Utah Code § 58-22-603

Seal -- Authorized use
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(1) A professional engineer or professional structural engineer may only affix the licensee's seal to
a plan, specification, and report when the plan, specification, and report:

(a) was personally prepared by the licensee;
(b) was prepared by an employee, subordinate, associate, or drafter under the supervision of a
licensee, provided the licensee or a principal affixing the seal assumes responsibility;
(c) was prepared by a licensed professional engineer, professional structural engineer, or
architect in this state or any other state provided:
(i) the licensee in this state affixing the seal performs a thorough review of all work for
compliance with all applicable laws and rules and the standards of the profession; and
(ii) makes any necessary corrections before submitting the final plan, specification, or report:
(A) to a building official for the purpose of obtaining a building permit; or
(B) to a client who has contracted with a professional engineer or professional structural
engineer for the design of a building or structure, when the licensee represents, or could
reasonably expect the client to consider, the plan, specification, or report to be complete
and final;
(d) was prepared in part by a licensed professional engineer, professional structural engineer, or
architect in this state or any other state provided:
(i) the licensee in this state clearly identifies that portion of the plan, specification, or report for
which the licensee is responsible;
(ii) the licensee in this state affixing the seal performs a thorough review of that portion of the
plan, specification, or report for which the licensee is responsible for compliance with the
standards of the profession; and
(iii) makes any necessary corrections before submitting the final plan, specification, or report for
which the licensee is responsible:
(A) to a building official for the purpose of obtaining a building permit; or
(B) to a client who has contracted with a professional engineer or professional structural
engineer for the design of a building or structure, when the licensee represents, or
could reasonably expect the client to consider, the plans, specifications, or reports to be
complete and final;
(e) was prepared by a person exempt from licensure as a professional engineer, professional
structural engineer, or architect provided that:
(i) the licensee in this state affixing the seal performs a thorough review for compliance with all
applicable laws and rules and the standards of the profession; and
(ii) makes any necessary corrections before submitting the final plan, specification, or report:
(A) to a building official for the purpose of obtaining a building permit; or
(B) to a client who has contracted with a professional engineer, professional structural
engineer, or architect for the design of a building or structure, when the licensee
represents, or could reasonably expect the client to consider, the plan, specification, or
report to be complete and final; or
(f) meet any additional requirements established by rule by the division in collaboration with the
board.
(2) A professional land surveyor may only affix the licensee's seal to a plan, map, sketch, survey,
drawing, document, plat, and report when the plan, map, sketch, survey, drawing, document,
plat, and report:
(a) was personally prepared by the licensee; or
(b) was prepared by an employee, subordinate, associate, or drafter under the supervision of a
professional land surveyor, provided the professional land surveyor or a principal affixing the
seal assumes responsibility.

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