Sen. Emil Jones, III

Filed: 3/15/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1826

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1826 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Electronic Commerce Security Act is amended
5by changing Section 5-120 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 175/5-120)
7    Sec. 5-120. Electronic signatures.
8    (a) Where a rule of law requires a signature, or provides
9for certain consequences if a document is not signed, an
10electronic signature satisfies that rule of law.
11    (a-5) In the course of exercising any permitting,
12licensing, or other regulatory function, a municipality may
13accept, but shall not require, documents with an electronic
14signature, including, but not limited to, the technical
15submissions of a design professional with an electronic
16signature.

 

 

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1    (b) An electronic signature may be proved in any manner,
2including by showing that a procedure existed by which a party
3must of necessity have executed a symbol or security procedure
4for the purpose of verifying that an electronic record is that
5of such party in order to proceed further with a transaction.
6    (c) The provisions of this Section shall not apply:
7        (1) when its application would involve a construction
8    of a rule of law that is clearly inconsistent with the
9    manifest intent of the lawmaking body or repugnant to the
10    context of the same rule of law, provided that the mere
11    requirement of a "signature" or that a record be "signed"
12    shall not by itself be sufficient to establish such intent;
13        (2) to any rule of law governing the creation or
14    execution of a will or trust, living will, or healthcare
15    power of attorney; and
16        (3) to any record that serves as a unique and
17    transferable instrument of rights and obligations
18    including, without limitation, negotiable instruments and
19    other instruments of title wherein possession of the
20    instrument is deemed to confer title, unless an electronic
21    version of such record is created, stored, and transferred
22    in a manner that allows for the existence of only one
23    unique, identifiable, and unalterable original with the
24    functional attributes of an equivalent physical
25    instrument, that can be possessed by only one person, and
26    which cannot be copied except in a form that is readily

 

 

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1    identifiable as a copy.
2(Source: P.A. 90-759, eff. 7-1-99.)
 
3    Section 10. The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989
4is amended by changing Section 14 as follows:
 
5    (225 ILCS 305/14)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1314)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
7    Sec. 14. Display of license; Seal. Every holder of a
8license as a licensed architect shall display it in a
9conspicuous place in the principal office of the architect.
10    Every licensed architect shall have a reproducible seal, or
11facsimile, the print of which shall contain the name of the
12architect, the license number, and the words "Licensed
13Architect, State of Illinois". The licensed architect shall
14affix the signature, current date, date of license expiration
15and seal to the first sheet of any bound set or loose sheets of
16technical submissions utilized as contract documents between
17the parties to the contract or prepared for the review and
18approval of any governmental or public authority having
19jurisdiction by that licensed architect or under that licensed
20architect's responsible control. The sheet of technical
21submissions in which the seal is affixed shall indicate those
22documents or parts thereof for which the seal shall apply. The
23seal and dates may be electronically affixed. The licensee may
24provide, at his or her sole discretion, an original signature

 

 

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1in the licensee's handwriting, a scanned copy of the document
2bearing an original signature, or a signature generated by a
3computer. The signature must be in the original handwriting of
4the licensee. Signatures generated by computer shall not be
5permitted. All technical submissions issued by any
6corporation, partnership, professional service corporation, or
7professional design firm as registered under this Act shall
8contain the corporate or assumed business name and design firm
9registration number, in addition to any other seal requirements
10as set forth in this Section.
11    "Responsible control" means that amount of control over and
12detailed professional knowledge of the content of technical
13submissions during their preparation as is ordinarily
14exercised by architects applying the required professional
15standard of care. Merely reviewing or reviewing and correcting
16the technical submissions or any portion thereof prepared by
17those not in the regular employment of the office where the
18architect is resident without control over the content of such
19work throughout its preparation does not constitute
20responsible control.
21    An architect licensed under the laws of this jurisdiction
22shall not sign and seal technical submissions that were not
23prepared by or under the responsible control of the architect
24except that:
25        (1) the architect may sign and seal those portions of
26    the technical submissions that were prepared by or under

 

 

