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18VAC10-20-740 is "Professional responsibility", not the seal rule, and 18VAC10-20-750 is repealed; the seal provision is 18VAC10-20-760. The APELSCIDLA board's general review of 18VAC10-20 took effect May 1, 2026 (Virginia Register Vol. 42, Issue 16), which also repealed 18VAC10-20-780 and added 18VAC10-20-785. Any copy of the chapter dated before that is stale.
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Our digital Virginia Architect stamp generator creates instant state-approved electronic architect stamps. Our platform provides full customization of your digital seal, including an option to add your signature. Professional Engineer (PE) stamps, Architect stamps, and Land Surveyor stamps are available for immediate download after customization. There is no waiting. Every electronic professional seal we generate is 100% compliant with state board requirements, ensuring your digital stamp meets all necessary standards.
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Frequently asked questions about Virginia digital architect stamps and seals.
Once you are licensed in Virginia, 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 18VAC10-20-760 (Use of seal), which is the provision the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects will measure the seal against.
Virginia’s architect stamp rule is 18VAC10-20-760 (Use of seal), administered by the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects. The seal must carry “ARCHITECT”, and two inches in diameter, the same fixed size as every other seal illustrated in the rule.
A further 3 requirements, each tied to the subsection that imposes it, are itemised in the Virginia requirements section on this page.
Two inches in diameter, the same fixed size as every other seal illustrated in the rule. This is set by 18VAC10-20-760 F.
It says "ARCHITECT" and nothing more. The illustrated design carries "COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA" on the top arc, the professional's name over "Lic. No." and the number in the center, and the single word "ARCHITECT" on the bottom arc. There is no "Registered", no "Licensed" and no "R.A." — and since the original seal must conform in detail to the illustration, adding the adjective is a departure from the prescribed design rather than a harmless flourish. (18VAC10-20-760 F)
No. The rule fixes one dimension — the original seal must conform in detail and size to the illustrated design and must be two inches in diameter — with no minimum and no maximum around it. The "minimum 1½ inches, maximum 2 inches" range quoted for Virginia is in no part of the section, and the architect's seal has to measure the full two inches exactly as the engineer's does. (18VAC10-20-760 F)
Yes, when a licensed architect performs it. All work performed by a professional licensed or certified by this board, including work that is exempt from licensure under § 54.1-402 of the Code of Virginia, must be sealed, signed and dated on the same terms as any other final document. The exemption relieves the project of the requirement that a licensee do the work; it does not relieve a licensee who does the work of sealing it. (18VAC10-20-760 E, B)
Only if the architect is the professional responsible for compiling the project — and then it is a second, separate obligation. Each professional seals, signs and dates the final documents for the work component they completed or directly supervised; the professional responsible for the compilation of the project must additionally seal, sign and date the cover sheet of the aggregate collection of final documents. That compiling duty is easy to lose on a multi-discipline set where every consultant has already stamped their own sheets. (18VAC10-20-760 B 1, B 2)
