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.
Permit guides
PE stamp guides by state.
What building departments look for, which license you need, and how to start a new quote with the jurisdiction already filled in.
Each guide covers when that state expects a PE seal, who reviews the package, and how digital seals are filed. Kevin Engineering seals work east of the Mississippi. The license on the stamp is the project state’s, checked before every seal. If the drawings omit the existing building, add a site visit in the quote.
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 · 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 · IL
Illinois
Illinois licenses Professional Engineers and Structural Engineers separately. Structural design, including foundations and retaining walls, needs an Illinois SE.
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 · 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 · 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.
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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If the state is east of the Mississippi and not listed here, start a quote and name the city.