Electronic Signatures

Florida Statutes and Florida Administrative Code require Architects and Engineers to sign and seal documents that are submitted for public records.

Engineers can refer to the FBPE Proper Signing and Sealing of Engineering Documents article. Engineers are required to have their digital signature certified through a Third-Party Certification Authority.

Digital Signature Requirements

Image of licensee Seal (as set forth in each discipline governing board)
Name of licensee
Date the document was digitally signed
The following language statements:
- "This item has been electronically signed and sealed by [LICENSEE NAME] using a Digital Signature." (Date will be shown automatically with an Adobe System)
  "Printed copies of this document are not considered signed and sealed and the signature must be verified on any electronic copies."

Digital signatures (or IDs) can be created using Adobe Acrobat. For more information, please follow Adobe's guide.

Osceola County prefers files be named in accordance with the format below.

Discipline Names:

A = Architectural
C = Civil
D = Documents (all permitting documents, truss packets and truss drawings, etc.)
E = Electrical
F = Fire Protection
G = General (found on most commercial submissions)
H = Hardscapes
L = Landscapes
M = Mechanical
P = Plumbing
R = Reports (Geotech, Soils, etc.)
S = Structural
T = Telecommunications
X = Other Disciplines (Kitchen, Interior Design, etc.)

Example of Appropriate Document Names:

D01_Application P19-000018.pdf
D02_Site Plan.pdf
D03_Product Approvals.pdf
D04_Truss Engineering Packet.pdf

Example of Appropriate Blueprint Names:

A01.pdf
G01.pdf
E01.pdf
E02.pdf