A Mississippi landscape architect seal must be a two inch circle bearing your name, your registration number and the legend Registered Landscape Architect State of Mississippi. Your signature and the date go across the face of the seal, not beside it. The rule gives no list of devices and does not address lapse. This page covers wording, size, devices, signing, sealed documents and electronic files.
Engineer Seal Stamps compliance desk. Checked against 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.1. Sources read September 2026.
| Requirement | What the rule says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Diameter | Two inches, stated as a single figure. | 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.1 |
| Shape | A circle. | 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.1 |
| Legend | The words Registered Landscape Architect State of Mississippi, in that order. | 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.1 |
| Personal entries | Your name and your registration number. | 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.1 |
| Signature and date placement | Both are written across the face of the seal itself. | 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.3 |
| Working drawings | Every original sheet of the working drawings is sealed. | 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.2, 1.11.4, 1.11.5 |
| Project manual and Addenda | The cover or index pages of the project manual, and every Addendum. | 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.2, 1.11.4, 1.11.5 |
| Devices | No list of permitted devices is given. | 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.1, 1.11.3 |
| Electronic practice | Dealt with through the signature, not through an electronic version of the seal. | 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.3 |
| Lapse | The seal rule says nothing about the device when a registration lapses. | 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11 (silent as to the device on lapse) |
To compare Mississippi with every other jurisdiction, see our table of landscape architect seal requirements by state.
What wording goes on a Mississippi landscape architect seal?
Three items: your name, your registration number and the legend Registered Landscape Architect State of Mississippi. 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.1 is the source, and those three are the elements it lists for the face.
Set the legend exactly as the rule gives it, with every word in place. When you send your details, copy the registration number from your certificate so the digits match your record. Our post on Mississippi landscape architect stamp and seal requirements covers the same elements in another format.
How large is the Mississippi seal, and what shape?
A circle two inches across. 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.1 gives one diameter rather than a range, so every Mississippi landscape architect seal is two inches, and a seal at any other diameter falls outside the rule even when its wording is right.
A fixed figure takes the size decision off the order form. What remains is layout: your name, your number and a six word legend all have to fit inside the two inch circle and stay readable, so review the proof for spacing before you approve it.
Does the rule limit which device you use?
No list is given. 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.1, 1.11.3 covers the size, shape, wording and signing, but it does not name the devices that may apply the seal, so this page does not treat any device as required or banned.
The practical test comes from the signing rule. Because your signature and the date are written over the impression, choose a device whose impression still reads clearly with handwriting on top of it. Our post on Mississippi landscape architect stamp and seal design has more on building the face.
Where do the signature and date go on a Mississippi seal?
Across the face of the seal. Under 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.3, your signature and the date are superimposed on the impression itself rather than placed somewhere near it on the sheet.
That placement changes how a title block should be laid out. Leave clear space around the seal so the pen can cross it, and write the date across the face as well as the signature. Both marks and the impression should stay legible together on the finished sheet.
Which Mississippi documents must be sealed?
Under 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.2, 1.11.4, 1.11.5, all original sheets of the working drawings, the cover or index pages of the project manual and all Addenda. Each original drawing sheet takes the seal, not just the first sheet of the set.
Build the seal, with space for the signature and date across it, into your drawing border so every original sheet is ready when it is issued. Treat the project manual's cover or index pages the same way. Our post on the role of the Mississippi landscape architect stamp covers the seal's wider place in practice.
How does Mississippi handle electronic seals?
Through the signature, not the seal image. 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.3 addresses electronic practice as part of the signing requirement rather than by describing a separate electronic version of the seal.
For electronic sets, read 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.3 itself and confirm your signing method before a file goes out. Plan for the placement rule on files too, with the signature and date crossing the face of the seal. Keep your seal image at the full two inch size so it matches the paper version.
What happens to a Mississippi seal when a registration lapses?
The seal rule does not say. The source is 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11 (silent as to the device on lapse), so the seal rule gives no instruction to surrender or destroy a seal when a registration ends.
Do not read that silence as covering anything beyond the device itself; the seal rule simply does not deal with it. Keep your registration current, and store the seal where only you can reach it.
What should you supply with a Mississippi order?
Your name, your registration number and confirmation of the legend Registered Landscape Architect State of Mississippi. Size and shape need no choice, because the rule fixes a circle two inches in diameter for every registrant.
Tell us which device you want, since the rule leaves that open. If you sign in ink across paper sets, pick an impression that holds a pen line cleanly. Our post on why a Mississippi landscape architect seal matters is a companion read.
How do you check a Mississippi impression before first use?
Measure the circle at two inches, read your name, number and legend against your certificate and the rule, then sign and date across a test impression to confirm everything stays legible together.
The signature test is the step that matters most, because 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.3 puts the pen on top of the seal. If the impression smears under the pen or hides the signature, adjust the device or ink before you seal working drawings. Keep the signed test sheet with your registration papers.
If you also hold a Mississippi geologist license, the Mississippi geologist seal rules set out what that seal must carry.
Frequently asked questions
Can I sign beside the seal if my title block is tight?
No. 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.3 requires your signature and date to cross the face of the seal, so a signature next to the circle does not follow it. Make room around the seal rather than moving the signature off it.
Is an embosser acceptable in Mississippi?
The rule neither names nor excludes one, since 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.1, 1.11.3 gives no list of devices. Whatever you use, your signature and the date still go across the face.
Does every Addendum need its own seal?
Yes. The duty under 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.2, 1.11.4, 1.11.5 reaches all Addenda, so each one you issue takes the seal, with your signature and the date across it, even when it follows the main set by weeks.
Does the Mississippi seal show an expiration date?
No expiration date is among the elements listed in 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.1. The face carries your name, your registration number and the legend, inside a two inch circle.
Can I add my firm name to the seal?
30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 202, R. 1.11.1 lists three elements, and a firm name is not one of them. Keep the face to your name, your registration number and the legend.
Once your name and registration number are confirmed, order a two inch seal from our Mississippi stamps and seals collection.
