Oklahoma · Land Surveyor seal requirements
Oklahoma Land Surveyor seal requirements: size, wording, and the rule that sets them
As of
Land surveyors in Oklahoma seal under OAC 245:15-17-1 (Licensee's seal), administered by the Oklahoma State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors. The rule allows “Licensed Professional Land Surveyor” or “Licensed Professional Surveyor”. Two commercially designated seals are acceptable: the 1-7/8" seal, with an inner circle of 1-1/8" and an outer circle of 1¾", or the 1-5/8" seal, with an inner circle of 1-1/16" and an outer circle of 1-9/16".
The board writes its own name as the Oklahoma State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors; OAC Title 245 and 59 O.S. § 475.3 still read "Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors". A Professional Structural Engineer may hold an additional seal reading "Professional Structural Engineer" for structural projects, and uses the ordinary "Licensed Professional Engineer" seal for other engineering work.
Oklahoma Land Surveyor seal
- Seal rule
- OAC 245:15-17-1 (Licensee's seal)
- Legend (any one)
- “Licensed Professional Land Surveyor” · “Licensed Professional Surveyor”
- Diameter
- Two commercially designated seals are acceptable: the 1-7/8" seal, with an inner circle of 1-1/8" and an outer circle of 1¾", or the 1-5/8" seal, with an inner circle of 1-1/16" and an outer circle of 1-9/16".
- Expiration date
- Same layout as the engineer's seal: name and certificate number inside, legend and "Oklahoma" in the annulus. No expiration date.(OAC 245:15-17-1(c))
- Signature date
- The signature and the date of signature are applied to the sealed document; a scanned signature image needs an original handwritten date with it.(59 O.S. § 475.15(C); OAC 245:15-17-2(a), (b) and (l))
- City on seal
- No city or place of business is inscribed on the surveyor's seal.(OAC 245:15-17-1(c))
- The legend at the top reads "Licensed Professional Land Surveyor". "Licensed Professional Surveyor" may be substituted for it on the seal.(OAC 245:15-17-1(c))
- The layout is the same as the engineer's: two concentric circles, name and certificate number inside, "Oklahoma" at the bottom of the annulus reading counter-clockwise.(OAC 245:15-17-1(c))
Oklahoma land surveyor seal questions
What legend does an Oklahoma land surveyor's seal use?▾
Either of two. The rule puts "Licensed Professional Land Surveyor" at the top of the annular space reading clockwise, and then expressly allows "Licensed Professional Surveyor" to be substituted for it on the seal. Both are compliant, which is unusual — most jurisdictions name one legend and mean it. What is not available is "Professional Land Surveyor" without "Licensed", or the initials "P.L.S."; neither appears in the rule. (OAC 245:15-17-1(c))
Can an Oklahoma surveyor's seal still read "Registered Land Surveyor"?▾
Only a seal that already exists. Subsection (e) lets existing seals containing "Registered Professional Land Surveyor" or "Registered Land Surveyor" continue to be used, alongside the engineer's "Registered Professional Engineer" — but it protects seals that already exist, not the wording of a new one, which follows the design rule and begins with "Licensed". Note how far the shorter old form sits from the current legend: it changes "Licensed" to "Registered" and drops "Professional" altogether, so it cannot be reached by swapping a single word. A seal made new has to carry a current legend rather than reproduce the wording of the impression already on file. (OAC 245:15-17-1(c) and (e))
Can an Oklahoma land surveyor use a scanned signature?▾
Yes, but only with a handwritten date beside it. A scanned image or other reproduction of an original signature may be used in lieu of an original or digital signature if it is accompanied by an original handwritten date — so the one element that cannot be reproduced mechanically is the date. A true digital signature is treated differently: a signature with an electronic authentication process may also be used and does not need to include the handwritten date, though the document must still be dated. (OAC 245:15-17-2(l))
Whose name goes on an Oklahoma land surveyor's seal?▾
The name on the Certificate of Licensure, character for character, together with the certificate number — the inner circle has to correspond to the certificate, not to how the surveyor signs. There is one alternative: a licensee practicing under a customarily used name may inscribe that name instead, but only after registering it with the Board along with a sample of the corresponding signature, and the signature affixed across or adjacent to the seal must then be the name inscribed on the seal. A trading or married name the Board has not been told about is not available. (OAC 245:15-17-1(c) and (d))
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