Utah · Geologist seal requirements
Utah Geologist seal requirements: proper sizing, signing and sealing of documents
As of
Utah Code § 58-76-601 requires every professional geologist to have a seal and delegates its design to rule, and Utah Admin. Code R156-76-601 supplies it: a circular seal, 1-1/2 inches minimum diameter, carrying the licensee's name, license number, "State of Utah" and "Licensed Professional Geologist". The signature and date must appear across the face of each seal imprint, and the original seal imprint, original signature and date go on the cover or title sheet of each original set of final geologic map, cross-section, sketch, drawing, plan or report.
R156-22-601 states a minimum diameter and nothing else; the "maximum 2 inches" figure circulated for Utah is in no part of the rule. The agency is now the Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL); the older name Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing survives only in the legacy heading of the R156 code title. Licences are issued by the Utah Division of Professional Licensing; the Professional Geologist Licensing Board created by Utah Code § 58-76-201 advises the division rather than issuing licences itself. R156-76-601 was last changed April 8, 2021 (notice of continuation January 25, 2022), while Utah Code § 58-76-603, the authorised-use provision, was amended by Chapter 64 of the 2026 General Session; the seal design in R156-76-601 is unaffected by that amendment.
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Utah Geologist seal
- Legend
- “State of Utah, Licensed Professional Geologist”
- Diameter
- Each seal shall be a circular seal, 1-1/2 inches minimum diameter. R156-76-601(1)(a) sets a floor only; no maximum diameter is stated.
- Expiration date
- R156-76-601(1)(b) states the seal's contents exhaustively as the licensee's name, license number, "State of Utah" and "Licensed Professional Geologist". No expiration or renewal date is called for, and Utah Code § 58-76-601 delegates the whole of the design to that rule.(Utah Admin. Code R156-76-601(1)(b); Utah Code Ann. § 58-76-601)
- Signature date
- Utah puts the date on the seal imprint itself: R156-76-601(1)(c) requires each seal to be signed and dated with the signature and date appearing across the face of each seal imprint, and (1)(d) requires the original seal imprint, original signature and date on the cover or title sheet.(Utah Admin. Code R156-76-601(1)(c), (d))
- City on seal
- R156-76-601(1)(b) requires the state — "State of Utah" — but no city, address or place of business.(Utah Admin. Code R156-76-601(1)(b))
- Every professional geologist shall have a seal, the design and implementation of which shall be established by rule by the division in collaboration with the board.(Utah Code Ann. § 58-76-601)
- Each seal shall be a circular seal, 1-1/2 inches minimum diameter.(Utah Admin. Code R156-76-601(1)(a))
- Each seal shall include the licensee's name, license number, "State of Utah", and "Licensed Professional Geologist".(Utah Admin. Code R156-76-601(1)(b))
- Each seal shall be signed and dated with the signature and date appearing across the face of each seal imprint.(Utah Admin. Code R156-76-601(1)(c))
- Each original set of final geologic map, cross-section, sketch, drawing, plan, or report prepared shall, as a minimum, have the original seal imprint, original signature and date placed on the cover or title sheet.(Utah Admin. Code R156-76-601(1)(d))
- A seal may be a wet stamp, embossed, or electronically produced.(Utah Admin. Code R156-76-601(1)(e))
- Copies of the original set of plans, specifications, reports, maps, sketches, surveys, drawings, documents and plats which contain the original seal, original signature and date are permitted, if the seal, signature and date is clearly recognizable.(Utah Admin. Code R156-76-601(1)(f))
- Any final geologic map, cross-section, or report prepared in this state shall bear the seal of a licensed professional geologist, except as provided in Section 58-76-304; and any final geologic map, cross-section, sketch, drawing, plan, or report prepared by, or under the supervision of, a professional geologist shall bear the seal when submitted to a client or when filed with public authorities, even if the practice is exempt from licensure.(Utah Code Ann. § 58-76-602(1), (2))
- A professional geologist may only affix the licensee's seal to a geologic map, cross-section, sketch, drawing, plan, or report that was personally prepared by the licensee, prepared by an employee, subordinate, associate or drafter under the licensee's supervision, or prepared by another licensed professional geologist or an exempt person where the licensee affixing the seal performs a thorough review for compliance with applicable laws, rules and professional standards and makes any necessary corrections before submission.(Utah Code Ann. § 58-76-603(1)-(5))
Utah geologist seal questions
Does the signature cross the seal?▾
R156-76-601(1)(c) requires both the signature and the date to appear across the face of each seal imprint, not alongside it. (Utah Admin. Code R156-76-601(1)(c))
Is 1-1/2 inches a target or a floor?▾
R156-76-601(1)(a) states 1-1/2 inches as a minimum diameter, so a larger circular seal complies; no maximum is given. (Utah Admin. Code R156-76-601(1)(a))
Are you sealing work you did not prepare?▾
Utah Code § 58-76-603 permits affixing the seal to another person's work only where the licensee performs a thorough review for compliance with all applicable laws, rules and professional standards and makes any necessary corrections before the final document goes to a public authority or client. (Utah Code Ann. § 58-76-603(3)-(5))