# California requires final electrical engineering calculations and reports to carry a licensed engineer's signature and seal

Page: https://flyvolo.ai/en/changes/ev-20260101-electrical-engineer-11
Date: 2026-01-01 · Stage: Constraint
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## Scope

California, United States. The act requires anyone who practises electrical engineering to be licensed and says all final electrical engineering calculations and reports shall bear the licensee's signature, seal and date; it also says circuit design is not exclusive to the practice of electrical engineering, and it exempts engineering work by manufacturing, research and other industrial corporations. Consolidated text effective 1 January 2026. The exemptions keep it to building and consulting work; it says nothing about AI.

## Source

- California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists — Professional Engineers Act (Business and Professions Code §§ 6700–6799), consolidated text including 2025 amendments (effective January 1, 2026) — https://www.bpelsg.ca.gov/laws/pe_act.pdf (primary source)

## What this means

Where the law applies, a licensed electrical engineer signs for the system design.

## What it does not show yet

Industrial companies are exempt and circuit design is not reserved.

## How to verify it yourself

Open the California Professional Engineers Act (board PDF) and find "All final electrical engineering calculations and reports shall bear the signature and seal".


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