Delaware · Architect seal requirements
Delaware Architect seal requirements: size, wording, and the rule that sets them
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Architects in Delaware seal under 24 Del. Admin. Code 300 § 7.6 (Design and Use of Architect's Seal); 24 Del. C. § 313, administered by the Board of Architects. The seal reads “REGISTERED ARCHITECT--STATE OF DELAWARE”. No numeric diameter is given. The seal must comply in all respects, including size and format, with the specimen printed in the rule.
The 1½-to-1¾-inch range widely quoted for Delaware engineers appears in no Delaware authority — Chapter 28 states no dimension and the Council publishes no seal specification. The section often cited for the seal, § 2823, is "Grounds for discipline; appeals".
Delaware Architect seal
- Board
- Board of Architects
- Legend
- “REGISTERED ARCHITECT--STATE OF DELAWARE”
- Diameter
- No numeric diameter is given. The seal must comply in all respects, including size and format, with the specimen printed in the rule.
- Expiration date
- Not on the seal face: on technical submissions filed for a permit the date of registration expiry must appear in close proximity to each seal imprint.(24 Del. Admin. Code 300 § 7.6.2)
- Signature date
- The same rule requires the signature and the date of the signature in close proximity to each seal imprint.(24 Del. Admin. Code 300 § 7.6.2)
- City on seal
- The seal contains the name, registration number and the phrase REGISTERED ARCHITECT--STATE OF DELAWARE.(24 Del. Admin. Code 300 § 7.6.1)
- The seal contains the name of the architect, the registration number, and the phrase REGISTERED ARCHITECT--STATE OF DELAWARE.(24 Del. Admin. Code 300 § 7.6.1)
- The architect shall use their legal name on the Certificate of Registration, the seal and the license.(24 Del. Admin. Code 300 § 7.6.1)
- An electronic seal and signature may replace a stamped impression when the seal is a unique identification of the professional, verifiable, under the professional's direct and sole control, invalidated by any change to the document, and graphically identical to the § 7.6.1 seal.(24 Del. Admin. Code 300 § 7.6.1.1)
- On technical submissions filed for a permit, each place the seal is imprinted must also carry the signature, the date of signature, and the date of expiration of the architect's Delaware registration, all in close proximity to the seal.(24 Del. Admin. Code 300 § 7.6.2)
Delaware architect seal questions
Does DAPE set the seal rules for Delaware architects?▾
No. The Delaware Association of Professional Engineers licenses engineers and nobody else. Architects are registered by the Board of Architects in the Division of Professional Regulation, and their seal comes from 24 Del. C. § 313 and 24 Del. Admin. Code 300 § 7.6 — a different body, a different instrument, and a far more prescriptive one than the engineer's three-element statute. (24 Del. C. § 313; 24 Del. Admin. Code 300 § 7.6)
What size is a Delaware architect's seal?▾
The rule states no dimension at all. 24 Del. Admin. Code 300 § 7.6.1 requires the seal to contain the architect's name, registration number and the phrase REGISTERED ARCHITECT--STATE OF DELAWARE, and then provides that it "shall comply in all respects, including size and format, with the specimen shown below" — a printed image with the architect's name arcing across the top, the registration number beneath it, the Delaware state coat of arms in the center, a star at each side, and "STATE OF DELAWARE" over "REGISTERED ARCHITECT" arcing along the bottom. Conformity is measured against that picture, and § 7.6.1.1.5 requires an electronic seal to have the same graphic appearance in all respects. (24 Del. Admin. Code 300 § 7.6.1, § 7.6.1.1.5)
Must a Delaware architect print a disclaimer beside the seal?▾
Yes, and it travels with the seal rather than appearing once. 24 Del. Admin. Code 300 § 7.6.4 requires all technical submissions prepared by an architect to contain this legend wherever the architect's seal appears: "The professional services of the architect are undertaken for and are performed in the interest of [name of person employing architect]. No contractual obligation is assumed by the architect for the benefit of any other person involved in the project." A sheet carrying the seal without the legend is short of the rule. (24 Del. Admin. Code 300 § 7.6.4)
When does a Delaware architect add a construction administration note?▾
Whenever the architect has not been employed to furnish construction contract administration services at the time the technical submissions are issued. 24 Del. Admin. Code 300 § 7.6.5, under 24 Del. C. § 303(c)(2), requires a note saying so in minimum 12 point type, in close proximity to the seal. The type size is part of the requirement, and § 7.6.6 forbids any person from removing or altering the seal, signature, date or these legends afterwards. (24 Del. Admin. Code 300 § 7.6.5, § 7.6.6; 24 Del. C. § 303(c)(2))
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