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Louisiana Geologist Stamp Requirements

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Your Louisiana Geologist seal from pedigitalstamps.com meets every requirement on this page — the required wording and the layout set out in R.S. 37:711.22 (Seal); LAC 46:LXII.1501 (Use of Seals). Fill in your details and download it in seconds.

The Louisiana rules in full, with citations

The 1½-to-2-inch range quoted for Louisiana matches no provision of §2701; the rule gives two discrete sizes, 1-5/8 inch and 2 inch. The endorsement legend at §2701.A.2.a.v was added by the April 2025 amendment, LR 51:553. The board is placed in the Office of the Governor and was created by Acts 2010, No. 974, effective January 1, 2011. LAC 46:LXII.1501 was promulgated at LR 41:2348 (November 2015) and amended at LR 45:1469 (October 2019); the current text was read in the state-certified LAC compilation of Title 46, Part LXII published by the Division of Administration, Office of the State Register. The board also publishes a "Louisiana Professional Geoscientist Seal Use Policy" that adds placement guidance — seal on the signature page directly behind the cover for multi-page reports, on the right side across from the signature in a letter, on each page for individually submitted maps and logs — and states that the seal must follow the board's template with the licensee's name at the top and the license number at the bottom. That document is board policy supplementing LAC 46:LXII.1501, not a promulgated rule.

Geologist seal

Board:
Louisiana Board of Professional Geoscientists
Rule:
R.S. 37:711.22 (Seal); LAC 46:LXII.1501 (Use of Seals)
Diameter:
No diameter is prescribed. R.S. 37:711.22(A) fixes the seal's three elements but states no dimension, and LAC 46:LXII.1501, the rule the statute delegates to, governs only seal possession, responsibility, use and electronic transmission — it prescribes no size and reproduces no design.
Legend (any one of):
“licensed geoscientist” · “professional geoscientist”
  • Upon issuance of a license, the license holder shall obtain a seal of a design established by the board bearing: (1) the license holder's name; (2) the license number; (3) the words "licensed geoscientist" or "professional geoscientist". (R.S. 37:711.22(A))
  • A geoscientific report, document, or other record, as defined by the board, that is offered to the public and prepared or issued by or under the supervision of a licensed geoscientist must include the full name, signature, and license number of the license holder who prepared it or under whose supervision it was prepared, and bear an impression of the license holder's seal. (R.S. 37:711.22(B))
  • Each professional geoscientist, upon licensure, shall obtain an official seal. (LAC 46:LXII.1501.B.1.a)
  • A licensee holding a Louisiana temporary permit shall affix the seal of his or her jurisdiction of licensure, his or her signature, the date of execution, and the Louisiana temporary permit number to all of his or her work. (LAC 46:LXII.1501.B.1.a.i)
  • The application of the licensee's seal, signature, and date shall constitute certification that the work thereon was done by the licensee or under his or her responsible charge. The licensee is personally and professionally responsible and accountable for the care, custody, control and use of the seal, and a lost, misplaced or stolen seal shall be reported to the board immediately upon discovery. (LAC 46:LXII.1501.B.2.a)
  • A licensee shall affix an unobscured seal, original signature, and date of signature to the original documents contained in the final version of any geoscience document. Each sheet of maps, cross sections, drawings, descriptions, charts, graphs, reports, documents or other records of geoscientific practice shall be signed, sealed, and dated by the licensee who prepares it, supervises its preparation, or reviews it in sufficient depth to fully coordinate and assume responsibility for it. (LAC 46:LXII.1501.B.3.a.i)
  • Where multiple sheets are bound together in one volume representing a singular geoscience document, the responsible licensee shall sign, seal, and date a sheet that clearly identifies all of the other sheets included as part of the bound volume. (LAC 46:LXII.1501.B.3.a.ii)
  • The rule defines what counts as a geoscientific report requiring the seal, including cross sections displaying geoscience data, contoured drawings such as potentiometric surface and isopleth maps, aquifer test analyses, groundwater modeling, geoscientific components of groundwater management plans, soil boring logs and well logs, soil, lithology and geophysical maps, interpretation of geophysical surveys, and interpretations, conclusions and recommendations based on those data. (LAC 46:LXII.1501.B.3.b)
  • Preliminary or draft documents do not require a PG stamp; however, each sheet or page of a preliminary or draft document shall be clearly and prominently marked "preliminary" or "draft". (LAC 46:LXII.1501.B.3.c)
  • Phase I environmental site assessments do not require a PG stamp unless one or more geoscientific documents, findings, or conclusions is incorporated into the Phase I ESA; Phase II and Phase III ESAs require a PG stamp. (LAC 46:LXII.1501.B.3.d)
  • Documents which require a seal may be transmitted electronically provided the seal, signature and date of the licensee are transmitted in a secure mode that precludes them being produced or modified. (LAC 46:LXII.1501.B.4.a)
  • Originally-sealed documents which no longer require a seal may be transmitted electronically but shall have the generated seal removed and the following inserted in lieu of the signature and date: "This document originally issued and sealed by (name of licensee and license number) on (date of sealing). This document should not be considered a certified document." (LAC 46:LXII.1501.B.4.b)

