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 Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors and Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-29 on 21 September 2026 · Updated 21 September 2026
Circular, from 1 5/8 inches to 2 inches in diameter, reading Licensed Professional Surveyor. Rule 6.2.2.b of 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 901 states the range, and Mississippi calls the profession professional surveyor rather than land surveyor, so the legend follows the statute rather than common usage. The engineer version of the same device takes Licensed Professional Engineer.
Within Mississippi the numbers do not travel. Architects are fixed at 1 1/2 inches under Pt. 201, R. 3.4 and landscape architects at 2 inches under Pt. 202, R. 1.11.1. A 2 inch surveyor stamp is legal here and is also the correct landscape architect size, which is exactly the coincidence that produces a wrong device in a multidisciplinary office. Rule 6.2.1 separately fixes the seal of the Board itself at two inches and puts it on certificates; that is not the licensee’s device and must not be reproduced on one.
The place the two professions on this board part company is Rule 6.2.3.a. The engineering paragraph carries a route allowing a licensee to review work prepared by another licensee in sufficient depth to assume responsibility for it. The surveying paragraph does not. A Mississippi surveyor asked to seal another surveyor’s plat is not in the same position as a Mississippi engineer asked to seal another engineer’s drawings.
Mississippi land surveyor seal requirements at a glance
| Requirement | Mississippi rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Seal required | Yes | Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-29 |
| Required elements | Your name and The legend Licensed Professional Surveyor | Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-29 |
| Size and shape | Circular, from 1 5/8 inches to 2 inches in diameter. | 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 901, R. 6.2.2.b |
| Device allowed | The Board’s own Seals and Signatures guidance is the clearest statement: embossing, rubber stamp and digital formats are all available and “The licensee may use whatever format works best in his/her. | Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors, Seals & Signatures guidance |
| Signature and date | Seal, signature and date together, with the format left to the licensee. | Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-29 |
| What must be sealed | Surveying plats, maps and reports under Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-29. | Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-29 |
| Electronic seal | This is the one slot in Mississippi where the sources do not line up, and it should be treated as live rather than settled. | 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 901, R. 6.2.3 (Board approved 21 November 2025) |
| Renewal and lapse | Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-29 is unusually direct about the dead seal: it is unlawful to seal any documents after the license is expired or revoked, or while the license is suspended. | Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-29 |
| Firm requirements | Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-43 provides that “No corporation, firm or partnership may engage in the practice of professional engineering or the practice of professional surveying in this state unless it has been. | Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-43 |
| Regulator | The Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors | Miss. Code Ann. Title 73, ch. 13, principally §§ 73-13-29 and 73-13-43, from the Board’s published statute compilation |
Is a seal required in Mississippi?
The statute states the duty separately for each of this board’s professions and the rule then governs both. Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-29 requires surveying plats, maps and reports to be sealed, and 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 901, R. 6.2.2 prescribes the device. The statute is blunt about the limits: “it shall be unlawful for anyone to seal any documents after the license is expired or revoked, or while the license is suspended,” and “It shall be unlawful for anyone other than the licensee to whom the seal has been issued to seal any document utilizing such seal.”
What must appear on the seal
- Your name
- The legend Licensed Professional Surveyor
Mississippi calls the profession professional surveyor, not land surveyor, and the legend follows the statute. The engineer version takes Licensed Professional Engineer. Rule 6.2.1 separately fixes the seal of the Board itself at two inches and puts it on certificates; that is not the licensee’s device and must not be reproduced on one. Take the licensee artwork from the Board’s Seals and Signatures guidance rather than from a template.
Size and shape
Circular, from 1 5/8 inches to 2 inches in diameter. Rule 6.2.2.b states the range. Two independently fetched copies of the rule, the Secretary of State’s published Part 901 and the Board’s own rules document, agree on the figure. Note separately that the seal of the Board itself is fixed at two inches by rule 6.2.1 and is imprinted on certificates. Note also the divergence within Mississippi: architects are fixed at 1 1/2 inches under Pt. 201, R. 3.4 and landscape architects at 2 inches under Pt. 202, R. 1.11.1.
