Each time an Idaho landscape architect applies the seal, a written signature and the date must go beside it or across it. The seal shows your name and the legend Licensed Landscape Architect, State of Idaho, with room for content the board approves. A rubber stamp or electronic seal may be used, and no size is set. This page covers the face, devices, signing and gaps in the law.
Engineer Seal Stamps compliance desk. Checked against Idaho Code § 54-3003(9)(b). Sources read September 2026.
| Requirement | What the rule says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Your name | Required on the seal. | Idaho Code § 54-3003(9)(b) |
| Legend | Licensed Landscape Architect, State of Idaho. | Idaho Code § 54-3003(9)(b) |
| Other content | Whatever further content the board has approved. | Idaho Code § 54-3003(9)(b) |
| Size and shape | Neither is given. The statute sets no measurement of any kind, and IDAPA 24.01.01 contains no seal provision. | Idaho Code § 54-3003(9)(b) (board approval, no dimension) |
| Devices named | A rubber stamp, or a seal applied electronically. | Idaho Code § 54-3003(9)(b)(i) |
| Embosser | Not among the devices the statute names. | Idaho Code § 54-3003(9)(b)(i) |
| Signature and date | A written signature and the date with each application, placed beside the seal or across it. | Idaho Code § 54-3003(9)(b)(i) |
| Electronic seal | Allowed. No technology, certificate authority or verification standard is specified. | Idaho Code § 54-3003(9)(b)(i) |
| Documents covered | The statute gives no list of documents. | Idaho Code § 54-3003 (no document list) |
| Seal after a lapse | Renewal, discipline and violations are covered, but the chapter says nothing about the device when a license lapses. | Idaho Code §§ 54-3003, 54-3004 (chapter silent as to the device on lapse) |
To compare Idaho with every other jurisdiction, see our table of landscape architect seal requirements by state.
What must the Idaho landscape architect seal contain?
Your name, the legend Licensed Landscape Architect, State of Idaho, and anything else the board has approved for the face. Idaho Code § 54-3003(9)(b) sets those out, and the legend should be reproduced with the wording and order the statute uses.
The listed elements do not include a license number. Anything beyond your name and the legend reaches the face only through board approval, so ask for the approved content before you settle the artwork. Our post on Idaho landscape architect stamp and seal specifications is a companion read on the same list.
Does Idaho set a size or shape for the seal?
No. Idaho Code § 54-3003 gives no diameter, no shape and no proportion. The board's own rules at IDAPA 24.01.01 add nothing, since they hold no seal provision for architects or for landscape architects.
With no figure in the statute or the rules, choose a size that keeps your name and the full legend readable on your smallest sheet and on reduced copies. Leave room beside the impression as well, since a signature and a date have to sit next to it or across it each time. For layout ideas, see our post on designing an Idaho landscape architect seal.
Which devices does the Idaho statute name?
Two: a rubber stamp and an electronically applied seal. Idaho Code § 54-3003(9)(b)(i) lists those and no others. An embosser does not appear in the statute, so a raised seal is not one of the named options for this profession.
For paper documents, that points to an inked rubber stamp. For files, it points to a seal applied electronically. If you work both ways, keep the two faces identical by building them from the same approved artwork. Our guide to Idaho landscape architect stamp and seal products has more on the product side.
What has to accompany each Idaho seal impression?
Your written signature and the date, every time the seal is applied. Idaho Code § 54-3003(9)(b)(i) lets both go beside the impression or across it, but neither can be left off.
The duty attaches to each application, not to a set as a whole. If you seal fourteen sheets, each of the fourteen carries a signature and a date. The statute uses the word written for the signature, so plan your process on that basis.
Can an Idaho landscape architect use an electronic seal?
Yes. The statute allows an electronically applied seal. It does not name a technology, a certificate authority or a standard for verifying the seal, so no particular software or signing service is required by Idaho Code § 54-3003(9)(b)(i).
The signature and date duty applies each time the electronic seal is placed, just as it does for a rubber stamp, and the statute describes that signature as written. Plan any fully electronic sheet workflow with that word in view.
Which documents need the Idaho seal?
The statute does not give a list. Idaho Code § 54-3003 creates the seal and the signing duty but does not enumerate the documents that must bear them, and the board's rules at IDAPA 24.01.01 carry no seal rule to fill that gap.
What the statute does settle is the process whenever you seal: name and legend on the face, your written signature and the date beside or across it. Apply that same process to every document you choose to seal, so each one reads the same way to a client or agency.
What happens to the seal when an Idaho license lapses?
The chapter does not say. Section 54-3003 holds the renewal, endorsement, exemption and fee provisions, § 54-3004 handles discipline and § 54-3005 violations, yet none of them addresses the seal device once a license lapses.
We report that silence as it stands rather than filling it with another profession's rule. What the statute does tie to the seal is your name and legend, and the signature and date that accompany each use. Keep your renewal current so the question does not arise on a live project.
What should you send when ordering an Idaho seal?
Send your name as it should read, confirm the legend Licensed Landscape Architect, State of Idaho, and include anything else the board has approved for your face. Then choose the rubber stamp format that suits your sheets.
Tell us the size you want, since the statute leaves it open, and think about where your signature and date will go, beside the impression or across it, before you fix that size. Our post on Idaho landscape architect stamp and seal guidelines is a companion read before you order.
How do you check an Idaho impression before first use?
Stamp a test sheet and read your name and the full legend, comma included, against the statute's wording. Then sign and date it, once beside the impression and once across it, and confirm both versions stay legible on a copy.
A signature across a heavy impression can hide letters in the legend, so if the across version loses detail, sign beside the seal instead. For an electronic seal, place it on a test file at the size you will issue and check the same points on screen and in print.
If you also hold an Idaho geologist license, the Idaho geologist seal rules set out what that seal must carry.
Frequently asked questions
Does my license number have to be on the Idaho seal?
The statute's element list does not name it. Content beyond your name and the legend reaches the face through board approval, so a number belongs on the seal if the board has approved it for your design.
Can I sign across the seal instead of next to it?
Yes. Idaho Code § 54-3003(9)(b)(i) allows the signature and date adjacent to the seal or across it. Pick the placement that keeps both the impression and your signature readable.
Does the date have to be handwritten too?
The statute calls the signature written and asks for the date alongside it, without using the word written for the date. Whatever method you use, the date has to appear next to or across the seal each time.
Do the Idaho board rules add a seal size?
No. IDAPA 24.01.01 is the rule set of the Board of Architects and Landscape Architects, and it has no seal provision for either of the two professions it covers, so it adds no size, shape or layout.
Can the legend be split around the edge of the seal?
The statute supplies the legend text, Licensed Landscape Architect, State of Idaho, but no size, shape or layout. How the words are arranged is left open; keep them complete and in the order the statute gives.
When your approved content is confirmed, choose a rubber stamp from our Idaho stamps and seals collection and leave room beside it for your signature and date.
