Alaska · Land Surveyor seal requirements
Alaska Land Surveyor seal requirements: size, wording, and the rule that sets them
As of
Land surveyors in Alaska seal under 12 AAC 36.180(c) (Seal), administered by the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors. The seal reads “Registered Professional Land Surveyor”. The rule prescribes an illustrated design, not a diameter. No size is given in AS 08.48 or 12 AAC 36.
AS 08.48.221 now contemplates a seal for registered interior designers, but 12 AAC 36.180 as printed in the June 2026 edition still shows only the architect, landscape architect, land surveyor, structural engineer and professional engineer designs.
Alaska Land Surveyor seal
- Seal rule
- 12 AAC 36.180(c) (Seal)
- Legend
- “Registered Professional Land Surveyor”
- Diameter
- The rule prescribes an illustrated design, not a diameter. No size is given in AS 08.48 or 12 AAC 36.
- Expiration date
- The illustrated design carries STATE OF ALASKA, REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR, a signature line, the registrant's name and numeric license number. No expiration or renewal date.(12 AAC 36.180(c))
- Signature date
- 12 AAC 36.185(d) applies to every registrant: date within the seal or within two inches of it.(12 AAC 36.185(d))
- City on seal
- No place on the seal; the business physical address is required on the document instead.(12 AAC 36.180(c); 12 AAC 36.185(g))
- The legend arced across the bottom is "REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR", with "STATE OF ALASKA" across the top. There is no branch identifier on the surveyor's seal.(12 AAC 36.180(c))
- The license number noted on the seal must be only the numeric characters of the registrant's license number and exclude alpha characters.(12 AAC 36.180(a))
Alaska land surveyor seal questions
Does an Alaska land surveyor's seal say "Professional Land Surveyor"?▾
Not on its own. The prescribed legend arcs REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR across the bottom of the seal, under STATE OF ALASKA across the top; "Registered" leads it, and dropping that word leaves a seal that is not the illustrated design. (12 AAC 36.180(a), (c))
Which Alaska land surveyor seal design does the regulation actually prescribe?▾
The rule prints the land surveyor's seal twice and the two illustrations do not match. 12 AAC 36.180(a) sets out a single design shared by the architect, landscape architect, land surveyor and structural engineer, and its land surveyor seal carries a ruled line reading "(Affix Signature)"; the separate land surveyor design in 12 AAC 36.180(c) reads "(Affix Original Signature)". Either way a ruled signature line inside the seal is part of the prescribed design, and both subsections accept a substantially similar electronic or digital representation rather than an exact copy. (12 AAC 36.180(a), (c))
Does an Alaska land surveyor's seal carry a discipline prefix on the number?▾
No. The two-character identifier placed before the number — CE, ME, EE and the rest — is a branch-of-engineering rule and belongs on the professional engineer's seal; the surveyor design shows "No." and a blank rule. The number itself is only the numeric characters of the registrant's license number, with alpha characters excluded. (12 AAC 36.180(a), (b), (c))
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