Your board-compliant seal will be ready for download after purchase
Board approved
Your West Virginia Architect seal from pedigitalstamps.com meets every requirement on this page — the required wording, the layout and the diameter set out in W. Va. Code R. § 2-1-9.6 (Design and Use of Architect's Seal), effective June 1, 2026; W. Va. Code § 30-12-7. Fill in your details and download it in seconds.
The architects' rule changed on June 1, 2026. The operative text is 2 CSR 1 as filed with the Secretary of State on April 6, 2026 under HB 4265, effective June 1, 2026 and sunsetting August 1, 2031; it is the first version to name electronic and digital seals and to state digital-signature criteria, and Figure A with its 1-13/16-inch dimension carries over unchanged from the version effective July 1, 2020. The Board posts both the clean final filing and a marked-up copy of the same rule, and the marked-up copy still shows the superseded "Effective Date – April 30, 2025" rather than the current one. The engineers' statute and rule state the same legend in different case: W. Va. Code § 30-13-16(c) prints it as "registered professional engineer, state of West Virginia", while W. Va. Code R. § 7-1-7.2 requires the words "State of West Virginia" and the words "Registered Professional Engineer." Separately, 23 CSR 5 § 4.2.b sends prior surveyor seals to "WV Code §30-13A-19(a)", but § 30-13A-19 is the display-of-license section; the rule-making authority for seals is § 30-13A-6(a)(12), and § 30-13A-6(b) keeps rules in effect on July 1, 2010 — this 2008 rule among them — in force until they are amended, modified, repealed or replaced. The engineers' Board FAQ lists "Q8. Does the seal have to be a specific size?", but the FAQ answers are served by page postback and are not delivered with the page, so that answer could not be read; nothing in § 30-13-16 or 7 CSR 1 supplies a diameter.
Full West Virginia Architect seal requirements, with every citation →
File formats
HIGH-QUALITY RASTER FORMAT
VECTOR FORMAT, INFINITELY SCALABLE
UNIVERSAL DOCUMENT FORMAT
AUTOCAD COMPATIBLE FORMAT
PROFESSIONAL PRINT FORMAT
How it works
Select your state & profession
Add your name & license number
Adjust the text size using the controls
Select your discipline
Add your signature & customize (optional)
Download instantly to your computer
Software compatibility
Who we are
Our digital West 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.
State boards
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about West Virginia digital architect stamps and seals.
Once you are licensed in West 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 W. Va. Code R. § 2-1-9.6 (Design and Use of Architect's Seal), effective June 1, 2026; W. Va. Code § 30-12-7, which is the provision the West Virginia Board of Architects will measure the seal against.
West Virginia’s architect stamp rule is W. Va. Code R. § 2-1-9.6 (Design and Use of Architect's Seal), effective June 1, 2026; W. Va. Code § 30-12-7, administered by the West Virginia Board of Architects, a different body from the engineering board. The seal must carry “REGISTERED ARCHITECT”, and figure A dimensions the outer circle at 1-13/16 inches. The caption notes that the figure as printed is not reproduced to scale; the labeled dimension is the prescribed one.
A further 8 requirements, each tied to the subsection that imposes it, are itemised in the West Virginia requirements section on this page.
Figure A dimensions the outer circle at 1-13/16 inches. The caption notes that the figure as printed is not reproduced to scale; the labeled dimension is the prescribed one. This is set by W. Va. Code R. § 2-1-9.6.1, Figure A.
The West Virginia Board of Architects, continued by W. Va. Code § 30-12-1, and not the engineers' board. West Virginia runs three separate boards for the three design professions and each seal comes from a different provision: the architect's from the Board of Architects' rule, W. Va. Code R. § 2-1-9.6, under the seal section of the architects' statute, W. Va. Code § 30-12-7; the engineer's from W. Va. Code R. § 7-1-7.2; the surveyor's from W. Va. Code R. § 23-5-4.2. The engineers' rule with its "Registered Professional Engineer" legend and its four enumerated contents has no application to an architect's seal. (W. Va. Code §§ 30-12-1, 30-12-7; W. Va. Code R. § 2-1-9.6)
One and thirteen-sixteenths inches across the outer circle — an odd figure, and the only place it appears is a dimension line drawn on Figure A at W. Va. Code R. § 2-1-9.6.1. No subsection of the rule states a size in words, and the caption "Figure A (not to scale)" governs the printed picture rather than the labeled dimension. The 1⅝-inch figure that circulates for West Virginia is the surveyor's outer circle under W. Va. Code R. § 23-5-4.2.c.1, and the engineers' rule prescribes no diameter at all. (W. Va. Code R. § 2-1-9.6.1, Figure A; § 23-5-4.2.c.1)
Inside the inner circle, not on the outer band next to "ARCHITECT". Figure A is the entire design — no subsection of 2 CSR 1 states the seal's contents in words — and it arcs "STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA" across the top of the outer band with "ARCHITECT" across the bottom and a star at each side, then places the architect's name, "No." with the registration number, and the word "REGISTERED" within the inner circle. Setting "REGISTERED ARCHITECT" together on the band, with the name in the middle only, is a rearrangement of the drawing the rule adopts; it is also the reverse of the engineers' sample, where the registrant's name runs along the outer band. (W. Va. Code R. § 2-1-9.6.1, Figure A)
Only when there is no index sheet. W. Va. Code R. § 2-1-9.6.2.a.1 puts the seal on the index sheet of each set of drawings, and calls for sealing each sheet individually only where no index sheet is included; where multiple registrants or consultants contributed, each seals the part of the work under his or her responsible control, either on the index sheet or on each sheet. Specifications follow the same pattern under § 2-1-9.6.2.a.2, sealed on the index sheet of each set, and § 2-1-9.6.2.a.3 sends every other technical submission to its cover or index sheet. (W. Va. Code R. § 2-1-9.6.2.a.1 through .a.3)
Yes, under the rule effective June 1, 2026 — and that is new. W. Va. Code R. § 2-1-9.6.2.b now permits rubber stamp, embossed, transparent self-adhesive, electronic or digital seals and original manual, electronic or digital signatures, and sets the four criteria a digital signature must satisfy on a document sent in its native format such as AutoCAD, Revit, Word or Excel: unique to the person using it, capable of verification, under that person's sole control, and linked to the document so that it is invalidated if any data in the document is changed. On a PDF or similar format modified so that it is not easily altered, a scanned signature that accurately depicts the licensee's own signature is accepted instead. This is the first version of the rule to name electronic and digital seals or to state digital-signature criteria at all, and the Board publishes a marked-up copy carrying an earlier effective date alongside the clean final filing — so the version an architect finds first may not be the one in force. (W. Va. Code R. § 2-1-9.6.2.b, .b.2, .b.3)
