HOUSE BILL No. 4585

 

April 18, 2013, Introduced by Rep. VerHeulen and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.

 

     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 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 that 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 seal any plan, specification, plat, or

 

report that is issued by a the licensee shall be sealed when and

 

filed with a public authority . with 1 of the following:

 

     (a) The seal obtained under subsection (1).

 

     (b) An electronic seal, in a form authorized by the

 

appropriate licensing board, that includes all of the following:

 

     (i) The name of the licensee.

 

     (ii) The licensed occupation of the licensee.

 

     (iii) An electronic signature of the licensee.

 

     (iv) Any other information required by the licensing board.

 

     (3) A person shall not seal a document shall not be sealed

 

after the license of with the seal of the licensee named on the

 

document if his or her license has expired or is suspended or

 

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

 

     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.