Embosser, rubber stamp or digital
The Board’s own Seals and Signatures guidance is the clearest statement: embossing, rubber stamp and digital formats are all available and “The licensee may use whatever format works best in his/her practice.” It adds that “Mississippi does not prohibit or restrict digital seals and signatures.” The safe buy is the rubber stamp, since it reproduces on the copies that go to clients and agencies.
Signing and dating
Seal, signature and date together, with the format left to the licensee. The Board’s guidance does not impose a superimposition rule of the kind the Mississippi architecture rules use at Pt. 201, R. 3.2.4 and the landscape architecture rules use at Pt. 202, R. 1.11.3, where the signature must go over or across the seal. Read the current text of Rule 6.2 before restating any placement requirement, and note the statutory prohibition in § 73-13-29 on anyone other than the licensee to whom the seal was issued using it.
The review-and-adopt route is written for engineers, not surveyors
Rule 6.2 governs both of this board’s professions, and the place they part company is Rule 6.2.3.a. The engineering paragraph carries a route allowing a licensee to review work prepared by another licensee in sufficient depth to assume responsibility for it. The surveying paragraph does not. A Mississippi surveyor asked to seal another surveyor’s plat is not in the same position as a Mississippi engineer asked to seal another engineer’s drawings.
Which documents must be sealed
Surveying plats, maps and reports under Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-29. The divergence between the two professions sits in the rule. Rule 6.2.3.a carries a review-and-assume-responsibility route for work prepared by another licensee in its engineering paragraph only; the surveying paragraph does not carry it. A Mississippi surveyor who expects to be able to review and adopt another surveyor’s work in the way a Mississippi engineer can should read the current text of Rule 6.2.3 before relying on it.
Electronic and digital seals
This is the one slot in Mississippi where the sources do not line up, and it should be treated as live rather than settled. The Board’s public guidance says plainly that “Mississippi does not prohibit or restrict digital seals and signatures.” The Board’s rules document approved 21 November 2025 carries an electronic and digital seals provision inside Rule 6.2.3 requiring an electronic authentication process attached to or logically associated with the electronic document, unique to the individual using it, capable of verification, under that individual’s sole control, and linked so that the signature is invalidated if any data in the document changes. The Board’s own summary of the 2026 revisions describes that change as strengthening Rule 6.2.3 and adding electronic or digital seals. But the Part 901 text published by the Secretary of State as the effective administrative code, last amended 20 August 2025, contains no such provision in Rule 6.2. The criteria above are safe to describe because both the Board’s approved text and its published guidance support them; take the exact wording from the current effective text.
Renewal, lapse and retirement
Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-29 is unusually direct about the dead seal: it is unlawful to seal any documents after the license is expired or revoked, or while the license is suspended. The Board runs a biennial renewal system with the online window opening 1 October and running through 31 December, and all licenses expiring 31 December; a new license expires on 31 December of the year it was issued if not renewed. Late renewal carries a ten percent per month fee for a maximum of six months, after which reinstatement or re-licensure is required. Not addressed: whether the license number changes, and whether the seal must be destroyed or surrendered. Checked Rule 6.2 in full, Miss. Code Ann. §§ 73-13-29 and 73-13-43, and the Board’s Licensure Renewals page.
Firm requirements
Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-43 provides that “No corporation, firm or partnership may engage in the practice of professional engineering or the practice of professional surveying in this state unless it has been issued a certificate of authority by the board,” with an exemption reading that “A sole proprietorship, owned and operated by a licensee under this chapter shall not be required to obtain a certificate of authority.” The firm gets no seal, and no statute or rule requires the certificate of authority number to appear on a sealed document.
What to check before you order
Order a circular device between 1 5/8 and 2 inches in diameter carrying your name and the legend Licensed Professional Surveyor, to the artwork the Board publishes. Embossing, rubber stamp and digital formats are all acceptable and the Board says you may use whatever format works best in your practice; a rubber stamp reproduces best on the copies that go to clients and agencies. Seal surveying plats, maps and reports. Do not seal anything after your license expires or is revoked, or while it is suspended, and never let anyone else use the seal issued to you. If your firm is a corporation, firm or partnership it needs its own certificate of authority, though the firm gets no seal and its number does not go on the document.
