OAR 809-050-0000: Use of Seal

A facsimile of a registrant's seal shall be affixed to final products created in the public practice of geology. (1) A Registered Geologist shall use a seal bearing the Registered Geologist's name, certificate number, and registration title, as shown in Exhibit 1 of this rule. The Registered Geologist seal must be at least 1.5 inches in diameter from point to point. A Registered Geologist may use an electronic seal that meets these requirements. (2) A Certified Engineering Geologist shall use a seal bearing the Certified Engineering Geologist's name, certificate number, and registration title, as shown in Exhibit 2 of this rule. The Certified Engineering Geologist seal must be at least 1.5 inches in diameter from point to point. A Certified Engineering Geologist may use an electronic seal that meets these requirements. (3) Draft geology or specialty geology products or documents clearly marked as draft do not require a geologist's seal. (4) If a stand-alone report is sealed by the registrant responsible for the work, then individual work products prepared by the registrant and compiled in the report, for example geology figures, maps, and logs, do not need to be individually sealed. The geology products within a stand-alone report not prepared by the registrant that seals the report shall be individually sealed by the registrant(s) who prepared those products. (5) Final geology work products not included in a compiled report, such as boring logs, shall be individually sealed and signed. (6) A registrant who seals and signs a final version of a geology product must be in responsible charge for the geology content of that product. [ED. NOTE: Exhibits referenced are available from the agency.]