Connecticut · Architect seal requirements
Connecticut Architect seal requirements: size, wording, and the rule that sets them
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Architects in Connecticut seal under CGS § 20-293 (Seal); RCSA § 20-289-7a (Seals), administered by the Architectural Licensing Board. The seal reads “Licensed Architect, State of Connecticut”. Neither the statute nor the regulation states a diameter. RCSA § 20-289-7a(a) leaves the design, arrangement, size and wording to the board.
The 1¼-to-2-inch range often quoted for Connecticut appears in no Connecticut authority. The Board prescribes a single diameter, 1½ inches. CGS § 20-304 is only the enabling authority for seal regulations, and CGS § 20-302 is "Requirements for licensure" — neither describes the seal.
Connecticut Architect seal
- Legend
- “Licensed Architect, State of Connecticut”
- Diameter
- Neither the statute nor the regulation states a diameter. RCSA § 20-289-7a(a) leaves the design, arrangement, size and wording to the board.
- Expiration date
- The seal bears the architect's name and the words "Licensed Architect, State of Connecticut", plus any other words or figures the board deems necessary; the board has prescribed no date.(CGS § 20-293; RCSA § 20-289-7a)
- Signature date
- Neither the seal statute nor the seal regulation requires a date; the dating rule, CGS § 20-306a(a), sits in Chapter 391 and reaches engineers and land surveyors, not architects. Chapter 390 contains no dating provision at all.(CGS § 20-293; RCSA § 20-289-7a)
- City on seal
- The rule does not require a city on the seal.(CGS § 20-293)
- The seal contains the name of the architect and the words "Licensed Architect, State of Connecticut", plus such other words or figures as the board deems necessary. Connecticut does not use "Registered Architect".(CGS § 20-293)
- An embossing seal, rubber stamp or electronic seal conforming to the board's prescribed seal may be used. Any other seal or rubber stamp, or any variation of one, is disapproved and shall not be used.(RCSA § 20-289-7a(c))
- An electronic seal must be unique to the architect, verifiable, under the architect's direct and exclusive control, and linked to the document so that any change is visually displayed and the seal is invalidated.(RCSA § 20-289-7a(d)(1)-(5))
- Whenever the electronic document is transmitted electronically it must be converted to a read-only format.(RCSA § 20-289-7a(d)(6))
Connecticut architect seal questions
Is a Connecticut architect's seal the same 1½ inches as an engineer's?▾
There is no architect diameter to compare it with. CGS § 20-293 and RCSA § 20-289-7a(a) both leave the design, arrangement, size and wording of the architect's seal to the Architectural Licensing Board, which is a different board from the State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. The 1½-inch figure that circulates for Connecticut comes from the engineering board's own seal specification and governs engineers and land surveyors, not architects. (CGS § 20-293; RCSA § 20-289-7a(a))
Does a Connecticut architect's seal say "Registered Architect"?▾
No. CGS § 20-293 fixes the wording as the name of the architect and the words "Licensed Architect, State of Connecticut", together with such other words or figures as the board deems necessary. The statute has read "licensed" since P.A. 82-419 converted Connecticut's architectural registration to licensure, so "Registered Architect" is another state's phrase and not an alternative here. (CGS § 20-293)
Can a Connecticut architect use a restyled version of the prescribed seal?▾
No. RCSA § 20-289-7a(c) permits an electronic seal, an embossing seal or a rubber stamp conforming to the seal prescribed by the board, and then closes the door on everything else: “Any other seal or rubber stamp, or any variation thereof, is disapproved and shall not be used.” A redrawn, restyled or partly rearranged version of the prescribed seal is a variation, and the sentence reaches it — an electronic seal has to match the board's artwork rather than approximate it. (RCSA § 20-289-7a(c))
Who seals an architectural firm's drawings in Connecticut?▾
A principal member or officer of the firm. CGS § 20-293 says it in terms: "Working drawings and specifications prepared by an architectural firm shall be sealed by a principal member or officer of the firm." The licensed architect who actually ran the project does not satisfy that sentence unless they are also a principal or an officer, which is a firm-structure question rather than a licensing one. (CGS § 20-293)
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