Services / California PE stamping
PE stamping in California: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco & statewide
AllInStamp provides licensed PE stamping and professional engineer review for California building permits. Every California job is routed to a California-licensed PE who checks your set against the California Building Code, Title 24, and local amendments before it is stamped.
- California-licensed PE on every job
- CBC, Title 24 & local amendments
- LA, San Diego, SF, OC, Sacramento
- 24–48 hour intake response
When a California permit needs a PE stamp
California building departments require a California-licensed engineer on regulated structural, civil, and MEP work. That usually includes structural calculations, lateral design, foundations on engineered soils, retaining walls, commercial MEP plans, and anything outside the conventional light-frame provisions of the California Residential Code.
A PE license from another state is not accepted in California. The engineer must hold active licensure with the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists (BPELSG). AllInStamp verifies California licensure before any set is stamped.
PE stamping in Los Angeles
Los Angeles projects are reviewed by LADBS (Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety) inside city limits and by LA County Building and Safety in unincorporated areas. Both apply the California Building Code with local amendments, including seismic requirements that make stamped structural calculations common even on residential work such as ADUs, additions, and soft-story retrofits.
Our licensed PE review for Los Angeles permits checks the set against the applicable LA amendments before stamping, so plan check comments focus on project specifics rather than missing engineering.
San Diego, San Francisco, Orange County, and Sacramento
San Diego Development Services, San Francisco DBI, the Orange County cities and county, and the City and County of Sacramento each run their own plan check with local amendments and submittal portals. We note the jurisdiction at intake so the stamped set matches what that plan checker expects.
We also cover the Inland Empire, the Bay Area outside San Francisco, the Central Valley, and the rest of California. If the jurisdiction is not listed, choose California in the quote form and enter the city.
Title 24 and California-specific checks
Many California permits also need Title 24 energy documentation, CALGreen checklists, and, for some projects, fire sprinkler or accessibility sheets. We flag missing California-specific items during review so the package is complete before it reaches plan check.
Public schools (reviewed by DSA) and hospitals (reviewed by HCAI) require a licensed Structural Engineer (SE) for structural work. Tell us at intake if your project falls under either agency.
FAQ
- Do you provide licensed PE review in Los Angeles?
- Yes. Los Angeles jobs are reviewed and stamped by a California-licensed PE, with the set checked against the California Building Code and the LADBS or LA County amendments that apply to your address.
- Can an out-of-state PE stamp California plans?
- No. California requires the engineer to be licensed by the California BPELSG. AllInStamp only routes California projects to California-licensed engineers.
- Do you stamp ADU and residential addition plans in California?
- Yes. ADUs, additions, garage conversions, and seismic retrofits are common California PE stamping requests, especially in Los Angeles and San Diego.
- How do I get a California PE stamp quote?
- Start a new quote with California selected, upload your plan set, and the tool prices it by page count right away. Add the city so we can match local plan check requirements.