| (a) Upon issuance of a registration as a registered
professional land surveyor, each registration holder is required to
obtain a seal under the requirements of §134.97 of this title
(relating to Issuance of Registration).
(b) In accordance with §1071.351(b) of the Surveying
Act, physical and electronic seals shall be of the Board-authorized
designs illustrated in this section and shall be no larger than two
inches. Regardless of seal size the surveyor's name and number must
be clearly legible.
(c) All physical seals obtained and used by registration
holders must leave a permanent ink image or permanent impression of
the seal attached to the surveying work.
(d) All seals obtained and used by registration holders
shall contain any legal name, commonly accepted variation of the legal
name, or initial combination with the surname as currently listed
with the board and in the usual written signature. Nicknames shall
not be permitted on a seal in lieu of a legal name or initial combination.
The name can be displayed on the seal using all uppercase letters,
such as "LESLIE H. DOE" or using the standard combination of upper
and lowercase letters, such as "Leslie H. Doe". If after registration,
a registration holder legally changes his/her name, the registration
holder must have a new seal or seals made showing the new legal name.
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(e) Preprinting of blank forms with a surveyor's seal,
or the use of decal or other seal replicas is prohibited.
(f) When signing a surveying work, the surveyor may
utilize the designation "R.P.L.S." or other terms as described in §138.1
of this chapter (relating to Registration Holder Designations).
(g) This section does not prevent the reproduction
of sealed and signed, original works for distribution.
(h) Upon issuance of a license as a licensed state
land surveyor, each license holder is required to obtain an additional
seal.
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