HB-4585, As Passed House, September 25, 2013

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4585

     A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled

"Occupational code,"

by amending sections 2007 and 2008 (MCL 339.2007 and 339.2008),

section 2007 as amended by 1992 PA 103.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 2007. (1) A licensee, upon being licensed, When he or she

is licensed, a licensee shall obtain or adopt a seal, in a form

authorized by the appropriate board, and bearing that bears the

licensee's name and the legend indicating either "licensed

architect", "licensed professional engineer", or "licensed

professional surveyor". However, a seal existing on the effective

date of the 1991 amendatory act that amended this section with that

exists on September 1, 1992 and bears the legend "registered

architect", "registered professional engineer", "registered land

surveyor", or "licensed land surveyor" is acceptable if a seal is

required under state law.

     (2) A licensee shall apply his or her seal and signature to a

plan, specification, plat, or report that is issued by a the

licensee shall be sealed when and filed with a public authority. A

document shall not be sealed after If the license of the licensee

named on the a document has expired or is suspended or revoked, a

person shall not apply the licensee's seal or signature to the

document unless the license is renewed, reinstated, or reissued.

     (3) As used in this section and section 2008:

     (a) "Electronic seal" means a seal created by electronic or

optical means and affixed electronically to a document or

electronic document.

     (b) "Electronic signature" means a signature created by

electronic or optical means and affixed electronically to a

document or electronic document with intent to sign the document.

     (c) "Seal" includes an electronic seal.

     (d) "Signature" includes an electronic signature.

     Sec. 2008. (1) A plan, plat, drawing, map, and the title sheet

of specifications, an addendum, bulletin, or report or, if a bound

copy is submitted, the index sheets of a plan, specification, or

report, if prepared by a licensee and required to be submitted to a

governmental agency for approval or record, shall carry the

embossed, or printed, or electronic seal of the person in

responsible charge.

     (2) If the overlapping of the professions of architecture and

engineering is involved in a project, a licensed architect or

licensed professional engineer who seals the plans, drawings,

specifications, and reports may perform services in the field of

the other practice if the services are incidental to the

architectural or engineering project as a whole.

     (3) A licensee shall not seal a plan, drawing, map, plat,

report, specification, or other document that is not prepared by

the licensee or under the supervision of the licensee as the person

in responsible charge.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect upon the

expiration of 90 days after the date this amendatory act is enacted

into law.