037-5 Wyo. Code R. §§ 5-1 - Seals
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(a) The
seal authorized by the Board for Licensees is of the crimp type and/or rubber
stamp facsimile and shall be of a design shown. The seal consists of two
concentric circles with the diameter of the outer circle being 1-3/4 inches and
the diameter of the inner circle being 1-1/4 inches. The upper portion between
the two circles shall bear whichever of the following phrases is applicable to
the Licensee: "Professional Engineer"; "Professional Land Surveyor"; or
"Professional Engineer & Land Surveyor." At the bottom of the annular space
between the two circles shall appear the inscription "Wyoming"; the inner
circle shall contain the name of the Licensee, license number and the word
"Date." The license number assigned should be centered in the inner area of the
seal in the space occupied by the word "NUMBER" and the size of the numbers
should not be larger than the word "NAME." The words and parentheses
"(NUMBER)", and "(NAME)", should not appear on the seal.
(b) Seals authorized prior to July 1, 2013,
may continue to be used.
(c) An
imprint of the Licensee's valid seal shall appear on original and non-original
copies, tracings or other documents, as required by
W.S.
33-29-801. Seals generated electronically are
acceptable if accompanied by a signature and date of the Licensee preparing the
generated document and as long as the electronically generated seal complies
with the requirements outlined in subsection (a) above. When the document
contains more than one sheet, the title page(s) or the first page of a
Licensee's work shall be sealed, signed and dated by the Licensee who
supervised the work and is responsible for such work. To be valid, any seal
must be legible in its entirety and the signature of the Licensee and date of
signing must be superimposed over the seal. Legible full size or reduced
reproductions of sealed, signed and dated documents are acceptable as long as
an original, including the signature, seal and date, is maintained in the
Licensee's possession.
(d) In
accordance with the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, (W.S.
40-21-101 through
40-21-119) , an
electronic image of the Licensee's seal, signature, and date is permitted to be
used in lieu of an original seal, signature and date on electronic submittals
made to agencies of local, state, and federal governments or between private
entities if they so desire.
(e)
Drawings, reports, or documents that require a signature may be signed using a
digital signature. The digital signature must be:
(i) Unique to the Licensee using
it;
(ii) Capable of verification;
and
(iii) Under the sole
responsibility and control of the Licensee affixing it; and
(iv) Linked to a document in such a manner
that the digital signature is invalidated if any data in the document is
changed. A digital signature that uses a process approved by the board will be
presumed to meet the criteria set forth in subsections (c)(i) through (iii).
Any hard copy printed from the transmitted electronic file shall bear the
facsimile of the signature and seal and be a confirmation that the electronic
file was not altered after the initial digital signing of the file. Any
alterations to the file shall cause the facsimile of the signature to be
voided.
(f) A scanned
image or other reproduction of an original signature may be used in lieu of an
original signature or digital signature if accompanied by the date of
signature.
(g) Any work sealed,
signed and dated by a Licensee must have been prepared or substantially
reviewed by that Licensee or someone under the Licensee's direct supervision.
After-the-fact ratification by the sealing of documents, when the underlying
work was not performed by or under the responsible charge and supervision of
the Licensee, is prohibited unless a thorough technical review is
done.
(h) Upon notification by the
Board of satisfying all License requirements, the Applicant shall obtain a seal
of a design stipulated in Subparagraph 1 (a) of this Chapter. The Applicant
shall purchase a seal, and submit, on a form provided by the Board, an
impression or stamp of the seal with an original signature superimposed over
it, for the Board records. The Board shall approve or disapprove any seal not
meeting the exact specifications of Subparagraph 1 (a) of this rule and shall
require the Licensee to obtain and pay for another seal meeting those
specifications prior to sealing any work. If a replacement or additional seal
is required, the Licensee shall submit an impression or stamp of the new seal
to the Board, accompanied by a sworn statement stipulating the purpose for the
seal's duplication.
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