United States · CA
California
California building departments expect a California-licensed PE on regulated structural, civil, and MEP work. Many projects also need Title 24 documentation, depending on scope and the AHJ.
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United States · TX
Texas
Texas cities expect a Texas-licensed PE on commercial projects, and on residential projects with structural modifications, engineered systems, or non-prescriptive design. County rules vary outside city limits.
United States · FL
Florida
Florida AHJs apply the Florida Building Code, with extra wind and product-approval rules in Miami-Dade, Broward, and other HVHZ areas.
United States · NY
New York
New York State PE licensure is required statewide, but NYC Department of Buildings filings are a different process from upstate municipal permits.
United States · WA
Washington
Washington building departments expect a Washington-licensed PE—or a Structural Engineer on significant structures—plus a seal that meets WAC 196-23.
United States · PA
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania permits expect a Pennsylvania-licensed PE, a Uniform Construction Code package, and a seal that meets the state board’s digital-signature rules.
United States · GA
Georgia
Georgia building departments expect a Georgia-licensed PE, the firm certificate of authorization on the sheets, and the state minimum codes with local amendments.
United States · NC
North Carolina
North Carolina building departments expect a North Carolina-licensed PE on engineering sheets, with firm identification and a signature that meets NCBELS rules.
United States · AZ
Arizona
Arizona cities expect an Arizona-registered PE, a BTR-compliant seal with the registration expiration date, and a PDF their plan-review system can stamp.
United States · IL
Illinois
Illinois licenses Professional Engineers and Structural Engineers separately. Structural design, including foundations and retaining walls, needs an Illinois SE.
United States · CO
Colorado
Colorado cities adopt their own building codes. Denver and the mountains care about site-specific snow, and the seal has to meet the AES Board’s rules.
United States · VA
Virginia
Virginia uses one statewide building code, enforced by local building departments. Sealed engineering needs a Virginia PE and a seal the APELSCIDLA Board will accept.
United States · MA
Massachusetts
Massachusetts building officials enforce one state building code. Sealed plans need a Massachusetts PE and a signature that meets 250 CMR 5.03.
United States · NJ
New Jersey
New Jersey uses one Uniform Construction Code, enforced by local construction officials. Electronic filings need a digital PE seal, and the job-site set still needs a seal the licensing rules accept.
United States · MI
Michigan
Michigan uses one construction code, enforced by the state, a county, or a city depending on the address. Filed engineering carries a Michigan PE seal.
United States · OH
Ohio
Ohio certified building departments enforce the Ohio Building Code. Engineering filed for permit carries an Ohio PE seal and a signature the board’s rule will accept.
United States · MD
Maryland
Maryland counties enforce the statewide Building Performance Standards, with their own amendments. Sealed engineering needs a Maryland PE and the Board’s certification statement.
United States · TN
Tennessee
Tennessee plan review is either a locally exempt building department or the State Fire Marshal. Sealed engineering needs a Tennessee registrant in responsible charge.
United States · MN
Minnesota
Minnesota requires a licensed engineer’s signature and a certification statement on filed plans. A seal is optional. Snow load and frost depth belong on the structural notes.
United States · WI
Wisconsin
Wisconsin commercial plans follow one state code. The seal carries the credential number and city, and a scanned signature does not replace a secured electronic signature.
United States · IN
Indiana
Indiana still enforces the 2014 Indiana Building Code, based on the 2012 IBC. Class 1 construction documents carry an Indiana PE seal and signature on every drawing sheet.
United States · MO
Missouri
Missouri has no single statewide building code. Cities adopt their own. Final engineering sheets carry a Missouri PE seal, signature, and the date the sheet was sealed.
United States · SC
South Carolina
South Carolina counties enforce one set of mandatory codes. Engineering filings need a South Carolina PE seal, and firm work also carries the certificate of authorization seal.
United States · AL
Alabama
Most Alabama commercial permits are local. State-funded work, schools, hotels, and movie theaters go through the Division of Construction Management. Final sheets carry an Alabama PE seal.
Canada · ON
Ontario
Many Ontario building permit submissions involving professional engineering require a P.Eng licensed by PEO. Toronto, Ottawa, and other municipalities apply the Ontario Building Code.
United States · OR
Oregon
Oregon enforces one statewide building code through local departments. Final engineering documents carry an Oregon seal, and significant structures need an Oregon Structural Engineer.
United States · NV
Nevada
Nevada licenses engineers by discipline, and the seal names it. Southern and Northern Nevada jurisdictions enforce the 2024 ICC codes with regional amendments.
United States · UT
Utah
Utah applies one State Construction Code statewide. Final engineering documents carry a Utah seal signed and dated across its face, and significant structures need a Utah Professional Structural Engineer.
United States · ID
Idaho
Idaho’s Building Code Board sets the building code that local governments adopt. Each final plan sheet carries the Idaho licensee’s seal, signature, and date.
United States · AK
Alaska
Alaska commercial plans go to the State Fire Marshal or a deferred local jurisdiction. Engineering seals carry the branch identifier, and each final sheet is signed and dated.
United States · HI
Hawaii
Hawaii counties adopt the State Building Code with local amendments. Every sheet filed with public officials carries the Hawaii seal, a signed authentication statement, and the license expiration date.
United States · MT
Montana
Montana’s Building Codes Program adopts the 2021 IBC statewide, and certified cities and counties enforce it locally. Plans filed with a public authority carry the Montana PE’s seal and signature on the title page.
United States · WY
Wyoming
Wyoming’s Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety reviews public buildings under the 2024 International Codes unless a local jurisdiction has taken that authority. The PE signs and dates over a 1-3/4-inch Wyoming seal.
United States · NM
New Mexico
New Mexico’s Construction Industries Division sets one statewide code based on the 2021 IBC and IRC. Each sheet is sealed and signed by the New Mexico PE responsible for it.
United States · OK
Oklahoma
Oklahoma enforces statewide minimum building codes adopted by the OUBCC, now the 2024 IBC and IRC. Engineering sheets carry an Oklahoma PE seal, signature, and date under OAC 245:15-17.
United States · KS
Kansas
Kansas has no statewide building code for private construction; cities and counties adopt their own. Engineering sheets carry a Kansas PE seal with the signature and date across it under K.A.R. 66-6-1.
United States · NE
Nebraska
Nebraska engineer seals name the licensee’s discipline. Commercial plans also go to the State Fire Marshal unless a delegated local authority reviews them.
United States · IA
Iowa
Iowa engineering documents carry a certification block with the seal, signature, date, renewal date, and pages covered. Some project types go to the state Building Code Bureau wherever they are built.
United States · AR
Arkansas
Arkansas builds to the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, based on the 2021 IBC and IRC. Every page of final engineering drawings is dated, signed, and sealed by the responsible Arkansas PE.
United States · LA
Louisiana
Louisiana parishes and municipalities enforce one state uniform construction code, currently based on the 2021 ICC editions. Engineering sheets carry a Louisiana PE seal with signature and date under LAC 46:LXI.2701.
United States · MS
Mississippi
Mississippi counties and cities adopt their own building codes from the Mississippi Building Codes Council’s minimums, and the five coastal-area counties must enforce wind and flood rules. Each engineering sheet is signed, sealed, and dated by a Mississippi PE.
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