jar546
Forum Coordinator
First I read this:
A digital signature from Adobe helps no one and does not confirm who actually signed the plans. Unless this comes from a third party digital verifier that imprints the PDF, a digital signature is useless but not as useless as an electronic signature.
Let's first address this issue that PA does not define what an electronic or digital signature actually is and the rest falls apart from there. Yes, something had to be done but rather than fix the problem, they create more with this bandaid. Another example of rules being made without actually knowing the business.Electronic Signatures and Seals During Covid-19 Pandemic
Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, social distancing guidance from the Federal and State government and remote work is making it difficult for Architects to issue final or complete documents to clients, where Architects might interpret existing regulations to require a physical stamp and signature. The Department of State is providing this notice to clarify that all licensees of the State Architects Licensure Board may utilize electronic/digital signatures and seals until such time that Governor Wolf determines that the statewide emergency proclamation may be lifted. Electronic/digital signatures and seals affixed during this statewide emergency shall be recognized as originals notwithstanding the end of the current statewide emergency.
A digital signature from Adobe helps no one and does not confirm who actually signed the plans. Unless this comes from a third party digital verifier that imprints the PDF, a digital signature is useless but not as useless as an electronic signature.