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Frequently asked questions
Is a seal required for surveyors in Mississippi?
Yes. Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-29 requires surveying plats, maps and reports to be sealed, and 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 901, R. 6.2.2 prescribes the device. The statute is blunt about the limits: “it shall be unlawful for anyone to seal any documents after the license is expired or revoked, or while the license is suspended,” and “It shall be unlawful for anyone other than the licensee to whom the seal has been issued to seal any document utilizing such seal.”
What has to appear on a Mississippi surveyor seal?
Your name and the legend Licensed Professional Surveyor, under Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-29. Take the artwork from the Board’s Seals and Signatures guidance rather than from a generic template, and do not reproduce the Board’s own two inch seal, which belongs on certificates.
What size is a Mississippi surveyor seal?
Circular, from 1 5/8 inches to 2 inches in diameter, under Rule 6.2.2.b. Two independently fetched copies of the rule, the Secretary of State’s published Part 901 and the Board’s own rules document, agree on the figure.
Embossing, rubber stamp or digital in Mississippi?
Your choice. The Board’s Seals and Signatures guidance states that embossing, rubber stamp and digital formats are all available and that “The licensee may use whatever format works best in his/her practice,” adding that “Mississippi does not prohibit or restrict digital seals and signatures.” A rubber stamp is the safe buy, since it reproduces on the copies that go to clients and agencies.
Does the signature have to cross the seal in Mississippi?
The Board’s guidance does not impose a superimposition rule of the kind the Mississippi architecture rules use at Pt. 201, R. 3.2.4 and the landscape architecture rules use at Pt. 202, R. 1.11.3, where the signature goes over or across the seal. Seal, signature and date travel together with the format left to the licensee. Read the current text of Rule 6.2 before relying on any placement requirement.
Which Mississippi documents get the seal?
Surveying plats, maps and reports, under Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-29.
Can I review and seal another Mississippi surveyor’s work?
Read Rule 6.2.3 before assuming so. The review and assume responsibility route in Rule 6.2.3.a sits in the engineering paragraph; the surveying paragraph does not carry it. A Mississippi surveyor who expects the same latitude a Mississippi engineer has should check the current text first.
Can anyone else use my Mississippi seal?
No. Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-29 provides that “It shall be unlawful for anyone other than the licensee to whom the seal has been issued to seal any document utilizing such seal.” That reaches employees and partners as well as strangers.
Where does Mississippi stand on digital seals?
Treat it as live rather than settled. The Board’s public guidance says plainly that “Mississippi does not prohibit or restrict digital seals and signatures.” The Board’s rules document approved 21 November 2025 carries an electronic and digital seals provision inside Rule 6.2.3 requiring an electronic authentication process attached to or logically associated with the electronic document, unique to the individual using it, capable of verification, under that individual’s sole control, and linked so that the signature is invalidated if any data in the document changes. The Part 901 text published by the Secretary of State as the effective administrative code, last amended 20 August 2025, contains no such provision in Rule 6.2. Those criteria are supported by both the Board’s approved text and its guidance, but take the exact wording from the current effective text.
What happens to my Mississippi seal when the license lapses?
You stop using it, and the statute is direct: it is unlawful to seal any documents after the license is expired or revoked, or while it is suspended. The Board runs a biennial renewal system with the online window opening 1 October and running through 31 December, and all licenses expiring 31 December; a new license expires on 31 December of the year it was issued if not renewed. Late renewal carries a ten percent per month fee for a maximum of six months, after which reinstatement or re-licensure is required. Whether the license number changes, and whether the seal must be destroyed or surrendered, are not addressed.
Does a Mississippi surveying firm need a seal?
No, but it usually needs a certificate of authority. Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-43 provides that “No corporation, firm or partnership may engage in the practice of professional engineering or the practice of professional surveying in this state unless it has been issued a certificate of authority by the board,” with an exemption reading that “A sole proprietorship, owned and operated by a licensee under this chapter shall not be required to obtain a certificate of authority.” The firm gets no seal, and no statute or rule requires the certificate of authority number on a sealed document.
