Section 28-02.1-08-02 - Seals1. The board has adopted standard seals or stamps similar to those illustrated in this section for use by registered professional engineers and professional land surveyors as prescribed by law. The seal authorized by the state board of registration for professional engineers and land surveyors for registrants is of the crimp type or rubber stamp, or electronic. Seals prepared after July 1, 2005, shall be of a design so the seal consists of two concentric circles with the diameter of the outer circle being one and three-fourth inches [44.45 millimeters] and the diameter of the inner circle being one and one-fourth inches [31.75 millimeters]. The upper portion between the two circles shall bear whichever of the following phrases is applicable to the registrant: "Registered Professional Engineer", "Registered Professional Land Surveyor", or "Registered Professional Engineer & Land Surveyor". Professional land surveyors who purchased a seal with the phrase "Registered Land Surveyor" prior to January 1, 2011, are not required to purchase a new seal. At the bottom of the annular space between the two circles shall appear the inscription "North Dakota"; the inner circle shall contain the name of the registrant, registration number, and the word "Date". The registration number assigned should be centered in the inner area of the seal in the space occupied by the word "NUMBER" and the size of the numbers should not be larger than the word "NAME". The words and parentheses "(NUMBER)" and "(NAME)" should not appear on the seal.2. Seals may be of rubber stamp, metal impression type, computer-generated, or electronically generated. Computer-generated and electronically generated seals are herein referred to as an "electronic seal".3. A registrant shall also apply the registrant's signature across the face of the seals for a nonelectronic signature. "Nonelectronic signature" means a handwritten identification containing the name of the person who applied it. An electronic signature is a signature that is computer-generated or electronically generated and must be unique to and under the sole control of the person using it, must be capable of verification, and must be linked to a document in such a way that the electronic signature is invalidated if any data on the document is changed. An electronic signature is not required to be across the face of the seal. A rubber stamp or facsimile signature is not allowed. The signature and seal must also be dated.N.D. Admin Code 28-02.1-08-02
Effective January 1, 1988; amended effective August 1, 1994; April 1, 1999; October 1, 2004; October 1, 2010.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2014-353, July 2014, effective July 1, 2014. .Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2014-354, October 2014, effective 10/1/2014. .Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2021-382, October 2021, effective 10/1/2021.General Authority: NDCC 43-19.1-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-19.1-21