<section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-101" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Affiliate” means a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, a permit holder.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Board” means the State Board for Professional Engineers.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Council” means the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Design coordination” means the review and coordination of services provided by individuals licensed or certified under Titles 3, 8, 9, 14, and 15 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“License” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a license issued by the Board to practice engineering.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>“License fee” means, as applicable, the fee paid in connection with the issuance and renewal of a license and the issuance of a reciprocal license.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>“Managing agent” means a professional engineer designated as the managing agent by a permit holder under § 14–403 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>“Permit” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a permit issued by the Board to allow a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company to operate a business through which one or more professional engineers may practice engineering.</text> </level> <level label="j"> <level label="1"> <text>“Practice engineering” means to provide any service or creative work the performance of which requires education, training, and experience in the application of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>special knowledge of the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In regard to a building or other structure, machine, equipment, process, works, system, project, or public or private utility, “practice engineering” includes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>consultation;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>design;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>evaluation;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>inspection of construction to ensure compliance with specifications and drawings;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>investigation;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>planning; and</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>design coordination.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Practice engineering” does not include the exclusive and sole performance of nontechnical management activities.</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>“Professional engineer” means, unless the context requires otherwise, an engineer who is licensed by the Board to practice engineering.</text> </level> <level label="l"> <level label="1"> <text>“Responsible charge” means direct control and personal supervision of engineering that requires initiative, professional skill, and independent judgment.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Responsible charge” includes responsible engineering teaching.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-102" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>The purposes of this title are to safeguard life, health, and property and to promote the public welfare by regulating persons who practice engineering in the State.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-103" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>All engineering documents prepared in connection with the alteration, construction, design, or repair of a building, structure, building engineering system and its components, machine, equipment, process, works, subsystem, project, public or private utility, or facility in the built or economic environment, including an engineering document prepared at the request of the State or a political subdivision of the State, where the skills of a professional engineer are required, shall be signed, sealed, and dated by the professional engineer who prepared or approved the documents.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A professional engineer may perform design coordination for a project or portion of a project provided that the professional engineer:</text> <level label="1"> <text>holds a current license issued by the Board; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has adequate experience in, and understanding of, achieving the purpose of the project or portion of the project being coordinated.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-201" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board for Professional Engineers"> <text>There is a State Board for Professional Engineers in the Department.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-202" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board for Professional Engineers"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board consists of eight members.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Of the eight members of the Board:</text> <level label="i"> <text>six shall be engineers; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>two shall be consumer members.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Of the six engineer members of the Board:</text> <level label="i"> <text>one shall be a chemical engineer;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>two shall be civil engineers;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>one shall be an electrical engineer;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>one shall be a mechanical engineer; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>one shall be a professional engineer appointed without regard to specific professional practice who shall represent other designations of professional engineering.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Governor shall appoint the members with the advice of the Secretary and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>The Governor shall appoint each of the engineer members from a single list of at least 3 names of engineers submitted by the local chapters of the applicable professional organization, as set forth in this paragraph and any list of qualified individuals that may have been submitted to the Governor by any person who is a resident of the State.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>For the chemical engineer member, the list shall be submitted by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>For the civil engineer members, the list shall be submitted by the American Society of Civil Engineers.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>For the electrical engineer member, the list shall be submitted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>For the mechanical engineer member, the list shall be submitted by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>For the one engineer member identified in paragraph (3)(v) of this subsection, the list shall be submitted by the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each member of the Board shall be:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a citizen of the United States; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a resident of the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Each engineer member of the Board shall have:</text> <level label="i"> <text>practiced engineering for at least 10 years; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>been in responsible charge of important engineering work for at least 5 years.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each engineer member of the Board shall be licensed as a professional engineer in this State at all times during the member’s term on the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Each consumer member of the Board:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall be a member of the general public;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not be a licensee or otherwise be subject to regulation by the Board;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>may not be required to meet the qualifications for the professional members of the Board; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>may not, within 1 year before appointment, have had a financial interest in or have received compensation from a person regulated by the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>While a member of the Board, a consumer member may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>have a financial interest in or receive compensation from a person regulated by the Board; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>grade any examination given by or for the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Before taking office, each appointee to the Board shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>The term of a member is 5 years and begins on July 1.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on October 1, 2011.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <level label="1"> <text>The Governor may remove a member for incompetence, misconduct, neglect of duties, or other sufficient cause.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection and subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, a member shall be considered to have resigned if the member did not attend at least two–thirds of the Board meetings held during any consecutive 12–month period while the member was serving on the Board.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Governor may waive a member’s resignation and allow the member to continue serving if the member has been unable to attend meetings for reasons satisfactory to the Governor and the reasons are made public.