A Nevada landscape architect's seal is issued by the Board, in both a physical and an electronic form. It carries your name, your certificate number, the title landscape architect and a Board-authorized design. No size or shape is published. Signature, seal and date all go on each title page. This page covers the face, devices, signing, documents and lapse.
Engineer Seal Stamps compliance desk. Checked against Nev. Rev. Stat. § 623A.195(1). Sources read September 2026.
| Requirement | What the rule says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Who supplies the seal | The Board provides it, in a physical version and an electronic version. | Nev. Admin. Code § 623A.140(2), (3), (4) |
| Name | Your name, as the registered holder. | Nev. Rev. Stat. § 623A.195(1) |
| Number | The number of your certificate of registration. | Nev. Rev. Stat. § 623A.195(1) |
| Professional title | The words landscape architect. | Nev. Rev. Stat. § 623A.195(1) |
| Design | Whatever design the Board has authorized. | Nev. Rev. Stat. § 623A.195(1) |
| Size and shape | No diameter, outline or measurement is given. | Nev. Admin. Code §§ 623A.140, 623A.440 (no dimension stated) |
| Where to sign, seal and date | On the title page of each document. | Nev. Rev. Stat. § 623A.195(2) |
| Documents covered | Every plan, specification and report you issue, and any other document you issue as a registrant. | Nev. Rev. Stat. § 623A.195(2) |
| Electronic seal | Allowed. The Board issues the electronic stamp itself. | Nev. Admin. Code § 623A.140(3), (4) |
| Expired, suspended or revoked certificate | Using the holder's seal on any document becomes unlawful. | Nev. Rev. Stat. § 623A.195(3) |
Licensed in more than one place? Check each jurisdiction in landscape architect seal requirements by state.
Where does a Nevada landscape architect get a seal?
From the Board. Under Nev. Admin. Code § 623A.140(2), (3), (4), the Board supplies the official stamp in both of its forms, one physical and one electronic, so the device you use is the one the Board provides.
That settles most of the questions a stamp order would normally raise. The layout, the lettering and the dimensions come with the device the Board issues, so there is no die for you to specify. Our guide to the professional landscape architect stamp in Nevada gives more background on how the state handles it.
What does the Nevada landscape architect seal show?
Four items, all named in Nev. Rev. Stat. § 623A.195(1): your name as the certificate holder, the number of your certificate of registration, the professional title landscape architect, and the design the Board has authorized for the seal.
Nevada registers landscape architects by certificate of registration, so the number on the face is that certificate's number. The title is given as landscape architect, and the Board settles the design itself. For a closer look at how these parts come together, see our piece on Nevada landscape architect seal design.
Does Nevada set a size or shape for the seal?
No. NAC 623A.140 and NAC 623A.440 give no diameter, outline or measurement, and NRS 623A.195 is equally silent. The gap has little practical effect, because the Board issues the device itself rather than leaving its size to you.
There is no published figure to measure a seal against. Your seal is the size and shape of the stamp the Board hands you, and nothing in the cited provisions asks you to alter it.
Which devices can you use?
The ones the Board supplies. Nev. Admin. Code § 623A.140(2), (3), (4) has the Board provide the official stamp in a physical version and an electronic version, and the provisions cited on this page point to no other source for either.
Each device is personal to its holder. It names one registrant and shows that registrant's certificate number, so a stamp issued to a colleague cannot stand in for yours on a document you issue.
Can you seal electronically in Nevada?
Yes. Nevada's answer to electronic sealing is to have the Board issue the electronic stamp as well, under Nev. Admin. Code § 623A.140(3), (4). The electronic version comes from the same source as the physical one.
The electronic stamp does not change what the statute asks of the document. You still sign, seal and date on the title page, whether the plan set leaves your office on paper or as a file.
Where do the signature, seal and date go?
On the title page. Nev. Rev. Stat. § 623A.195(2) has each document you issue signed, sealed and dated there, a more exact placement than most states write into their seal rules.
Treat the title page as the page that has to be complete. Your signature, the Board-issued impression and the date all belong on it, and a set that carries the seal only on interior sheets leaves the statutory page unfinished.
Which documents need the seal?
Any plan, specification or report you issue as a certificate holder, and any other document you issue in that capacity, under Nev. Rev. Stat. § 623A.195(2). The duty follows what you issue, not only drawings.
The reach is wide. A written report or a specification package is treated the same way as a drawing set, and each one is signed, sealed and dated on its title page. For the practical case for the stamp, see our look at the benefits of the Nevada landscape architect stamp.
What happens when a certificate expires or is suspended or revoked?
Sealing stops. Nev. Rev. Stat. § 623A.195(3) bars every person from applying a certificate holder's seal to a document once the certificate has expired, or while it stands suspended or revoked.
The rule is written against any person, so it covers the holder and anyone else who might apply the seal. Stop using the stamp the day the certificate is no longer in force, and keep it where others cannot reach it.
What should you have ready before sealing a Nevada document?
The Board-issued stamp in the form you need, a current certificate, your signature and the date. All of it lands on the title page, and a certificate that has expired or been suspended or revoked ends lawful use of the seal.
If your practice produces both paper and electronic deliverables, keep both versions of the stamp on hand, since the Board supplies each. For how the seal reads to clients and reviewers, our article on standing out with the Nevada landscape architect seal takes up that side.
How do you check a sealed title page before it goes out?
Read the impression against the statute first. Your name, your certificate number, the title landscape architect and the Board's design should all be legible, with your signature and the date on the same title page as the seal.
Then copy or scan the page and read it again. An impression that is clear on the original can blur in reproduction, and a reviewer working from a copy needs every element readable. Confirm your certificate is still in force before the document leaves the office.
Frequently asked questions
Can a stamp company make my Nevada landscape architect seal?
The provisions cited here place the stamp with the Board, in both its physical and electronic versions, and describe no commercial source. The design is one the Board authorizes, so go to the Board for the seal itself.
Is the number on the seal a license number?
Nevada issues landscape architects a certificate of registration, and the statute puts that certificate's number on the seal. Use the number exactly as it appears on your certificate.
Does the seal say registered landscape architect?
The statute gives the title as landscape architect, with no other qualifier named. That is the wording Nev. Rev. Stat. § 623A.195(1) ties to the seal.
What if my Nevada seal is lost or wears out?
The provisions cited on this page do not address loss or wear. Because the Board is the source of the official stamp in both forms, the Board is also where a new one would come from.
Does the electronic stamp replace the physical one?
No provision cited here makes one stand in for the other. The Board supplies both versions, and Nev. Admin. Code § 623A.140(2), (3), (4) describes them side by side.
For the other stamps and seals your Nevada practice uses, browse our Nevada stamps and seals collection.
