Written by Acorn Sales Company, manufacturing stamps and seals since 1964 · Reviewed by Holly R, VP of Sales and Marketing at Acorn Sales, against Oklahoma Real Estate Appraiser Board, administratively housed in the Oklahoma Insurance Department on 22 September 2026 · Updated 22 September 2026
The word seal appears once in Oklahoma’s appraiser Act, and it appears as a prohibition. The code of ethics at 59 O.S. 858-732 makes it unethical to use or attempt to use the seal, certificate or license of another as your own, or to falsely impersonate a licensed appraiser. That sentence forbids borrowing somebody else’s mark; it does not create one for you, and it does not presuppose that an Oklahoma appraiser owns a seal. Read in full, 59 O.S. 858-719 has no occurrence of seal or stamp at all, and neither does the standards rule, OAC 600:10-1-10, which adopts the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and stops there.
What 858-719 does ask for is placement. The certificate number goes adjacent to or immediately below the credential title whenever that title is used in an appraisal report, or in a contract or other instrument used in conducting real property appraisal activities. Two static lines, applied over and over, on every assignment. That is the job a stamp does, and in Oklahoma it is the only job there is.
Oklahoma real estate appraiser seal requirements at a glance
| Requirement | Oklahoma rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Seal required | No. No seal or stamp is prescribed anywhere in the Act or in Okla. Admin. Code Title 600. | 59 O.S. 858-719; OAC 600:10-1-10 |
| Required elements | The certificate number, placed adjacent to or immediately below the credential title: Trainee Appraiser, State Licensed Appraiser, State Certified Residential Appraiser or State Certified General Appraiser. | 59 O.S. 858-719 |
| Size and shape | None prescribed. The Act and Title 600 set no diameter, dimension or shape, because they set no seal. | 59 O.S. 858-700 et seq.; Okla. Admin. Code Title 600 (no provision) |
| Device allowed | Any. The statute governs wording and position, not instrument, so a stamped, printed or typed block reads the same to the rule. | 59 O.S. 858-719 |
| Signature and date | Not prescribed by the Act for the report face. The signed certification an appraiser gives comes through the standards rule, which adopts USPAP. | OAC 600:10-1-10 |
| What must be sealed | Nothing. The duty attaches to any appraisal report, contract or other instrument used in conducting real property appraisal activities in which the credential title is used, and the duty is to put the number by the title. | 59 O.S. 858-719 |
| Electronic seal | Not addressed. No provision on an electronic seal or a digital signature was located in the Act or in the Chapter 10 rules. | 59 O.S. 858-700 et seq.; Okla. Admin. Code Title 600 (no provision) |
| Renewal and lapse | No expiration date is called for on the report. Nothing on a plate cut to 858-719 expires with the credential cycle. | 59 O.S. 858-719 |
| Firm requirements | None for report marking. Appraisal management companies register under OAC 600:30 and 600:35, and neither chapter carries a seal or report-marking rule. | OAC 600:30; OAC 600:35 |
| Regulator | Oklahoma Real Estate Appraiser Board, administratively housed in the Oklahoma Insurance Department | Oklahoma Certified Real Estate Appraisers Act, 59 O.S. 858-700 et seq.; OAC Title 600, chapters 10, 15, 20, 30 and 35 |
What 59 O.S. 858-719 actually says
One sentence does the work. Each trainee, state licensed, state certified residential or state certified general real estate appraiser places that appraiser’s certificate number adjacent to or immediately below the title Trainee Appraiser, State Licensed Appraiser, State Certified Residential Appraiser or State Certified General Appraiser when used in an appraisal report or in a contract or other instrument used in conducting real property appraisal activities. Note what is absent: no seal, no stamp, no impression, no geometry, no signature clause and no date. The section was read in full on this pass and contains neither of the two words a seal rule would have to use.
The one seal in the Act is a prohibition
This is the trap worth naming. The code of ethics at 59 O.S. 858-732 lists, among unethical acts, using or attempting to use the seal, certificate or license of another as your own, and falsely impersonating a licensed appraiser. A quick word search on the Act finds seal there and stops, and a page written from that hit would report Oklahoma as a seal state. It is not one. The sentence is a misuse prohibition aimed at impersonation. It reaches the seal of another person whatever their profession, and it creates no duty for an Oklahoma appraiser to obtain, own or apply a device of any kind.
The Board’s credential is a separate thing again
Section 858-719 also deals with the credential document the Board issues, which bears the signatures or facsimile signatures of the members of the Board and a certificate number assigned by the Board. That is the state signing its own record, the wall certificate rather than the report. It is worth being precise here, because even that provision uses the word signatures and not the word seal. Oklahoma has no state seal clause in its appraiser statute at all, and the Board’s authentication of its own credential puts nothing on an appraiser’s desk.
