- DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY
- CHAPTER 7. PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
- Article 3. Application of Chapter
(a) All mechanical engineering plans, specifications,
calculations, and reports (hereinafter referred to as "documents")
prepared by, or under the responsible charge of, a registered
mechanical engineer shall include his or her name and license number.
Interim documents shall include a notation as to the intended
purpose of the document, such as "preliminary," "not for
construction," "for plan check only," or "for review only." All
mechanical engineering plans and specifications that are permitted or
that are to be released for construction shall bear the signature
and seal or stamp of the registrant, the date of signing and sealing
or stamping, and the expiration date of the registration. All final
mechanical engineering calculations and reports shall bear the
signature and seal or stamp of the registrant, the date of signing
and sealing or stamping, and the expiration date of the registration.
If mechanical engineering plans are required to be signed and
sealed or stamped and have multiple sheets, the signature, seal or
stamp, date of signing and sealing or stamping, and expiration date
of the certificate of registration shall appear on each sheet of the
plans. If mechanical engineering specifications, calculations, and
reports are required to be signed and sealed or stamped and have
multiple pages, the signature, seal or stamp, date of signing and
sealing or stamping, and expiration date of the registration shall
appear at a minimum on the title sheet, cover sheet, or signature
sheet.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a registered mechanical
engineer who signs mechanical engineering documents shall not be
responsible for damage caused by subsequent changes to or uses of
those documents, if the subsequent changes or uses, including changes
or uses made by state or local governmental agencies, are not
authorized or approved by the registered engineer who originally
signed the documents, provided that the engineering service rendered
by the mechanical engineer who signed the documents was not also a
proximate cause of the damage.
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