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The seal contents and dimensions live in SDCL § 36-18A-44. ARSD 20:38:37:01, the administrative rule usually cited for South Dakota seals, governs use of the seal and states neither contents nor size. The board's Blue Book on dlr.sd.gov is still the 2020 edition, though its § 36-18A-44 text matches the current statute.
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Frequently asked questions about South Dakota digital architect stamps and seals.
Once you are licensed in South Dakota, 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 SDCL § 36-18A-44 (Seal of licensees—Contents—Signature); ARSD 20:38:37:01 (Seals), which is the provision the South Dakota Board of Technical Professions will measure the seal against.
South Dakota’s architect stamp rule is SDCL § 36-18A-44 (Seal of licensees—Contents—Signature); ARSD 20:38:37:01 (Seals), administered by the South Dakota Board of Technical Professions. The seal must carry any one of “Architect”, “Licensed Architect”, “Registered Architect”, and an outer circle with a diameter measuring at least one inch and no greater than two inches, and an inner circle with a diameter measuring five-eighths of the diameter of the outer circle.
A further 3 requirements, each tied to the subsection that imposes it, are itemised in the South Dakota requirements section on this page.
An outer circle with a diameter measuring at least one inch and no greater than two inches, and an inner circle with a diameter measuring five-eighths of the diameter of the outer circle. This is set by SDCL § 36-18A-44.
No. The statute lists the appropriate title for this profession as "Architect", and then provides that titles may be prefixed with the words Licensed or Registered. "Registered Architect" and "Licensed Architect" are therefore permitted forms rather than required ones, and a seal reading simply "Architect" alongside the licensee's name, the license number and the words South Dakota satisfies § 36-18A-44. The same statute governs engineers, land surveyors and landscape architects, so the prefix is optional for all four of the sealing titles. (SDCL § 36-18A-44)
Yes. Section 36-18A-44 requires the seal to contain "[t]he appropriate title or combination of titles: Professional Engineer, Architect, Land Surveyor, Landscape Architect", so a licensee holding more than one of those licenses may show the combination on a single seal instead of keeping one seal per profession. The combination is coherent because a single board issues all of them: § 36-18A-36 has the board grant a license as a professional engineer, architect, land surveyor, landscape architect, petroleum release assessor or remediator, or for any two or more of these titles. (SDCL § 36-18A-44; § 36-18A-36)
Yes. ARSD 20:38:37:01 provides that any exempt project services performed by a licensed professional shall be sealed — the exemption goes to whether a licensed professional was required, not to whether one who does the work must seal it. The same rule reaches forward into the contract administration phase: work performed during construction administration shall also be signed and sealed if it affects the intent of or changes the life safety aspects of the project. The only things it excuses are review drafts and presentation documents, such as renderings or drawings used to communicate conceptual information only. (ARSD 20:38:37:01)
The prime professional coordinating the disciplines — in addition to, not instead of, everyone else. SDCL § 36-18A-45(3) provides that in the case of documents for projects which involve multiple licensees of more than one technical profession, the title or index sheet shall be sealed, signed and dated by the prime professional in responsible charge of coordinating the various technical professions involved in the project, and that in addition each sheet shall be sealed, signed and dated by the licensee or licensees who prepared it or are in responsible charge of it. ARSD 20:38:37:02 narrows who that coordinator can be — the prime professional is the licensed architect or professional engineer who leads the design team, and one is required for any project involving multiple disciplines — so on a mixed project the title sheet often falls to the architect. Sealing it is a distinct act from sealing your own sheets and does not stand in for them. (SDCL § 36-18A-45(3); ARSD 20:38:37:02)
