Colorado · Land Surveyor seal requirements
Colorado Land Surveyor seal requirements: size, wording, and the rule that sets them
As of
Land surveyors in Colorado seal under Board Rule 1.6(A), 4 CCR 730-1 (Sealing Requirements for Professional Land Surveyors), administered by the State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers, and Professional Land Surveyors. The seal reads “COLORADO LICENSED PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR”. The outer circle is nominally 1-5/8 inches (41 mm) in diameter and the inner circle nominally 15/16 inches (24 mm) — the same geometry as the engineer's seal.
One board licenses architects, professional engineers and professional land surveyors in Colorado, and all three seals share the same two-circle geometry — only the bottom arc changes. Rule 1.5(A)(1) deems engineer and land surveyor seals obtained before July 1, 2005 acceptable; Rule 1.7(A)(1) does the same for architect seals obtained before September 1, 2015.
Colorado Land Surveyor seal
- Board
- State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers, and Professional Land Surveyors
- Legend
- “COLORADO LICENSED PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR”
- Diameter
- The outer circle is nominally 1-5/8 inches (41 mm) in diameter and the inner circle nominally 15/16 inches (24 mm) — the same geometry as the engineer's seal.
- Expiration date
- The rule does not require the license expiration date on the seal.(Board Rule 1.6(A)(1), 4 CCR 730-1; C.R.S. § 12-120-316(1))
- Signature date
- The signature and date of signature must appear through the seal.(Board Rule 1.6(A)(3), 4 CCR 730-1; C.R.S. § 12-120-316(2))
- City on seal
- The rule does not require a city on the seal.(Board Rule 1.6(A)(1), 4 CCR 730-1)
- The top arc reads "COLORADO LICENSED" and the bottom arc "PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR", with your name over your license number in the inner area.(Board Rule 1.6(A)(1), illustrated design)
- The statutory designation is "Colorado licensed professional land surveyor".(C.R.S. § 12-120-316(1))
- All documents, plats and reports resulting from the practice of land surveying bear the seal or an exact copy of it, the signature, and the date of signature of the land surveyor in responsible charge.(C.R.S. § 12-120-316(2))
Colorado land surveyor seal questions
Can a Colorado land surveyor sign a certification drafted by someone else?▾
Not as written, unless it fits the work. Board Rule 1.6(B)(1) tells the surveyor presented with a certification to sign or seal that they should carefully evaluate it, and then makes the consequence mandatory: where it reaches matters beyond their competence, training or education, matters beyond the services actually provided, or matters not prepared under their responsible charge, the surveyor shall either modify the certification to limit its scope or decline to sign it. Signing a lender's or title company's pre-printed certification unchanged is precisely what the rule addresses. (Board Rule 1.6(B)(1), 4 CCR 730-1)
How does a Colorado land surveyor limit responsibility on a sealed document?▾
By naming services, not disciplines. Board Rule 1.6(A)(5) requires a written statement or certification that defines the surveying services performed under the licensee's responsible charge, and adds that all aspects of the surveyor's work shown on that document must be sealed, signed and dated by the licensee in responsible charge. The engineer's equivalent, Rule 1.5(A)(5), works by limiting the seal to disciplines such as civil or structural; the surveyor's rule has no discipline list to limit. (Board Rule 1.6(A)(5), 4 CCR 730-1)
Can a Colorado land surveyor seal a plat that is not final?▾
Yes, provided the status is marked. Board Rule 1.6(A)(4) requires the status of surveying documents that are not final to be identified as preliminary when the licensee seals them, and allows further qualifying descriptors such as "for review". The violation is sealing a draft that carries no such marking, not sealing a draft at all. (Board Rule 1.6(A)(4), 4 CCR 730-1)
Which seal design applies to a Colorado land surveyor licensed before July 1, 2004?▾
The older design, which stays acceptable, and two provisions say so on slightly different terms. C.R.S. § 12-120-316(1) lets Colorado land surveyors licensed before July 1, 2004 continue to use their prior existing seals, while Board Rule 1.6(A)(1) deems any seal obtained before July 1, 2005 acceptable. The statute looks at when the licensee was licensed and the rule at when the seal was obtained; a seal produced now follows the design the rule prescribes. (C.R.S. § 12-120-316(1); Board Rule 1.6(A)(1), 4 CCR 730-1)
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