24 Del. Admin. Code § 3600-3.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 5, November 1, 2024

Section 3600-3.0 - Seal Requirements

3.1 No later than September 30, 2018, pursuant to 24Del.C.§ 3619, each licensed geologist shall procure a seal, which shall contain the name of the geologist, his/her license number and the phrase "STATE OF DELAWARE - LICENSED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST." This seal shall comply in all respects with the specimen shown below.

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3.2 The seal authorized by the Delaware State Board of Geologists shall not be less than one and one-half (1 1/2) inches in diameter. The seal may be a rubber stamp, an embossed seal, or an electronic seal. An electronic seal and signature may be used in lieu of a stamped or embossed impression of the seal and original signature only for documents that are transmitted electronically. The graphic image of the electronic seal shall have the same graphic appearance in all respects as in Rule 3.1 above.

3.3 All technical submissions prepared by a licensed geologist, or under that geologist's direct supervision, and that will become a matter of public record, or relied upon by any person, within this state as the result of the practice of geology as defined in 24 Del.C. § 3602(5), shall be affixed with that geologist's seal. No licensed geologist shall affix that geologist's seal on any technical submission unless it has been prepared under that geologist's direct supervision. The seal will indicate that the licensed geologist has accepted responsibility for the submission and the work performed.

3.4 No person shall seal any plans, reports, specifications, plats or similar technical submissions with the seal of a licensed geologist or in any manner use the title "geologist," unless such person is duly licensed in compliance with 24 Del.C. Ch. 36.

3.5 No person shall seal any plans, specifications, plats, reports, or a similar document with the seal of a licensed geologist if his/her license has been suspended, revoked or has expired.

3.6 Computer files of reports, drawings or similar technical work involving the practice of geology and that will become a matter of public record or relied upon by any person shall include the following statement:

This submission is made in compliance with 24 Del.C., Ch. 36 by [Name ], P.G., DE license number [License Number] on this date [Date ].

24 Del. Admin. Code § 3600-3.0

19 DE Reg. 1104 (6/1/2016) (Final)