Oklahoma Landscape Architect seal requirements: proper sizing, signing and sealing of documents

Oklahoma Landscape Architect seal

Board

Board of Governors of the Architects, Landscape Architects and Licensed Interior Designers of Oklahoma

Seal requirements

Okla. Admin. Code § 55:10-11-8

Legend

“Licensed Landscape Architect”

Diameter

No diameter is prescribed. OAC 55:10-11-8(a)(2) requires only that the landscape architect's seal "be a circle" containing the name, Oklahoma license number and the words "Licensed Landscape Architect, State of Oklahoma"; no dimension appears anywhere in the chapter's seal rule.

Expiration date

Section 55:10-11-8(a)(2) gives the whole contents of the seal — name, Oklahoma license number and the words "Licensed Landscape Architect, State of Oklahoma" — and no licence expiration or renewal date is required on it or beside it.(Okla. Admin. Code § 55:10-11-8(a)(2))

Signature date

The seal alone is not enough: § 55:10-11-8(c)(1) requires the seal, signature and date together on the technical submissions, and § 55:10-11-8(c) places the handwritten or electronically generated date across the seal.(Okla. Admin. Code § 55:10-11-8(c), (c)(1))

City on seal

No address, city or place of business appears in the contents prescribed by § 55:10-11-8(a)(2).(Okla. Admin. Code § 55:10-11-8(a)(2))

• Every individual authorized to practice architecture, landscape architecture, or licensed interior design by a License shall procure a seal with which to identify all technical submissions, addenda, field orders and other documents of service issued by the Licensee for use in this State.(Okla. Admin. Code § 55:10-11-8(a))
• The seal required shall be of a type that makes an image on the surface of original documents and duplications of original documents. Both the use of a rubber stamp or electronic image is permissible.(Okla. Admin. Code § 55:10-11-8(a)(1))
• The seal of a Landscape Architect shall be a circle and shall contain their name, Oklahoma License number and the words, "Licensed Landscape Architect, State of Oklahoma."(Okla. Admin. Code § 55:10-11-8(a)(2))
• The seal appearing on any technical submission shall be prima facie evidence that the technical submission was prepared by or under the individual named on the seal. The Licensee is responsible for its security when not in use.(Okla. Admin. Code § 55:10-11-8(b))
• Location of seal, signature and date: the handwritten or electronically generated date shall be affixed across the seal.(Okla. Admin. Code § 55:10-11-8(c))
• All Licensees shall affix their seal, signature and date to all technical submissions and to the original cover sheet and the page identifying all specification pages covered, including all addenda and field changes. If incomplete, the Licensee shall clearly identify that the plans are incomplete and not for construction.(Okla. Admin. Code § 55:10-11-8(c)(1))
• In the absence of sheets or covers identifying all sheets, all original contract documents of service must have the seal, date and signature of the Licensee responsible.(Okla. Admin. Code § 55:10-11-8(c)(2))
• Prototypical plans are not required to carry the seal, signature, and date of the original Licensee, but must prior to their issue in Oklahoma be marked and qualified by a written statement to the effect of: "Prototypical submissions not for regulatory approval or construction."(Okla. Admin. Code § 55:10-11-8(e))
• An Architect, Landscape Architect, Licensed Interior Designer or Entity shall retain a copy of all technical submissions produced for a minimum of ten (10) years following the date of preparation.(Okla. Admin. Code § 55:10-11-8(g))
• No Licensee shall affix or attempt to affix the seal, signature or dates to sketches, drawings, specifications or other documents developed by unlicensed persons that are not employees in their offices or professional consultants, and no Licensee shall affix the seal, signature or date to documents unless they were developed and prepared under the Licensee's Responsible Control, the Licensee had full authority to determine their development, and the Licensee has reviewed and adopted, in whole or in part, the landscape architectural portions and has either coordinated their preparation or integrated them into the work.(Okla. Admin. Code § 55:10-11-8(h), (i))

Oklahoma landscape architect seal questions