A Montana land surveyor seal carries your license number, the professional title and the state name, based on the board's published FAQ, and it may not be used once your license has expired. No size, shape or device is prescribed in the sources available, and the statute has no signature, date or electronic seal provision. This page sets out what is settled and what is open.
Engineer Seal Stamps compliance desk. Checked against Montana Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors, published FAQ and the Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors. Sources read September 2026.
| Requirement | What the rule says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| License number | Your license number appears on the seal. | Montana Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors, published FAQ |
| Professional title | The land surveyor title appears on the seal. | Montana Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors, published FAQ |
| State name | Montana is named on the seal. | Montana Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors, published FAQ |
| Expired license | Using the seal after the license expires is prohibited. | Mont. Code Ann. §§ 37-67-314(4), 37-67-329 |
| Signature and date | The statute sets no signature or date rule for the seal. | Mont. Code Ann. § 37-67-314(4) |
| Device | No source that could be obtained names a permitted device. | ARM 24.183.511 (not published in readable form) |
| Electronic seal | No electronic or digital seal provision; no technology, certificate authority or board signing process is named. | ARM 24.183.511 (not published in readable form) |
| Rule text | The administrative rule cited for devices and electronic seals is not published in readable form. | ARM 24.183.511 (not published in readable form) |
| Documents to seal | The statute gives no list of documents that must be sealed. | Mont. Code Ann. § 37-67-314 |
| Seal dimensions | No size is prescribed and no shape is stated in the sources available. | Not addressed in the cited rules |
Licensed in more than one place? Check each jurisdiction in land surveyor seal requirements by state. The route to a Montana surveying license, from education through the exams, sits in the national table on land surveyor licensing requirements.
What must a Montana land surveyor seal show?
Three items are tied to the board's published FAQ: your license number, the professional title and the state name. That FAQ is the primary source cited for Montana seal content.
The fuller face described in the next section is drawn from production artwork, not from any published rule. Our post on Montana land surveyor seal requirements gives further background on the credential.
What does the Montana die we make look like?
Our Montana face is drawn from production artwork, so read it as a manufacturing specification, not as law. It prints LICENSED, PROF. LAND SURVEYOR and MONTANA, with a place name in the center and your number below.
The number carries a PLS suffix on our die, printed in the style No. 000PLS, so the digits run straight into the letters. When you proof the order, check the digit count against your license. See our post on Montana land surveyor stamp design for layout choices.
When does a Montana seal stop being usable?
When your license expires. Montana treats expiration as a hard line: once the license has lapsed, using the seal is prohibited, under the rule cited as Mont. Code Ann. §§ 37-67-314(4), 37-67-329.
Plan renewals with that in mind: the day your license expires is the last day the seal can appear on your work.
Which devices can a Montana land surveyor use?
No source that could be obtained answers this. The device question points to ARM 24.183.511, and the published version of that rule cannot be read, so there is no confirmed list of permitted devices to report.
This page will not fill the gap with a guess. An embosser and an inked stamp are both products we make, but neither is confirmed or ruled out for Montana by a source read here. Our post on the Montana professional land surveyor stamp has more on the product.
Is there a required size or shape for a Montana seal?
No size is prescribed and no shape is stated in any source available for this page. The dimensions of our Montana die come from production artwork, which reflects what we manufacture rather than a figure a rule demands.
That leaves you free of a size target you need to hit. It does not leave the content open: the license number, the title and the state name belong on whatever size you order.
Can a Montana surveyor use an electronic seal?
The statute has no provision for one. Montana's engineering and surveying statute has nothing on electronic or digital seals. It does not identify a technology, a certificate authority or a board-approved way of signing.
The rule cited on this point, ARM 24.183.511, is not published in readable form. So there is no Montana specification for a digital seal image that this page can confirm.
Does Montana set a signature or date rule for the seal?
Not in the statute. Mont. Code Ann. § 37-67-314(4) is cited for the point, and no signature or date requirement attached to the seal appears there, so this page states neither a signing position nor a date rule.
Your own sheets may still carry a signature and date as a matter of practice. What you cannot do is point to the statute for a specific placement, because it does not give one.
Which documents have to be sealed in Montana?
The statute does not list them. Mont. Code Ann. § 37-67-314 contains no enumerated set of documents that must carry the seal, so there is no statutory list of plans, plats or reports to reproduce here.
What the sources do make clear is the expiration bar described above. Whatever you seal, you must hold a current license on the day you do it.
Why are some Montana seal answers missing?
Because the administrative rule cited for devices and electronic seals, ARM 24.183.511, is not published in readable form. The statute and the board's FAQ cover content and expiration, and they stop there.
That is why several rows in the table above read as not addressed. Those are gaps in the available rule text, not findings that Montana allows or forbids anything.
What should you send with a Montana seal order?
The center-line text exactly as you want it to appear and your license number. LICENSED, PROF. LAND SURVEYOR and MONTANA are built into our die from production artwork, and your number prints with the PLS suffix.
Then pick the device you want. Our post on whether a Montana land surveyor seal meets the requirements is worth reading before you review the proof.
How should you check a Montana impression before use?
Stamp a test sheet and confirm the three FAQ items are legible: your license number, the land surveyor title and MONTANA. Then check your name spelling and that the PLS suffix follows the digits cleanly.
Look at the whole face for even ink or depth, so every element reads clearly. Our post on the Montana land surveyor seal has more on the finished impression.
Frequently asked questions
Does the PLS suffix belong on a Montana seal?
Our Montana face prints the number with a PLS suffix, in the style No. 000PLS. That is the manufactured format; for the legal content, the source cited here is the board's published FAQ.
Is my name required on a Montana seal?
The FAQ items recorded for this page are the number, the title and the state name. Our Montana die also carries a place name in the center, as part of the manufactured face.
Is an embosser acceptable in Montana?
No available source answers that. The rule cited on devices, ARM 24.183.511, is not published in readable form, and no other source read names a device.
Does Montana require my signature to cross the seal?
The statute does not address signature or date for the seal, so it sets no placement rule for your signature.
Can a scanned image of my seal go on a PDF?
The statute has no electronic seal provision, so it does not say whether a scanned impression counts. The administrative rule cited for electronic seals is not published in readable form.
With your name and license number ready, order from our Montana stamps and seals collection and confirm the number, title and state name on the proof before production.
