The Licensee Seal
A licensee seal is required for each individual licensed as an architect or professional engineer in Nebraska. Its function is to help identify the licensee accountable for the work executed in accordance with the stipulations of the E&A Act.
The seal must bear the licensee’s name, their license number, the words “State of Nebraska,” and whether the individual is licensed to practice as a professional engineer, with discipline specified, or as an architect.
Below is an example of a Nebraska architect and professional engineer seal. Should a Nebraska licensee’s seal differ from this example, it will be deemed invalid. The licensee must obtain a new seal that conforms to this design.
The Licensee Seal Requirements
All seals must be:
- Legible, whether embossed, computer-generated, or otherwise
- Signed across the face of the stamp with the licensee’s name
- The date on which the material was signed
Below is an example of a Nebraska architect and professional engineer seal that is clearly signed across the face of the seal, including the licensee’s name and the date on which the material was signed.
The Board does not stipulate a specific size or diameter; nonetheless, whether applied through embossing, ink, or electronic rendering, the seal must remain legible.
Sealing is required when presented to any governmental agency.
Documents clearly marked as “Draft” prepared for preliminary submission and review do not require the professional’s seal, signature, and date, including documents prepared for a client or governmental agency, unless otherwise required by that entity.
All seals must be placed on:
- All originals, copies, tracings, or reproducible drawings
- The first and last page of specifications, reports, and studies
For large specifications, licensees can affix their seal and indicate the page number(s) they are responsible for on a separate sheet of paper. This sheet must then be placed on both the front and back of the specification book.
By sealing technical documents, the licensee certifies that the work was prepared in accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. §§81-3437.01.
Technical Submissions
Technical submissions are designs, drawings, specifications, studies, and other technical reports that constitute a project or may be prepared in conjunction with it.
Technical submissions that constitute the practice of architecture or engineering shall include both:
- the name and
- the address or location
This information is required on each drawing, and the cover page and/or first page of specifications, reports, studies, and other documents.
Additional information is also required. This will depend on whether the work is or is not being performed through an organization.
Technical Submissions – Individual Licensee
If work is being done by individuals, and not through an organization, technical submissions must include:
- Project name
- Project address
- Licensee name
- Licensee contact information
Technical Submissions – Organization
If work is being done through an organization, and not through an individual, technical submissions must include:
- Project name,
- Project address,
- Organization(s) legal name or DBA,
- Organization(s) contact information,
- Organization(s) certificate of authorization number(s)
Project Address/Location
- Be as specific as possible
- If a street address hasn’t been determined, legal descriptions are allowed
- Provide enough information to give reasonable people the ability to locate the project
Other Information
- If sealed standards such as drawings, details, and specifications prepared by a jurisdiction are used in a project, the name of the jurisdiction that prepared the standards must be noted on the technical submissions.
- The licensee’s seal may be affixed to plans in any color, as long as it is legible.