Reference

Land Surveyor seal requirements by state

Seal requirements for land surveyors in every US state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and two Canadian provinces. In many jurisdictions land surveyors answer to a different board than engineers, under a different rule.

Each entry gives the licensing board, the wording the rule requires on the seal, the diameter it sets, and whether an expiration date, a signature date or a city has to appear — with a link to the provision it comes from.

Jurisdiction	Land Surveyor legend	Diameter	Expiration date	Signature date	City on seal
Alabama	“Licensed Professional Land Surveyor”	1⅝–2 in	No	Yes	No
Alaska	“Registered Professional Land Surveyor”	no size set by rule	No	Yes	No
Arizona	“Registered Land Surveyor”	1½ in	No	Yes	No
Arkansas	“Licensed Professional Surveyor”	1¼–2 in	No	Yes	No
British Columbia	“British Columbia Land Surveyor”	no size set by rule	—	—	—
California	“Professional Land Surveyor”	min 1½ in	No	Yes	No
Colorado	“COLORADO LICENSED PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR”	1⅝ in	No	Yes	No
Connecticut	“LICENSED LAND SURVEYOR”	1½ in	No	Yes	No
Delaware	“PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR”	1½ in	No	Yes	No
District of Columbia	“Professional Surveyor”	no size set by rule	No	Yes	No
Florida	“Professional Surveyor and Mapper”	no size set by rule	No	Yes	No
Georgia	“Registered Land Surveyor”	1½ in	No	Yes	No
Hawaii	“Licensed Professional Land Surveyor”	1½ in	Yes	No	No
Idaho	—	no size set by rule	No	Yes	No
Illinois	“Professional Land Surveyor, State of Illinois”	no size set by rule	Yes	Yes	Yes
Indiana	“LAND SURVEYOR”	1⅝–1⅞ in	No	Yes	No
Iowa	“Professional Land Surveyor”	no size set by rule	Yes	Yes	No
Kansas	“PROFESSIONAL SURVEYOR”	1⅝ in	No	Yes	No
Kentucky	“Licensed Professional Land Surveyor”	1¼–1½ in	No	Yes	No
Louisiana	“Professional Land Surveyor”	1⅝–2 in	No	Yes	No
Maine	“Professional Land Surveyor”	min 1½ in	No	No	No
Maryland	“professional land surveyor”	no size set by rule	Yes	Yes	No
Massachusetts	“Professional Land Surveyor”	1½ in	No	Yes	No
Michigan	“Licensed Professional Surveyor”	no size set by rule	No	No	No
Minnesota	“Licensed Land Surveyor”	no size set by rule	No	Yes	No
Mississippi	“Licensed Professional Surveyor”	1⅝–2 in	No	Yes	No
Missouri	“Professional Land Surveyor”	1¾ in	No	Yes	No
Montana	“Professional Land Surveyor”	1⅝–2 in	No	Yes	No
Nebraska	“Professional Land Surveyor”	no size set by rule	No	Yes	No
Nevada	“Professional Land Surveyor”	1.7 in	Yes	Yes	No
New Hampshire	“Licensed Land Surveyor”	1-9/16 in	No	Yes	No
New Jersey	“Licensed Land Surveyor”	1½ in	No	Yes	No
New Mexico	“professional surveyor”	1½ in	No	Yes	No
New York	“LICENSED LAND SURVEYOR”	1¾ in	No	No	No
North Carolina	“Professional Land Surveyor”	1½–1¾ in	No	Yes	No
North Dakota	“Registered Professional Land Surveyor”	1¾ in	No	Yes	No
Ohio	“Registered Professional Surveyor”	no size set by rule	No	Yes	No
Oklahoma	“Licensed Professional Land Surveyor”	1⅝–1⅞ in	No	Yes	No
Ontario	—	no size set by rule	No	Yes	No
Oregon	“REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR”	min 2 in	Yes	No	No
Pennsylvania	“Registered Professional Land Surveyor”	1¾ in	No	Yes	No
Puerto Rico	“Agrimensor Licenciado”	2 in	No	Yes	No
Rhode Island	“Professional Land Surveyor”	1½ in	No	Yes	No
South Carolina	“Professional Land Surveyor”	min 1½ in	No	Yes	No
South Dakota	“Land Surveyor”	1–2 in	No	Yes	No
Tennessee	“REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR”	2 in	No	Yes	No
Texas	“Professional Land Surveyor”	no larger than 2 in	No	Yes	No
Utah	“Professional Land Surveyor”	min 1½ in	No	Yes	No
Vermont	“State of Vermont, Licensed Land Surveyor”	no larger than 1½ in	No	No	No
Virginia	“LAND SURVEYOR”	2 in	No	Yes	No
Washington	“REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR”	no size set by rule	No	Yes	No
West Virginia	“PROFESSIONAL SURVEYOR”	1⅝ in	No	Yes	No
Wisconsin	“WISCONSIN and LAND SURVEYOR”	1⅝–2 in	No	Yes	Yes
Wyoming	“Professional Land Surveyor”	1¾ in	No	Yes	No