Adjacent to, or immediately below
Oklahoma is unusually specific about position and unusually generous about which position. The number may sit beside the title or on the line directly under it, and both satisfy the statute. For a stamp that settles the layout question: a two-line block with the title above and the number below is expressly within the wording, which is easier to letter cleanly than trying to fit a long title and a number on one line. What the statute does not allow is distance. A number in a page footer, or on a separate signature page from the title, is neither adjacent to nor immediately below it.
What to engrave
Three items and no more: your name as you sign it, the exact credential title, and the certificate number under or beside that title. Use the title Oklahoma actually issues. State Certified Residential Appraiser and State Certified General Appraiser are different credentials with different scopes, and a plate that blurs one into the other misstates the class the report is issued under. Trainees are named in the statute by title, so a trainee block reads Trainee Appraiser with the trainee certificate number, not the supervisor’s. Leave the signature off the die: the die carries facts, the pen carries the act.
Which documents the rule reaches
Any appraisal report, and any contract or other instrument used in conducting real property appraisal activities, in which the credential title is used. Engagement letters and fee agreements sit inside that description when they identify you by title, which is the part most appraisers miss. The practical consequence is volume: a block used on engagement paperwork and again on each report is applied constantly, so choose a device built for repetition rather than one kept in a drawer for occasional use.
Embosser, ink stamp or eSeal image
Nothing in Oklahoma law points at an instrument, so choose for the medium. An ink stamp scans and photocopies cleanly, which is what a lender file needs: the Real Estate Appraiser Self Inking Rubber Stamp of Seal is $39.95 and the Slim Pre Inked Rubber Stamp of Seal is $46.95 with a sharper character edge. An embosser like the Real Estate Appraiser Desk Seal Embosser at $44.95 makes a raised impression that reads in the hand but disappears in a scan, so it belongs on a retained original. For a report that leaves as a PDF, the eSeal Electronic Image Stamp of Seal is $20.00.
Sizing and layout
No dimension is prescribed, so set size by the longest line. State Certified Residential Appraiser is the longest of the four titles, and it wants a rectangular face rather than a small round one; a circle pushes the longest string into the narrowest part of the die. Keep the number in the same type size as the title rather than shrinking it to fit, because the number is the element a reader cannot reconstruct from context. Check the proof against the certificate itself, digit by digit.
Standards, and where the signing duty comes from
The Board’s standards rule, OAC 600:10-1-10, reads in full that the standards of practice governing real estate appraisal activities will be the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice as promulgated by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation. That single sentence is the whole rule. It means the signed certification in an Oklahoma report comes from USPAP rather than from any state marking rule, and it means there is no Oklahoma chapter of report-content detail to read behind it. All five chapters of Title 600 were enumerated on this pass and none carries a seal, stamp or report-marking provision.
Before you order, and afterwards
Copy the class and the number from the certificate rather than from an old report. Order after the credential is issued or upgraded, not while it is pending, and replace the die when the class changes rather than lettering over it. A self-inking die wants ink when the character centers go gray; a pre-inked die takes only its own ink, since a generic bottle floods the face and turns the number into a smudge. Store it face down and dry. This page is a research summary and not legal advice. Browse real estate appraiser stamps and seals, or contact us with your wording.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Oklahoma require a real estate appraiser to have a seal?
No. Neither the Oklahoma Certified Real Estate Appraisers Act nor Okla. Admin. Code Title 600 prescribes an appraiser seal. The single occurrence of the word seal in the Act is the ethics provision at 59 O.S. 858-732, which forbids using another person’s seal, certificate or license as your own.
Does 858-732 mean I need a seal of my own to protect?
No. It is a prohibition on impersonation, not a grant or a duty. It tells you what you may not do with somebody else’s mark and says nothing about obtaining one yourself.
What goes on an Oklahoma appraiser stamp?
Your name, the exact credential title you hold, and your certificate number placed adjacent to or immediately below that title, as 59 O.S. 858-719 directs. Those are the only elements the statute names.
Can the number sit on the line below the title?
Yes. The statute says adjacent to or immediately below, so a stacked two-line block is within the wording. Distance is the problem, not stacking: a number in a footer is neither adjacent nor immediately below.
Do trainees put a number on reports?
The statute names Trainee Appraiser among the four titles it covers, so a trainee block carries that title and the trainee’s own certificate number. It is not the supervisor’s number.
Does the rule reach my engagement letter?
It reaches a contract or other instrument used in conducting real property appraisal activities where the credential title is used, so engagement paperwork that identifies you by title is inside the same sentence as the report.
