. The personal seal of an architect or professional engineer or
professional land surveyor or professional landscape architect shall be the
legal equivalent of the licensee's signature whenever and wherever used,
and the owner of the seal shall be responsible for the architectural,
engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural documents, as the
case may be, when the licensee places his or her personal seal on such
technical submissions to be used in connection with, any architectural or
engineering project, survey, or landscape architectural project. Licensees
shall undertake to perform architectural, professional engineering,
professional land surveying and professional landscape architectural
services only when they are qualified by education, training, and
experience in the specific technical areas involved.
3. Notwithstanding any provision of this section, any architect,
professional engineer, professional land surveyor, or professional
landscape architect may, but is not required to, attach a statement over
his or her signature, authenticated by his or her personal seal, specifying
the particular technical submissions, or portions thereof, intended to be
authenticated by the seal, and disclaiming any responsibility for all other
technical submissions relating to or intended to be used for any part or
parts of the architectural or engineering project or survey or landscape
architectural project.
4. Nothing in this section, or any rule or regulation of the board
shall require any professional to seal preliminary or incomplete documents.
(L. 1969 S.B. 117, A.L. 1999 H.B. 343, A.L. 2003 S.B. 478, A.L. 2010
H.B. 1692, et al. merged with H.B. 2226, et al., A.L. 2014 S.B.
809)
2010
2003
1999
2010
327.411. 1. Each architect and each professional engineer and each
professional land surveyor and each landscape architect shall have a
personal seal in a form prescribed by the board, and he or she shall affix
the seal to all final documents including, but not limited to, plans,
specifications, estimates, plats, reports, surveys, proposals and other
documents or instruments prepared by the licensee, or under such licensee's
immediate personal supervision. Such licensee shall either prepare or
personally supervise the preparation of all documents sealed by the
licensee, and such licensee shall be held personally responsible for the
contents of all such documents sealed by such licensee, whether prepared or
drafted by another licensee or not.
2. The personal seal of an architect or professional engineer or
professional land surveyor or landscape architect shall be the legal
equivalent of the licensee's signature whenever and wherever used, and the
owner of the seal shall be responsible for the architectural, engineering,
surveying, or landscape architectural documents, as the case may be, when
the licensee places his or her personal seal on such plans, specifications,
estimates, plats, reports, surveys or other documents or instruments for,
or to be used in connection with, any architectural or engineering project,
survey, or landscape architectural project. Licensees shall undertake to
perform architectural, professional engineering, professional land
surveying and landscape architectural services only when they are qualified
by education, training, and experience in the specific technical areas
involved.
3. Notwithstanding any provision of this section, any architect,
professional engineer, professional land surveyor, or landscape architect
may, but is not required to, attach a statement over his or her signature,
authenticated by his or her personal seal, specifying the particular plans,
specifications, plats, reports, surveys or other documents or instruments,
or portions thereof, intended to be authenticated by the seal, and
disclaiming any responsibility for all other plans, specifications,
estimates, reports, or other documents or instruments relating to or
intended to be used for any part or parts of the architectural or
engineering project or survey or landscape architectural project.
4. Nothing in this section, or any rule or regulation of the board
shall require any professional to seal preliminary or incomplete documents.
2003
327.411. 1. Each architect and each professional engineer and each
professional land surveyor and each landscape architect shall have a
personal seal in a form prescribed by the board, and he or she shall affix
the seal to all final documents including, but not limited to, plans,
specifications, estimates, plats, reports, surveys, proposals and other
documents or instruments prepared by the licensee, or under such licensee's
immediate personal supervision, and such licensee shall be held personally
responsible for the contents of all such documents sealed by such licensee.
2. The personal seal of an architect or professional engineer or
professional land surveyor or landscape architect shall be the legal
equivalent of the licensee's signature whenever and wherever used, and the
owner of the seal shall be responsible for the architectural, engineering,
surveying, or landscape architectural documents, as the case may be, when
the licensee places his or her personal seal on such plans, specifications,
estimates, plats, reports, surveys or other documents or instruments for,
or to be used in connection with, any architectural or engineering project,
survey, or landscape architectural project.
3. Any architect, professional engineer, professional land surveyor,
or landscape architect may, but is not required to, attach a statement over
his or her signature, authenticated by his or her personal seal, specifying
the particular plans, specifications, plats, reports, surveys or other
documents or instruments, or portions thereof, intended to be authenticated
by the seal, and disclaiming any responsibility for all other plans,
specifications, estimates, reports, or other documents or instruments
relating to or intended to be used for any part or parts of the
architectural or engineering project or survey or landscape architectural
project.
4. Nothing in this section, or any rule or regulation of the board
shall require any professional to seal preliminary or incomplete documents.
1999
327.411. 1. Each architect and each professional engineer and each
professional land surveyor shall have a personal seal in a form prescribed
by the board, and he or she shall affix the seal to all final documents
including, but not limited to, plans, specifications, estimates, plats,
reports, surveys, proposals and other documents or instruments prepared by
the licensee, or under such licensee's immediate personal supervision, and
such licensee shall be held personally responsible for the contents of all
such documents sealed by such licensee.
2. The personal seal of an architect or professional engineer or
professional land surveyor shall be the legal equivalent of the licensee's
signature whenever and wherever used, and the owner of the seal shall be
responsible for the architectural, engineering or surveying documents, as
the case may be, when the licensee places his or her personal seal on such
plans, specifications, estimates, plats, reports, surveys or other
documents or instruments for, or to be used in connection with, any
architectural or engineering project or survey.
3. Any architect, professional engineer or professional land surveyor
may, but is not required to, attach a statement over his or her signature,
authenticated by his or her personal seal, specifying the particular plans,
specifications, plats, reports, surveys or other documents or instruments,
or portions thereof, intended to be authenticated by the seal, and
disclaiming any responsibility for all other plans, specifications,
estimates, reports, or other documents or instruments relating to or
intended to be used for any part or parts of the architectural or
engineering project or survey.
4. Nothing in this section, or any rule or regulation of the board
shall require any professional to seal preliminary or incomplete documents.
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