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Louisiana Geologist Seal FAQs

Frequently asked questions about Louisiana digital geologist stamps and seals.

How do I obtain a digital Louisiana professional geologist seal or stamp?

Once you are licensed in Louisiana, you can generate your seal here and download it immediately. Fill in the form and position your signature if you want one. The layout follows R.S. 37:711.22 (Seal); LAC 46:LXII.1501 (Use of Seals), which is the provision the Louisiana Board of Professional Geoscientists will measure the seal against.

What are the requirements for the Louisiana geologist stamp or seal?

Louisiana’s geologist seal rule is R.S. 37:711.22 (Seal); LAC 46:LXII.1501 (Use of Seals), administered by the Louisiana Board of Professional Geoscientists, a different body from the engineering board. The seal must carry any one of “licensed geoscientist”, “professional geoscientist”, and no diameter is prescribed. R.S. 37:711.22(A) fixes the seal's three elements but states no dimension, and LAC 46:LXII.1501, the rule the statute delegates to, governs only seal possession, responsibility, use and electronic transmission — it prescribes no size and reproduces no design.

A further 12 requirements, each tied to the subsection that imposes it, are itemised in the Louisiana requirements section on this page.

What size does a Louisiana geologist seal have to be?

R.S. 37:711.22 (Seal); LAC 46:LXII.1501 (Use of Seals) governs the Louisiana professional geologist’s seal but does not prescribe a diameter. Sizes quoted for Louisiana elsewhere generally come from stamp suppliers’ catalogues rather than from the rule. What the rule does require is that your name and license number stay clearly legible.

Does Louisiana license "professional geologists"?

No. Louisiana licenses professional geoscientists under the Louisiana Professional Geoscience Practice Act, and the seal statute prescribes the words "licensed geoscientist" or "professional geoscientist" — not "geologist". Geology is treated as a discipline within geoscience, and the qualifying examination is the ASBOG fundamentals and practice of geology exam. (R.S. 37:711.1; R.S. 37:711.22(A)(3); LAC 46:LXII.301 (definitions))

Which of the two statutory wordings goes on a Louisiana seal?

R.S. 37:711.22(A)(3) permits either "licensed geoscientist" or "professional geoscientist", but the same subsection requires a design established by the board — so the choice is exercised by the board's approved template, which it supplies to the licensee upon licensure, not freely by the licensee. (R.S. 37:711.22(A))

Does a Phase I environmental site assessment need a Louisiana PG stamp?

Not by itself. Phase I ESAs are exempt unless one or more geoscientific documents, findings or conclusions is incorporated into them; Phase II and Phase III ESAs always require the stamp. (LAC 46:LXII.1501.B.3.d)

Is one seal on the cover of a Louisiana report enough?

For a bound volume, yes — but only on a sheet that clearly identifies all of the other sheets included in the volume. Loose maps, cross sections, charts, logs and drawings submitted individually must each be signed, sealed and dated. (LAC 46:LXII.1501.B.3.a.i-ii)

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