Name on seal stamp question (CA)?

[Irap]

If your California PE certificate shows your full first, middle, and last names, will it be okay to show full first name, middle initial, full last name in your seal stamp? I just read the board rules, just make sure I read it right. Thanks.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

IMO, the name on your stamp should match your signature. If you put it on your stamp, you may be legally obligated to sign it that way (like bank documents).

 

[Andy Lin]

If your California PE certificate shows your full first, middle, and last names, will it be okay to show full first name, middle initial, full last name in your seal stamp? I just read the board rules, just make sure I read it right. Thanks.

I believe you read it right.

"The seal may contain an abbreviated form of the licensee’s given name or a
combination of initials representing the licensee’s given name provided the surname listed with
the Board appears on the seal and in the signature." (CA Board Rules)

To me that reads: "Initials + full Last Name" is fine.

Plus nowadays anyone can just look up the license # and find out the full name on the lookup site anyway...

 

[Irap]

I believe you read it right.

"The seal may contain an abbreviated form of the licensee’s given name or a
combination of initials representing the licensee’s given name provided the surname listed with
the Board appears on the seal and in the signature." (CA Board Rules)

To me that reads: "Initials + full Last Name" is fine.

Plus nowadays anyone can just look up the license # and find out the full name on the lookup site anyway...

Right on Andy, thanks.

 

[PE Stamps]

Correct.  Your last name must be your full last name, but your first and middle names can be abbreviated.

 

[Irap]

I believe you read it right.

"The seal may contain an abbreviated form of the licensee’s given name or a
combination of initials representing the licensee’s given name provided the surname listed with
the Board appears on the seal and in the signature." (CA Board Rules)

To me that reads: "Initials + full Last Name" is fine.

Plus nowadays anyone can just look up the license # and find out the full name on the lookup site anyway...

I also read that the license expiration date is not required to be on your engineering seal and stamp. 

 

[ptatohed]

I also read that the license expiration date is not required to be on your engineering seal and stamp. 

Correct, the expirations were removed several years ago.