Here in Nepal, Municipalities are demanding for the CAD file of the Building Design from the engineers when applying for building permit. Is it legal to ask for the CAD file from engineers by government offices or government engineers. Isn't it the intellectual property of the engineer who designed the building? And obviously, the government engineers are exploiting the CAD files from the actual designers.
Do other countries also require the building designer to submit CAD files of their Design to Municipality offices or municipality engineers?