Written by Acorn Sales Company, manufacturing stamps and seals since 1964 · Reviewed by Holly R, VP of Sales and Marketing at Acorn Sales, against the Nebraska State Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors and Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,121 on 21 September 2026 · Updated 21 September 2026
A Nebraska registered professional land surveyor does not buy a seal. The board issues one. Chapter 6 § 001.01 of the Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors Rules and Regulations provides that the examining board issues each registrant a rubber stamp seal and a digital seal. That covers both the paper case and the electronic case without the registrant sourcing anything, and it means there is no diameter to choose, no wording to specify and no artwork to approve. If a device is lost or damaged, or you need the digital seal for electronic deliverables, the request goes back to the examining board.
The second thing to know is jurisdictional. Nebraska splits what most states combine: architects and professional engineers sit under the Board of Engineers and Architects with rules at Title 110 of the Nebraska Administrative Code, and land surveyors sit under the Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors with rules at Title 234. Guidance written for one board does not govern the other.
And note the breadth of the statutory prohibition. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,121 makes it unlawful for anyone to stamp or seal any document after the license has been suspended, revoked or has expired. All three states, and the prohibition reaches anyone rather than only the registrant.
Nebraska land surveyor seal requirements at a glance
| Requirement | Nebraska rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Seal required | Yes | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,121 |
| Required elements | The seal is issued by the Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors; you do not specify its content | Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors Rules and Regulations ch. 6 § 001.01 |
| Size and shape | Not applicable in the usual sense. | Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors Rules and Regulations ch. 6 § 001.01 (seal issued by the board) |
| Device allowed | Two devices, both issued by the board. | Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors Rules and Regulations ch. 6 § 001.01 |
| Signature and date | Not addressed in the sources we read as a placement rule. | Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors Rules and Regulations ch. 6 (silent as to placement in the sources read) |
| What must be sealed | Documents of land surveying practice, with the minimum content of surveys governed by Chapter 12, Minimum Standards. | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,121 |
| Electronic seal | Nebraska names no technology and solves the electronic problem by issuing the device. | Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors Rules and Regulations ch. 6 §§ 001.01, 001.07 |
| Renewal and lapse | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,121 makes it unlawful for anyone to stamp or seal any document after the license has been suspended, revoked or has expired. | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,121 |
| Firm requirements | Not addressed in the sources we read. | Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 81-8,108 to 81-8,127 (no firm seal provision located) |
| Regulator | The Nebraska State Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors | Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 81-8,108 to 81-8,127, the Land Surveyors Regulation Act, chiefly § 81-8,121 |
Is a seal required in Nebraska?
Land surveying is a separate act and a separate board in Nebraska, and the seal comes from the board rather than from a supplier. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,121 governs the seal and makes it unlawful for anyone to stamp or seal any document after the license has been suspended, revoked or has expired. The Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors Rules and Regulations, Chapter 6, The Registered Professional Land Surveyor’s Seal, provides at § 001.01 that the examining board issues each registrant a rubber stamp seal and a digital seal.
What must appear on the seal
- The seal is issued by the Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors; you do not specify its content
There is nothing for a buyer to choose. Because the examining board issues the device, the content, the layout and the artwork are settled before the registrant sees them. Do not order a Nebraska land surveyor seal from a supplier, and do not assume the Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects content list applies: that list, with State of Nebraska, the name as licensed, the license number and the profession or discipline, governs architects and professional engineers under Title 110 NAC, not registrants of this board under Title 234 NAC.
Size and shape
Not applicable in the usual sense. The question of diameter does not arise for a Nebraska land surveyor the way it does elsewhere, because the examining board issues the seal. The Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects states in its own guidance that it does not stipulate a size for architects and professional engineers; that statement is that board’s, and neither board publishes a land surveyor diameter for a licensee to order to. The sources here are Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,121 and the Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors Rules and Regulations Chapter 6 and Chapter 12.
Embosser, rubber stamp or digital
Two devices, both issued by the board. Chapter 6 § 001.01 provides that the examining board issues each registrant a rubber stamp seal and a digital seal. That covers both the paper and the electronic case without the registrant sourcing anything. If a device is lost or damaged, the route is back to the board rather than to a supplier.
Signing and dating
Not addressed in the sources we read as a placement rule. Chapter 6 governs the seal and its security, and Chapter 12 sets minimum standards for surveys. The sources here are Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,121 and Chapters 6 and 12 of the Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors Rules and Regulations. Contrast the Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects, whose published guidance requires seals to be signed and dated across or adjacent to the face of the stamp; that guidance is for architects and professional engineers and does not govern this board’s registrants. Take the signature and date rule from the examining board.
The board issues the seal. You do not buy one.
This is the Nebraska fact that changes the whole transaction. Chapter 6 § 001.01 of the Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors Rules and Regulations provides that the examining board issues each registrant a rubber stamp seal and a digital seal. A registered professional land surveyor in Nebraska does not order a device from a stamp supplier, does not choose a diameter and does not specify the wording. If you need a replacement, or a digital seal for electronic deliverables, the request goes to the examining board.
Which documents must be sealed
Documents of land surveying practice, with the minimum content of surveys governed by Chapter 12, Minimum Standards. The statutory prohibition is the sharpest statement of the duty: § 81-8,121 makes it unlawful for anyone to stamp or seal any document after the license has been suspended, revoked or has expired. Not addressed as an enumerated list: take the document list from Chapter 12 and from the examining board.
