(a) Registered professional surveyors shall maintain the security of their electronic seals and electronic signatures. The following methods are allowed:(1) Registered professional surveyors may electronically copy their original hard copy work that bears their seal, original signature, and date and transmit this work in a secure electronic format.(2) A surveyor may create an electronic seal and electronic signature for use in transmitting electronically formatted surveying work, regardless of whether the work was originally in hard copy or electronic format.(b) As an alternative to electronic sealing and electronic signatures, surveyors shall affix their original seals and signatures and date to their surveying work as specified in §138.33(f) of this chapter (relating to Sealing Procedures).