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>In accordance with § 8–501 of the State Government Article, the chairman shall provide notice to the Governor and the Governor shall appoint a successor.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-203" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board for Professional Engineers"> <level label="a"> <text>From among its members, the Board annually shall elect a chairman, a vice chairman, and a secretary.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The manner of election of officers shall be as the Board determines.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-204" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board for Professional Engineers"> <level label="a"> <text>A majority of the authorized membership of the Board is a quorum.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board shall meet at least twice a year, at the times and places that the Board determines.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may hold special meetings as provided in its bylaws.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Notice of meetings of the Board shall be given as required in its bylaws.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A member of the Board:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may not receive compensation; but</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Board may employ a staff in accordance with the State budget.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-204.1" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board for Professional Engineers"> <text>At least annually, the chairman of the Board, the chairman of the State Board of Architects, the chairman of the State Board of Certified Interior Designers, the chairman of the State Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects, and the chairman of the State Board for Professional Land Surveyors shall meet to discuss issues of mutual importance to the design professions.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-205" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board for Professional Engineers"> <level label="a"> <text>With the advice of the established engineering societies, the Board shall adopt, by regulation, a code of ethics for practicing engineering.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board shall distribute:</text> <level label="1"> <text>to each applicant for a license, a copy of the Maryland Professional Engineers Act and the Board’s rules and regulations; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on each renewal of a license, to each licensee, a copy of any amendments to the Maryland Professional Engineers Act and the Board’s rules and regulations that took effect during the 2-year period ending on the date of renewal.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-206" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board for Professional Engineers"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the State budget, the Board may employ an investigative staff to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>investigate a complaint; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>perform any other related duty, as assigned by the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness to testify or the production of evidence in connection with:</text> <level label="i"> <text>any disciplinary action under § 14-317 of this title; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any proceeding brought for an alleged violation of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A subpoena shall be signed by the chairman of the Board and sealed with the seal of the Board.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this subsection, on petition of the Board, a circuit court may compel compliance with the subpoena.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may sue in the name of the State to enforce any provision of this title by injunction.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In seeking an injunction under this subsection, the Board is not required to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>post bond; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>allege or prove either that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an adequate remedy at law does not exist; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>substantial or irreparable damage would result from the continued violation of the provision.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A member of the Board may not be held personally liable for any action taken under this subsection in good faith and with reasonable grounds.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-207" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board for Professional Engineers"> <level label="a"> <text>On request of any person and payment of a verification fee set by the Board, the Board shall certify the licensing status and qualifications of any individual who is the subject of the request.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each certification under this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall include a statement of the licensing status of the individual who is the subject of the request; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>information about the examination results and other qualifications of that individual;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>information about the dates of issuance and renewal of the license of that individual;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>information about any disciplinary action taken against that individual; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>if authorized by that individual, information about any complaint against that individual.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-208" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board for Professional Engineers"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In addition to any powers set forth elsewhere, the Board may adopt:</text> <level label="i"> <text>any bylaw for the conduct of the proceedings of the Board; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any regulation to carry out this title, subject to the limitation under paragraph (2) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may not adopt any regulation that would restrict or otherwise would affect competitive bidding for engineering services.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the Board shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>administer this title;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>adopt a seal;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>keep a record of its proceedings; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>keep a file on each applicant for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a license; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>certification under § 14-310 of this title.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-208.1" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board for Professional Engineers"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “code official” means a public official responsible for the review of building permit documents or the issuance of building permits.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>keep a list of the names and mailing addresses of all licensees and certificate holders;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provide each code official with a copy of the list annually; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>provide any other person who makes a request with a copy of the list at a reasonable fee set by the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board shall provide all licensees, certificate holders, and code officials with a periodic newsletter not less than semiannually on the activities of the Board.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board shall publish, on the Department website, the newsletter jointly with the State Board of Architects, the State Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects, the State Board of Certified Interior Designers, and the State Board for Professional Land Surveyors.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Board shall distribute:</text> <level label="1"> <text>to each applicant for a license or a certificate and each code official, a copy of the Maryland Professional Engineers Act and the Board’s rules and regulations;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on each renewal of a license or certificate, to each licensee or certificate holder, a copy of any amendments to the Maryland Professional Engineers Act and the Board’s rules and regulations that took effect during the 2-year period ending on the date of renewal; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>to each code official, a copy of any amendments to the Maryland Professional Engineers Act and the Board’s rules and regulations.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A licensee or certificate holder shall designate the licensee’s or certificate holder’s mailing address at the time of issuance of the license or certificate and on each renewal of the license or certificate.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-209" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board for Professional Engineers"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may set reasonable fees for its services.