§ 544A.28 — Seal required

Iowa § 544A.28

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XIII: COMMERCE
• Ch. 544A: LICENSED ARCHITECTS

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1. An architect shall procure a seal with which to identify all technical submissions issued
bythearchitectforuseinthisstate. Thesealshallbeofadesign, content, andsizedesignated
by the board.
2. a. Technical submissions prepared by an architect, or under an architect’s direct
supervision and responsible charge, shall be stamped with the impression of the architect’s
seal. The board shall designate by rule the location, frequency, and other requirements for
use of the seal. An architect shall not impress the architect’s seal on technical submissions
if the architect was not the author of the technical submissions or if they were not prepared
under the architect’s direct supervision and responsible charge. An architect who merely
reviews standardized construction documents for pre-engineered or prototype buildings, is
not the author of the technical submissions and the technical submissions were not prepared
under a reviewing architect’s responsible charge.
b. An architect shall cause those portions of technical submissions prepared by a
professional consultant to be stamped with the impression of the seal of the professional
consultant, with a clear identification of the consultant’s areas of responsibility, signature,
and date of issuance.
3. A public official charged with the enforcement of the state building code, as adopted
pursuant to section 103A.7, or a municipal or county building code, shall not accept or
approve any technical submissions involving the practice of architecture unless the technical
submissions have been stamped with the architect’s seal as required by this section or unless
the applicant has certified on the technical submission to the applicability of a specific
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exception under section 544A.18 permitting the preparation of technical submissions by a
person not licensed under this chapter. A building permit issued with respect to technical
submissions which do not conform to the requirements of this section is invalid.