Washington seals must be signed and dated across it unless it is clearly marked "Preliminary" or something like that in which the signature is not required. Out here only black ink is acceptable.?ÿ
Oregon stamps are specifically designed with a space in the middle for the signature to go. I always fell a little irked, Oregon and Washington, about having to sign certain maps, such as ALTAs, twice, once through the stamp and once for the certification.
Your landman may be from Oklahoma, where it is not customary to sign through the stamp. There the stamp on a map goes with a certification statement, at the end of which a signature goes.?ÿ
Sign the plat and seal over signature here.
Colorado requires your signature to be over the seal.
"6.1.3 Signature and Date Required. The manual or electronic signature of the licensee and date of signature shall be affixed to the document. The signature of the licensee and date of signature shall appear through the seal."
Surveyors: we're a historical learned profession with a sacred obligation to protect the property rights of the citizenry ?ÿ
Also Surveyors: the state has to regulate how we sign our name because we can't be trusted to do it correctly otherwise.?ÿ
I never sign through my stamp, usually have a signature and date line next to it.
in MA, the new regulations require that we do NOT sign through our stamp.?ÿ That took a little getting used to!