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1    the responsible control of persons who hold a license under
2    this Act, and who shall have signed and sealed the
3    documents, if the architect has reviewed in whole or in
4    part such portions and has either coordinated their
5    preparation or integrated them into his or her work;
6        (2) the architect may sign and seal portions of the
7    professional work that are not required by this Act to be
8    prepared by or under the responsible control of an
9    architect if the architect has reviewed and adopted in
10    whole or in part such portions and has integrated them into
11    his or her work; and
12        (3) a partner or corporate officer of a professional
13    design firm registered in Illinois who is licensed under
14    the architecture licensing laws of this State, and who has
15    professional knowledge of the content of the technical
16    submissions and intends to be responsible for the adequacy
17    of the technical submissions, may sign and seal technical
18    submissions that are prepared by or under the responsible
19    control of architects who are licensed in this State and
20    who are in the regular employment of the professional
21    design firm.
22    The architect exercising responsible control under which
23the documents or portions of the documents were prepared shall
24be identified on the documents or portions of the documents by
25name and Illinois license number.
26    Any licensed architect who signs and seals technical

 

 

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1submissions not prepared by that architect but prepared under
2the architect's responsible control by persons not regularly
3employed in the office where the architect is resident shall
4maintain and make available to the board upon request for at
5least 5 years following such signing and sealing, adequate and
6complete records demonstrating the nature and extent of the
7architect's control over and detailed professional knowledge
8of such technical submissions throughout their preparation.
9(Source: P.A. 91-133, eff. 1-1-00; 92-360, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
10    Section 15. The Professional Engineering Practice Act of
111989 is amended by changing Section 14 as follows:
 
12    (225 ILCS 325/14)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5214)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
14    Sec. 14. Seal. Every professional engineer shall have a
15seal or stamp, the print of which shall be reproducible and
16contain the name of the professional engineer, the professional
17engineer's license number, and the words "Licensed
18Professional Engineer of Illinois". Any reproducible stamp
19heretofore authorized under the laws of this state for use by a
20professional engineer, including those with the words
21"Registered Professional Engineer of Illinois", shall serve
22the same purpose as the seal provided for by this Act. The
23engineer shall be responsible for his seal and signature as
24defined by rule. When technical submissions are prepared

 

 

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1utilizing a computer or other electronic means, the seal may be
2generated by the computer. The licensee may provide, at his or
3her sole discretion, an original signature in the licensee's
4handwriting, a scanned copy of the technical submission bearing
5an original signature, or a signature generated by a computer.
6Signatures generated by computer shall not be permitted.
7    The use of a professional engineer's seal on technical
8submissions constitutes a representation by the professional
9engineer that the work has been prepared by or under the
10personal supervision of the professional engineer or developed
11in conjunction with the use of accepted engineering standards.
12The use of the seal further represents that the work has been
13prepared and administered in accordance with the standards of
14reasonable professional skill and diligence.
15    It is unlawful to affix one's seal to technical submissions
16if it masks the true identity of the person who actually
17exercised direction, control and supervision of the
18preparation of such work. A professional engineer who seals and
19signs technical submissions is not responsible for damage
20caused by subsequent changes to or uses of those technical
21submissions, where the subsequent changes or uses, including
22changes or uses made by State or local governmental agencies,
23are not authorized or approved by the professional engineer who
24originally sealed and signed the technical submissions.
25(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 20. The Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of
21989 is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
 
3    (225 ILCS 330/15)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3265)
4    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
5    Sec. 15. Seal. Every Professional Land Surveyor shall have
6a reproducible seal or facsimile, which may be computer
7generated, the impression of which shall contain the name of
8the land surveyor, his or her place of business, the license
9number, of the Professional Land Surveyor, and the words
10"Professional Land Surveyor, State of Illinois". Signatures
11generated by computer or rubber stamp shall not be permitted. A
12Professional Land Surveyor shall seal all documents prepared by
13or under the direct supervision and control of the Professional
14Land Surveyor. Any seal authorized or approved by the
15Department under the Illinois Land Surveyors Act shall serve
16the same purpose as the seal provided for by this Act. The
17licensee's written signature and date of signing along with the
18date of license expiration shall be placed adjacent to the
19seal. The licensee may provide, at his or her sole discretion,
20an original signature in the licensee's handwriting, a scanned
21copy of the document bearing an original signature, or a
22signature generated by a computer.
23    It is unlawful to affix one's seal to documents if it masks
24the true identity of the person who actually exercised
25direction, control, and supervision of the preparation of that

 

 

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1work. A Professional Land Surveyor who seals and signs
2documents is not responsible for damage caused by subsequent
3changes to or uses of those documents where the subsequent
4changes or uses, including changes or uses made by State or
5local governmental agencies, are not authorized or approved by
6the Professional Land Surveyor who originally sealed and signed
7the documents.
8(Source: P.A. 93-467, eff. 1-1-04.)".