Electronic and digital seals
Nebraska names no technology and solves the electronic problem by issuing the device. The examining board issues each registrant a digital seal alongside the rubber stamp seal, and Chapter 6 § 001.07 puts the security duty on the registrant, in the same terms the engineering and architecture rule uses at 110 Neb. Admin. Code ch. 6, rule 6.1.8. There is no required certificate authority, no PKI specification and no board-approved digital signature process.
Renewal, lapse and retirement
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,121 makes it unlawful for anyone to stamp or seal any document after the license has been suspended, revoked or has expired. Note that this act names all three states, where the engineers and architects provision at § 81-3437.01(3) speaks of expiration and of aiding evasion. Not addressed: whether the license number changes on reinstatement, and whether the board-issued devices must be returned, although the fact that the board issued them in the first place makes that a question worth asking the board directly.
Firm requirements
Not addressed in the sources we read. The Land Surveyors Regulation Act and the examining board’s Chapter 6 put the seal on the individual registrant and say nothing about a firm seal or a firm number on a sealed document. Do not carry across the Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects requirement that an organization’s certificate of authorization number appear on each drawing and on the cover or first page of specifications, reports and studies; that sits in Title 110 NAC chapter 7 and governs architecture and engineering organizations.
What to check before you order
Do not order a Nebraska land surveyor seal from a supplier. The Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors issues each registrant both a rubber stamp seal and a digital seal, so the content, the layout and the size are settled by the board and a purchased device is not the seal the rules contemplate. Contact the examining board for your seals, for replacements and for the digital seal you will use on electronic deliverables. Keep both secure; the rules put the security duty on you. Stop sealing the moment the license is suspended, revoked or expired, because the statute makes it unlawful for anyone to stamp or seal a document in any of those three states.
The regulator supplies the official device itself, so that part does not come from a stamp supplier. Go to the regulator named above for it.
What we can still make for you. The rule governs the official seal, not everything else that goes on a drawing or across a desk. Licensees on regulator-issued credentials regularly order supplemental devices from us: a raised embosser for the client copy or title sheet, a name and license block stamp, a "reviewed" or "as built" marker, a firm address stamp, or a duplicate of the official artwork for internal drafts where the official device would be inappropriate. None of those stands in for the seal, and none is what the rule restricts. Tell us what the regulator issued you and we will make the rest around it. Browse land surveyor stamps and seals.
Frequently asked questions
Is a seal required for land surveyors in Nebraska?
Yes, and land surveying is a separate act and a separate board here. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,121 governs the seal and makes it unlawful for anyone to stamp or seal any document after the license has been suspended, revoked or has expired. The Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors Rules and Regulations, Chapter 6, The Registered Professional Land Surveyor’s Seal, provides at § 001.01 that the examining board issues each registrant a rubber stamp seal and a digital seal.
Where do I get a Nebraska land surveyor seal?
From the Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors. The examining board issues both devices, so there is nothing to order from a supplier. Replacements and the digital seal come from the same place.
What appears on a Nebraska land surveyor seal?
Whatever the examining board puts on it. Because the board issues the device, the content, the layout and the artwork are settled before the registrant sees them. Do not assume the Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects content list applies: that list, with State of Nebraska, the name as licensed, the license number and the profession or discipline, governs architects and professional engineers under Title 110 NAC, not registrants of this board under Title 234 NAC.
What size is a Nebraska land surveyor seal?
The question does not arise the way it does elsewhere, because the examining board issues the seal. Neither board publishes a land surveyor diameter for a licensee to order to. The Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects states in its own guidance that it does not stipulate a size for architects and professional engineers, but that statement belongs to that board.
Do I get a digital seal in Nebraska?
Yes, from the board. Chapter 6 § 001.01 provides that the examining board issues each registrant a rubber stamp seal and a digital seal, so the electronic case is covered without a separate purchase. Nebraska names no certificate authority, no PKI specification and no board-approved digital signature process.
Who is responsible for keeping the Nebraska seal secure?
You are. Chapter 6 § 001.07 puts the security duty on the registrant, in the same terms the engineering and architecture rule uses at 110 Neb. Admin. Code ch. 6, rule 6.1.8. Keep both the stamp and the digital seal under your own control.
Where does the signature go on a Nebraska survey?
Chapter 6 governs the seal and its security and does not state a placement rule in the sources read here, and Chapter 12 sets minimum standards for surveys. The Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects publishes guidance requiring seals to be signed and dated across or adjacent to the face of the stamp, but that guidance is for architects and professional engineers and does not govern this board’s registrants. Take the signature and date rule from the examining board.
Which Nebraska documents have to be sealed?
Documents of land surveying practice, with the minimum content of surveys governed by Chapter 12, Minimum Standards. The statute does not enumerate a list; the sharpest statement of the duty is the prohibition in § 81-8,121 on stamping or sealing once the license is suspended, revoked or expired. Take the document list from Chapter 12 and from the examining board.
When must I stop sealing in Nebraska?
The moment the license is suspended, revoked or expired. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,121 names all three, where the engineers and architects provision at § 81-3437.01(3) speaks of expiration and of aiding evasion. Whether the license number changes on reinstatement, and whether the board-issued devices must be returned, are not addressed, although the fact that the board issued them makes the second question worth putting to the board directly.
Does a Nebraska surveying firm need a seal or a number on the plat?
Not addressed in the Land Surveyors Regulation Act or in the examining board’s Chapter 6, which put the seal on the individual registrant and say nothing about a firm seal or a firm number on a sealed document. Do not carry across the Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects requirement that an organization’s certificate of authorization number appear on each drawing and on the cover or first page of specifications, reports and studies; that sits in Title 110 NAC chapter 7 and governs architecture and engineering organizations.
