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Minnesota Geologist Stamp Requirements

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Your Minnesota Geologist seal from pedigitalstamps.com meets every requirement on this page — the required wording and the layout set out in Minn. Stat. § 326.12, subds. 2-3; Minn. R. 1800.4300; Minn. R. 1800.4200. Fill in your details and download it in seconds.

The Minnesota rules in full, with citations

Minn. Stat. § 326.221 does not exist, and Minnesota Rules chapter 1805 is not this Board's chapter. Both are widely cited for the Minnesota seal; the Board's chapter is 1800, and the operative parts are 1800.4300 and 1800.4200. Minn. R. 1800.4300 is a single undivided paragraph with no subparts; its statutory authority is Minn. Stat. § 326.06 and its history is 22 SR 90; 38 SR 59.

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Board:: Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design
Rule:: Minn. Stat. § 326.12, subds. 2-3; Minn. R. 1800.4300; Minn. R. 1800.4200
Diameter:: No diameter is prescribed. Minn. Stat. § 326.12, subd. 2 states the seal's legend but no dimension, and Minn. R. 1800.4300 — the rule to which the statute delegates the geoscience legend — states no dimension either.
Legend:: “licensed professional geologist”

"Each person may, upon licensure or certification, also obtain a seal bearing the licensee's or certificate holder's name and the legend, licensed architect, licensed professional engineer, licensed land surveyor, licensed landscape architect, licensed professional geologist, licensed professional soil scientist, or certified interior designer." For a geologist the legend is "licensed professional geologist"; the seal carries the licensee's name and that legend. (Minn. R. 1800.4300)
The statute delegates the geoscience wording to the Board: the seal bears the licensee's name and "the appropriate licensed professional geoscientist legend as defined by the board." Minn. R. 1800.4300 supplies that definition. (Minn. Stat. § 326.12, subd. 2)
"Plans, specifications, plats, reports, and other documents prepared by a licensee or certificate holder may be stamped with the seal during the life of a licensee's license ... if it remains unrevoked, has not expired, or has not been suspended. The stamped seal may be used on documents in addition to the 'signed and dated certification' required under part 1800.4200." (Minn. R. 1800.4300)
"A rubber stamp facsimile thereof may be used in lieu of the seal on tracings from which prints are to be made or on papers which would be damaged by the regular seal." (Minn. Stat. § 326.12, subd. 2)
"It shall be unlawful for any one to stamp or seal any document with the stamp or seal after the license or certificate has expired, been revoked or suspended, unless said license or certificate shall have been renewed or reissued." (Minn. Stat. § 326.12, subd. 2)
The mandatory item is the certified signature, not the seal: each plan, drawing, specification, plat, report or other document prepared by a licensed geoscientist must bear the signature of the licensed person who prepared it or under whose direct supervision it was prepared, and "Each signature shall be accompanied by a certification that the signer is licensed or certified under sections 326.02 to 326.15, by the person's license or certificate number, and by the date on which the signature was affixed." (Minn. Stat. § 326.12, subd. 3)
"The required signature and certification must appear on all pages of plans and drawings that must be signed, but only on the first page of specifications, plats, reports, or other documents that must be signed." (Minn. Stat. § 326.12, subd. 3)
"A stamp, printed signature, or electronically created signature has the same force and effect as an actual signature if it creates an accurate depiction of the licensed or certified professional's actual signature." (Minn. Stat. § 326.12, subd. 3)
The prescribed certification language for a geologist is: "I hereby certify that this plan, document, or report was prepared by me or under my direct supervision and that I am a duly Licensed Professional Geologist under the laws of the state of Minnesota," followed by fields for Signature, Typed or Printed Name, Date and Lic. No. (Minn. R. 1800.4200, subp. 4)
"The certification by each of the professions responsible for the preparation of bound specifications, plats, reports, or other documents must be shown on the title sheet, first sheets, or certification page." (Minn. R. 1800.4200, subp. 3)
"A licensee or certificate holder shall not affix a signature or certification to any plan or document not prepared under the licensee's or certificate holder's responsible charge," and shall sign and certify only work within the licensee's area of licensure. (Minn. R. 1800.4200, subp. 1a)
"When a document has been certified with the signature of the design professional as specified in subparts 1 to 4, that signature becomes a permanent part of that document and must not be removed at a later date for any reason." (Minn. R. 1800.4200, subp. 5)
Minnesota's exemption from the signature requirement: it "shall not apply to any plans, drawings, specifications, plats, reports, or other documents of an intraoffice or intracompany nature or that are considered to be drafts or of a preliminary, schematic, or design development nature." (Minn. Stat. § 326.12, subd. 3)

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Minnesota Geologist Seal FAQs

Frequently asked questions about Minnesota digital geologist stamps and seals.

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

Once you are licensed in Minnesota, 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 Minn. Stat. § 326.12, subds. 2-3; Minn. R. 1800.4300; Minn. R. 1800.4200, which is the provision the Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design will measure the seal against.

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

Minnesota’s geologist seal rule is Minn. Stat. § 326.12, subds. 2-3; Minn. R. 1800.4300; Minn. R. 1800.4200, administered by the Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design, a different body from the engineering board. The seal must carry “licensed professional geologist”, and no diameter is prescribed. Minn. Stat. § 326.12, subd. 2 states the seal's legend but no dimension, and Minn. R. 1800.4300 — the rule to which the statute delegates the geoscience legend — states no dimension either.

A further 13 requirements, each tied to the subsection that imposes it, are itemised in the Minnesota requirements section on this page.

What size does a Minnesota geologist seal have to be?

Minn. Stat. § 326.12, subds. 2-3; Minn. R. 1800.4300; Minn. R. 1800.4200 governs the Minnesota professional geologist’s seal but does not prescribe a diameter. Sizes quoted for Minnesota 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.

Is the seal or the signature block the thing Minnesota actually requires?

The signature block. Minn. R. 1800.4300 says a licensee "may" obtain a seal and that the stamped seal "may be used on documents in addition to" the signed and dated certification. The certification under Minn. Stat. § 326.12, subd. 3 — signature, licensure certification, license number and date — is the mandatory element. (Minn. R. 1800.4300; Minn. Stat. § 326.12, subd. 3)

Does the seal say "geoscientist" or "geologist"?

Geologist. The statute refers to "the appropriate licensed professional geoscientist legend as defined by the board," but the Board's rule defines that legend as "licensed professional geologist" (or "licensed professional soil scientist"). The word "geoscientist" is the statutory category, not the seal wording. (Minn. Stat. § 326.12, subd. 2; Minn. R. 1800.4300)

Does the certification go on every page?

On every page of plans and drawings, but only on the first page of specifications, plats, reports and other documents. (Minn. Stat. § 326.12, subd. 3)

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