Section 137.37 - Sealing Misconduct(a) A license holder is guilty of misconduct and subject to disciplinary action if the license holder:(1) knowingly signs or seals any engineering document or product if its use or implementation may endanger the health, safety, property or welfare of the public.(2) signs or affixes a seal on any document or product when the license is inactive or has been revoked, suspended, or has expired.(3) alters a sealed document without proper notification to the responsible license holder.(4) allows others access to his or her electronic files containing his or her seal and/or electronic signature, unless access is explicitly authorized for particular engineering work.(b) A person not licensed by the board shall not use, cause to be used, affix, or cause to be affixed or in any other manner, regardless of the means, attach or in any way depict an engineering seal or a representation of an engineering seal without the express permission of the currently active licensee.(c) A person shall not use, cause to be used, affix, cause to be affixed, or in any other manner, regardless of the means, attach or in any way depict a fraudulent engineering seal or a fraudulent representation of an engineering seal.22 Tex. Admin. Code § 137.37
The provisions of this §137.37 adopted to be effective May 20, 2004, 29 TexReg 4878; amended to be effective April 27, 2008, 33 TexReg 3267; amended to be effective December 25, 2012, 37 TexReg 9933; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 50, December 9, 2016, TexReg 9706, eff. 12/11/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 25, June 24, 2022, TexReg 3687, eff. 7/3/2022