1. (a) Every registered Landscape Architect shall affix his/her seal, actual signature (under the seal's image), and date of signature to all original Construction Documents which are prepared and issued under the authorship or under the Supervision and Control of the Landscape Architect for use in Texas. The Landscape Architect's seal, signature, and the date must be visible on all copies of original Construction Documents issued for use in Texas. Original Construction Documents requiring seal, signature, and date include the following:

   1. (1) Each sheet of drawings, including maps, plans, and other designs;
   2. (2) Each table of contents or index that lists specifications in bound groupings; any individual specification sheet that is not listed in a table of contents or index must be sealed individually;
   3. (3) Each sheet that identifies the project and lists any sealed Construction Documents, such as a title sheet, table of contents, or index; and
   4. (4) Addenda, change orders, and supplemental documents.
2. (b) Drawings and specifications considered incomplete by the Landscape Architect may be used as presentation documents or issued for purposes other than regulatory approval, permit, or construction without the Landscape Architect's seal or signature affixed. All incomplete drawings and specifications issued by a Landscape Architect must be dated, bear the Landscape Architect's name and registration number, and be conspicuously marked to indicate the documents are incomplete and may not be used for regulatory approval, permit, or construction. Incomplete documents issued pursuant to this subsection may be issued in electronic format as long as the documents are dated, bear the Landscape Architect's name and registration number, and are conspicuously marked to clearly indicate they are incomplete and may not be used for regulatory approval, permit, or construction.
3. (c) A Landscape Architect shall not issue drawings or specifications unless they are sealed, signed, and dated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or clearly marked to indicate that they are incomplete and may not be used for regulatory approval, permit, or construction pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
4. (d) A Landscape Architect shall seal, sign, and date any document issued for regulatory approval, permit, or construction which was prepared by a consultant retained by the Landscape Architect who did not affix a professional seal to the document. A Landscape Architect is not required to seal documents that have been sealed by other licensed professionals.
5. (e) Once documents bearing the Landscape Architect's seal are issued from the Landscape Architect's office, the seal shall not be removed by any person.
6. (f) A Landscape Architect may release electronic drawing files with the following statement substituted for the Landscape Architect's signature: "This electronic drawing file is released under the authority of {Landscape Architect's name, registration number} on {date}, who maintains the original file. This electronic drawing file may be used as a background drawing. Pursuant to §3.103(f) of the Rules and Regulations of the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners, the user of this electronic drawing file agrees to assume all responsibility for any modification to or use of this drawing file that is inconsistent with the requirements of the Rules and Regulations of the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners. No person may make any modification to this electronic drawing file without the Landscape Architect's express written permission."
7. (g) For every project wherein a Landscape Architect releases documents for regulatory approval, permit, or construction, the Landscape Architect shall maintain a sealed, signed, and dated paper or microform copy of such documents for a minimum of 10 years from the date of substantial completion of the project.

8. (h) A Landscape Architect may complete, correct, revise, or add to the work of another licensed design professional when engaged to do so by a client as long as all of the following conditions are satisfied:

   1. (1) the licensed design professional responsible for the original work is notified in writing by the Landscape Architect of the engagement immediately upon acceptance of the engagement;
   2. (2) the work prepared by the Landscape Architect or under the Landscape Architect's Supervision and Control shall be sealed by and be the responsibility of the Landscape Architect; and
   3. (3) the Landscape Architect may not seal or take responsibility for the work prepared by the other licensed design professional which was not prepared under the Landscape Architect's Supervision and Control.
9. (i) A Landscape Architect shall seal, sign, and date any feasibility study issued by the Landscape Architect for use in Texas.

Source Note:The provisions of this §3.103 adopted to be effective August 2, 2000, 25 TexReg 7164.