A Georgia landscape architect's seal must carry three items: your name, your certificate number and the legend Registered Landscape Architect. Any document you issue has to be stamped or sealed and then countersigned. Chapter 310-7 gives no size and no shape for the device, and it has no electronic seal provision. This page covers the seal face, devices, signing, covered documents, electronic files and certificate lapse.
Engineer Seal Stamps compliance desk. Checked against Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 310-7-.01(1). Sources read September 2026.
| Requirement | What the rule says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Items on the seal face | Three: your name, your certificate number and the legend. | Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 310-7-.01(1) |
| Legend wording | Registered Landscape Architect, in those words. | Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 310-7-.01(1) |
| Size | None set. No diameter, no square measurement and no proportion appears in the chapter. | Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 310-7-.01 (silent) |
| Shape | Not stated. | Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 310-7-.01 (silent) |
| Devices | An inked rubber stamp and a raised seal are treated alike. The chapter is headed Seals and Rubber Stamps. | Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 310-7, r. 310-7-.01(2) |
| Signature | Each document is countersigned in addition to being stamped or sealed. | Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 310-7-.01(2) (silent as to date and placement) |
| Date and signature position | Neither is addressed. | Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 310-7-.01(2) (silent as to date and placement) |
| Documents covered | Drawings, specifications and any other document a registrant issues. | Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 310-7-.01(2), (3) |
| Electronic seal | No provision for an electronic seal or a digital signature. | Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 310-7 (silent) |
| Expired, revoked or suspended certificate | No stamping or sealing, by you or by anyone you permit, once the certificate has expired or been revoked, or while a Board suspension runs. | Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 310-7-.01(2) |
Georgia is one row in our landscape architect seal requirements by state table, which sets each jurisdiction's rule side by side.
What goes on a Georgia landscape architect's seal?
Three items make up the whole list: your name, your certificate number and the legend Registered Landscape Architect. Rule 310-7-.01(1) lists these three, so the face of your stamp or seal is built from those three lines.
Set the legend exactly as the rule words it. Registered is the term Georgia uses for this profession, so a face that reads Licensed Landscape Architect or Professional Landscape Architect is not the legend the rule gives. Send your name and number as your certificate shows them, spelling and all. Our earlier post on Georgia landscape architect seal guidelines is a companion read on the same three items.
How large should a Georgia landscape architect stamp be?
Georgia does not set a size. Nothing in chapter 310-7 fixes a diameter, a square measurement or a proportion, and no shape is named either. The dimensions of your device are a practical choice rather than a regulatory one.
Choose a size that keeps all three items readable on the smallest sheet you issue and on reduced prints. Because no shape is named, the rule does not favor a round face over a square one. For layout ideas, see our post on Georgia landscape architect stamp design.
Can you use a rubber stamp, or does Georgia expect an embosser?
Either one is acceptable. Chapter 310-7 is titled Seals and Rubber Stamps, and rule 310-7-.01(2) refers to documents being stamped or sealed. That wording gives an inked rubber stamp and a raised embossed seal equal standing.
Pick the device by how your documents leave the office. If sets go out as prints or scans, make sure the impression you choose and your countersignature both show on the copy the recipient actually holds. You can also order one of each from the same artwork. More on device choice is in our post on choosing a Georgia landscape architect stamp.
What does countersigning mean for a Georgia landscape architect?
It means an impression alone is not enough. Under rule 310-7-.01(2), every document you issue needs a countersignature in addition to the stamp or seal, so plan to sign each sheet or page that receives your impression.
The rule says nothing about a date. It asks for the stamp or seal and the countersignature and adds no dating step, so any date you place near your signature is office practice rather than a Georgia requirement for this profession.
Which Georgia documents need the stamp or seal?
Drawings, specifications and other documents that you issue as a registrant. Rule 310-7-.01(2) attaches the stamping duty to issued documents, and the words other documents keep the list open beyond drawings and specifications.
The practical step is to put room for the impression and a countersignature into each template you issue from: title blocks, specification covers and report covers. That way the space exists before the deadline rather than being found on the day a set goes out. Our overview of the professional landscape architect stamp in Georgia is a companion read for this step.
Does Georgia provide for an electronic landscape architect seal?
No provision exists. Chapter 310-7 has no rule on electronic seals or on digital signatures. It also lacks the kind of stripping rule that Georgia engineers and land surveyors follow under rule 180-12-.02(8) and (9).
For this profession, the rule text speaks only of documents that are stamped or sealed and countersigned. It does not describe a seal image placed in a file or a way to sign a PDF, so there is no Georgia electronic format for this page to set out. We state the silence and stop there rather than borrow another board's method.
Can you keep stamping after a Georgia certificate expires or is suspended?
No. Rule 310-7-.01(2) bars you from stamping or sealing any document once your certificate has expired or been revoked, and for as long as a Board suspension lasts. Letting another person apply it in those periods is barred too.
The ban turns on the date the impression goes down, not on when the work was drawn. A set you finished while your certificate was current still cannot be stamped after it lapses. Keep your renewal ahead of your issue dates so a late renewal never holds up a submittal.
What should you have ready when ordering a Georgia stamp or seal?
Have your name and certificate number exactly as your certificate shows them, and confirm the legend reads Registered Landscape Architect. Then choose an inked stamp, an embosser, or one of each made from the same artwork.
Because the rule leaves size and shape open, tell us the size that fits your title block. If your certificate shows a middle initial or a suffix, send your name that way so the face matches the document it rests on. See also our post on ordering a Georgia landscape architect seal.
How should you check the impression before the first set goes out?
Stamp a test sheet on the paper you actually issue, then read your name, certificate number and legend letter by letter against your certificate. Add a countersignature near the impression and confirm both are legible on a print or scan.
With an embosser, check the raised image under a low, raking light and on a photocopy of the same page. With an inked stamp, look for filled letters in the certificate number. Keep the test sheet with your registration records as a reference copy.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Georgia landscape architect stamp need the state name?
The rule does not list it. The required items are your name, your certificate number and the Registered Landscape Architect legend, and the state name is not among them.
Is an embossed seal enough without a signature?
No. Whichever device you use, rule 310-7-.01(2) calls for the document to be countersigned as well as stamped or sealed.
Should the countersignature cross the impression or sit beside it?
Georgia does not say. Rule 310-7-.01(2) requires the countersignature but leaves its position open, so across, beside and below the impression are all outside what the rule addresses.
Will renewing my certificate mean ordering a new stamp?
None of the three required items is a date, so the face carries nothing tied to a renewal cycle. A new device would be needed if your name or certificate number changed, since both appear on it.
Where are Georgia's renewal and continuing education rules?
Outside the seal chapter. Chapter 310-4 covers renewal, and continuing education has its own chapter, 310-9. Chapter 310-7 governs the stamp and seal, including the bar on using them after a lapse.
When your name and certificate number are in hand, choose a stamp or embosser from our Georgia stamps and seals collection and set the legend to Registered Landscape Architect.
