To update requirements for the seal.

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Board of Professional Engineers

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61G15-23.001: Seals Acceptable to the Board
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To update requirements for the seal.
SUMMARY: The Board proposes to update requirements for the seal.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared. The Board determined the proposed rule will not have an impact on small business.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 471.008, 471.025 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 471.025 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Carrie Flynn, Executive Director, Board of Professional Engineers, 2507 Callaway Road, Suite 200, Tallahassee, Florida 32301

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

61G15-23.001 Seals Acceptable to the Board.

(1) Pursuant to Section 471.025, F.S., the Board hereby establishes as indicated below the forms of embossing impression seals which are acceptable to the Board.

(a) Any seal capable of leaving a permanent ink representation or other form of opaque and permanent impression which contains the information described herein is acceptable to the Board.

(b) Said seal shall be a minimum of 1 7/8 inches in diameter and shall be of a design similar to those set forth below. All engineers must be utilizing a seal as illustrated in this rule no later than January 1, 2006.

(c)(2) The type of seal in the center may be used only by registrants who are in good standing under both Chapters 471 and 472, F.S.

(d) The seal may contain an abbreviated form of the licensee’s given name or a combination of initials representing the licensee’s given name provided the surname listed with the Board appears on the seal and in the signature.

(2) Embossing impression seals which otherwise comply with these provisions and which do not provide an opaque and permanent impression or permanent ink representation are also acceptable to the Board.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 471.008, 471.025 FS. Law Implemented 471.025 FS. History–New 1-8-80, Amended 6-23-80, Formerly 21H-23.01, 21H-23.001, Amended 4-1-97, 2-5-04, 8-8-05,_________

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Professional Engineers

NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Professional Engineers

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: June 17, 2009

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: July 24, 2009