| (a) Registered professional surveyors shall maintain
the security of their electronic seals and electronic signatures.
The following methods are allowed:
(1) Registered professional surveyors may electronically
copy their original hard copy work that bears their seal, original
signature, and date and transmit this work in a secure electronic
format.
(2) A surveyor may create an electronic seal and electronic
signature for use in transmitting electronically formatted surveying
work, regardless of whether the work was originally in hard copy or
electronic format.
(b) As an alternative to electronic sealing and electronic
signatures, surveyors shall affix their original seals and signatures
and date to their surveying work as specified in §138.33(f) of
this chapter (relating to Sealing Procedures).
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