Employees stamping drawings 2

[GNight]

I know it's common enough, but what do you all think of employees stamping/sealing drawings? It bothers me, especially in construcion companies where cutting corners puts money directly in the owner's pocket. You got to do what's right if you're the EOR, but you got follow orders if you want to keep your job.

 

[stevenal]

Corporations are owned by stockholders. Does the Fl board realy dictate who can own or trade stock? What does the SEC have to say about this? Is there a trading floor for PEs only? And what happens to your investments if your license is lost or suspended? I can see requiring principals or officers to be registered. But owners?

 

[PatBethea]

From Florida State Statute 471.023 (emphasis mine):

471.023 Certification of partnerships and corporations.
(1) The practice of, or the offer to practice, engineering by licensees offering engineering services to the public through a business organization, including a partnership, corporation, business trust, or other legal entity or by a business organization, including a corporation, partnership, business trust, or other legal entity offering such services to the public through licensees under this chapter as agents, employees, officers, or partners is permitted only if the business organization possesses a certification issued by the management corporation pursuant to qualification by the board, subject to the provisions of this chapter. One or more of the principal officers of the business organization or one or more partners of the partnership and all personnel of the business organization who act in its behalf as engineers in this state shall be licensed as provided by this chapter. All final drawings, specifications, plans, reports, or documents involving practices licensed under this chapter which are prepared or approved for the use of the business organization or for public record within the state shall be dated and shall bear the signature and seal of the licensee who prepared or approved them. . .

 

[PatBethea]

Looking at it, I didn't cut-and-paste enough to answer stevenal's question. FL requires that a principal officer be a PE in order to obtain a Cert. of Authorization. The state doesn't care who owns the company.

 

[JStephen]

Looking back from my notes from sometime back, I find that is correct- I was remembering wrong. However, the principal officer must be someone with title of President, VP, Treasurer or Secretary of the corporation.