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The fees charged shall be set so as to produce funds to approximate the cost of maintaining the Board and shall be based on the calculations performed by the Secretary under § 2–106.2 of the Business Regulation Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board shall publish the fee schedule set by the Board by regulation.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board shall pay all fees collected under this title to the Comptroller of the State.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Comptroller shall distribute the fees to the State Occupational and Professional Licensing Design Boards’ Fund established in § 2–106.1 of the Business Regulation Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-210" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board for Professional Engineers"> <text>Any person aggrieved by any final action of the Board may take an appeal as allowed in §§ 10-222 and 10-223 of the State Government Article.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-211" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board for Professional Engineers"> <text>The Board exercises its powers, duties, and functions subject to the authority of the Secretary.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-301" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this title or §§ 10–14A–03 and 10–14B–03 of the State Government Article, an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice engineering in the State.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section does not apply to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an individual who practices engineering while performing official duties as an officer or employee of the federal government;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a regular employee of a public utility company while providing engineering services to any facility of the company that the State or federal government regulates to safeguard life, health, and property;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an officer or employee of a corporation, while the officer or employee practices engineering under the conditions authorized under § 14-302 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>an employee or other subordinate of a professional engineer, while the subordinate practices engineering under the conditions authorized under § 14-303(a)(1) of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>an employee of an individual who is not a professional engineer but who, nevertheless, is authorized to practice engineering, while the employee practices engineering under the conditions authorized under § 14-303(a)(2) of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-302" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>An officer or employee of a corporation may practice engineering without a license if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the corporation is engaged in research and development engineering for the federal government; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the work of the officer or employee relates to that research and development engineering.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An officer or employee of a corporation may practice engineering without a license if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the corporation is engaged in:</text> <level label="i"> <text>manufacturing;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>industrial processes;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>industrial engineering; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>maintenance and repair of structures or equipment used in industrial processes or manufacturing; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the work of the officer or employee relates to the products or systems of the corporation or its subsidiaries or affiliates.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An officer or employee of a corporation may practice engineering under this section only as the practice relates to the officer’s or employee’s work for the corporation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-303" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to this section, the following individuals may practice engineering without a license:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an employee or other subordinate of a professional engineer; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an employee of an individual who is not licensed but is otherwise authorized under this title to practice engineering without supervision.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The authority to practice engineering under this section applies only while the employee or other subordinate works under the responsible charge of the licensee or other authorized individual.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-304" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>To qualify for a license, an applicant shall be an individual who meets the requirements of this section.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The applicant shall be of good character and reputation.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The applicant shall meet the educational and experience requirements under and, except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, shall pass each examination required under § 14-305 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-305" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>In addition to the other qualifications for a license set forth in this subtitle, an applicant shall qualify under this section by meeting the educational and experience requirements set forth in subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>An applicant qualifies under this section if the applicant:</text> <level label="i"> <text>has been graduated from a college or university on completion of at least a 4–year curriculum in engineering, or its equivalent, that the Board approves;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, has at least 4 years of work experience in engineering that is satisfactory to the Board and that indicates to the Board that the applicant may be competent to practice engineering;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>has passed the examination in the fundamentals of engineering given by the Board under this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>after passing the examination in fundamentals, has passed the examination in the principles and practice of engineering given by the Board under this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If an applicant has completed graduate study in engineering that is satisfactory to the Board, it may allow the applicant up to a 1–year credit toward the experience requirement of paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An applicant qualifies under this section if the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>has been graduated from a college or university on completion of at least a 4–year curriculum in engineering, or its equivalent, that the Board has not approved;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has at least 8 years of work experience in engineering that is satisfactory to the Board and that indicates to the Board that the applicant may be competent to practice engineering;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>has passed the examination in the fundamentals of engineering given by the Board under this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>after passing the examination in fundamentals, has passed the examination in the principles and practice of engineering given by the Board under this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>An applicant qualifies under this section if the applicant:</text> <level label="i"> <text>subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, has at least 12 years of work experience in engineering that is satisfactory to the Board and that indicates to the Board that the applicant may be competent to practice engineering; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <level label="1"> <text>has passed the examination in the fundamentals of engineering given by the Board under this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>after passing the examination in the fundamentals of engineering, has passed the examination in the principles and practice of engineering given by the Board under this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If an applicant has completed 1 or more years of a college or university curriculum in engineering that the Board approves, it may allow, for each of those years, a 1–year credit towards the experience requirement of paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If an applicant has completed 1 or more years of a college or university curriculum in engineering that has not been approved by the Board, the Board may allow, for each of those years, a credit of up to 6 months towards the experience requirement under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>If an applicant has taught undergraduate or graduate courses in the practice of engineering or has directed engineering research and projects in the applicant’s field in a college or university offering an engineering curriculum that is approved by the Board, the Board may count the teaching experience as work experience for purposes of the experience requirements under any subsection of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-306" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>An applicant for a license shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>submit to the Board:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an application on the form that the Board provides; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any relevant document that the Board requires; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pay to the Board or the Board’s designee:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a nonrefundable application fee set by the Board; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>an examination fee set by the Board in an amount not to exceed the cost of the required examinations.