22 Tex. Admin. Code § 137.31 - Seal Specifications
(a) Upon issuance
of a license, each license holder is required to obtain a seal under the
requirements of §
133.97 of this title (relating to
Issuance of License).
(b) In
accordance with §1001.401(a) of the Engineering Act, physical and
electronic seals shall be of the Board-authorized design illustrated in this
section and shall be no larger than two inches in diameter. Regardless of seal
size the engineer's name and number must be clearly legible.
(c) All physical seals obtained and used by
license holders shall be capable of leaving a permanent ink image or permanent
impression of the seal attached to the engineering work.
(d) All
seals obtained and used by license holders shall contain any given name,
commonly accepted variation of the given name, or initial combination with the
surname as currently listed with the board and in the usual written signature.
Nicknames shall not be permitted on a seal in lieu of a given name or initial
combination. The name can be displayed on the seal using all uppercase letters
such as "LESLIE H. DOE" or using the standard combination of upper and
lowercase letters, such as "Leslie H. Doe". If after licensure, a license
holder legally changes his/her name, the license holder must have a new seal or
seals made showing the new legal name.
(e) Preprinting of blank forms with an
engineer's seal, or the use of decal or other seal replicas is
prohibited.
(f) When signing an
engineering work, the engineer may utilize the designation "P.E." or other
terms as described in §
137.1 of this chapter (relating to
License Holder Designations).
(g)
This section does not prevent the reproduction of sealed and signed, original
works for distribution.
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