Indiana Administrative Code
Title 305 - INDIANA BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS
Article 1 - PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS
Rule 4 - Special Provisions
Section 4-1 - Seal and responsibilities of licensed professional geologists for documents
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 25-17.6-3-12
Affected: IC 25-17.6
Sec. 1.
(a) A licensed professional geologist may purchase a seal from a private vendor that bears the geologist's name, license number, and the legend "Licensed professional geologist". A seal cannot be less than one and five-eighths (15/8") inches or more than one and seven-eighths (1 7/8") inches in outside diameter and shall conform with the following design:
(b) The seal may be embossed or applied by a rubber stamp. The seal may have a milled edge, as illustrated in subsection (a), or two (2) concentric circles with the outer and inner circles corresponding with the respective edges of the milling.
(c) The seal pictured replaces all previous seal designs.
(d) The seal shall be affixed to a document or license only if:
(e) A licensed professional geologist shall cause to be legible the placement of a seal on a document or instrument.
(f) A licensed professional geologist is responsible for the professional work on any plans, specifications, plats, reports, or other documents to which the seal or signature of the licensed professional geologist is affixed. A licensed professional geologist who affixes a seal or signature to a document without understanding the contents of the document violates the code of ethics.