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The application form shall require:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a statement about the education of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a statement about the engineering experience of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a list of at least 5 references, which, unless excused by the Board, shall include at least 3 professional engineers who have personal knowledge of the applicant’s engineering experience; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>any other relevant information that the Board requires.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An application shall be made under oath.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If the Board finds that an application form and the accompanying documentation do not demonstrate that the applicant meets the requirements for a license under this subtitle, the Board may require the applicant to submit additional information or documentation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-307" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in § 14-307.1 of this subtitle, an applicant who otherwise qualifies for a license is entitled to be examined as provided in this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subject to § 14-310 of this subtitle, an individual may take the examination in the fundamentals of engineering before meeting other qualifications for a license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board periodically shall give the examinations required under this subtitle to qualified applicants at the times and places that the Board determines.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board shall give each qualified applicant notice of the time and place of examination.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>As provided under § 14–305 of this subtitle, the Board shall give the following 2 separate examinations:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the examination in the fundamentals of engineering; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the examination in the principles and practice of engineering.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board shall determine the subjects, scope, and form of and method of grading and passing scores for examinations given under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Board shall structure the examinations to test the ability of an applicant to design, plan, and direct engineering works in order to ensure the safety of life, health, and property.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-307.1" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may use a testing service to administer the examinations required under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If the Board uses a testing service, the testing service, subject to the requirements set by the Board, may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>set the time and place of examinations;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>give qualified applicants notice of the time and place of examinations; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>furnish any other information that the Board may require the testing service to provide.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-308" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>If an applicant fails an examination given under this subtitle, the Board or its designee shall provide notice of the failure to the applicant.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to the provisions of this subsection, an applicant who fails an examination may review the applicant’s examination in accordance with the Council’s review policies unless the policies have been otherwise amended by the Board.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>To conduct a review under this subsection, an applicant shall submit a written request to the Board within 60 days after the date the applicant is notified of the applicant’s failure of the examination.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An applicant who does not request review in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection waives the right to review under this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board shall confirm the test score of any applicant who fails an examination given under this subtitle if the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>submits a written request to the Board in accordance with its regulations; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pays to the Board the fee set by the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to this subsection, an applicant who fails an examination 3 times may have a conference with a member of the Board.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>To have a conference under this subsection, an applicant shall submit a written request to the Board within 45 days after the date on which the Board mails notice of the applicant’s 3rd failure.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An applicant who does not request a conference in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection waives the right to have a conference under this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-309" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to this section, if an applicant fails an examination given under this subtitle, the applicant may retake the examination in accordance with the Council’s reexamination policies unless the policies have been otherwise amended by the Board.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An applicant for reexamination shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>submit to the Board a request for reexamination on the form that the Board provides; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pay to the Board or the Board’s designee the reexamination fee set by the Board in an amount not to exceed the cost of the examination.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board may adopt regulations to set conditions for retaking examinations, including requirements that an applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>wait a reasonable period after failing an examination; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provide evidence acceptable to the Board of updated experience or education.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A reexamination fee paid under subsection (b)(2) of this section is not refundable.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-310" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>An individual may apply to the Board or the Board’s designee to take the Fundamentals of Engineering examination before the individual completes the requirements set forth in § 14–305(b) and (c) of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If an individual passes the Fundamentals of Engineering examination and elects to obtain from the Board, on payment of a certification fee set by the Board, a certificate that states that the individual is an engineer–in–training, the Board shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>keep a record that the individual passed the examination; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>issue to the individual a certificate that states that the individual is an engineer–in–training because the individual has passed the examination and that sets forth:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the full name of the individual;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a certificate number assigned by the Board to the individual; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the signature of an authorized official of the Board, under seal of the Board.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-311" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board may issue a license by reciprocity to practice engineering in this State to an individual who is currently licensed to practice engineering in another state or territory of the United States or in a foreign country.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue a license under this section only if the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is of good character and reputation;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pays to the Board:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a nonrefundable application fee set by the Board; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a license fee set by the Board; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>provides adequate evidence that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>at the time the applicant was licensed by the other state, territory, or foreign country, the applicant met requirements that were equivalent to those then required by the laws of this State; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>at the time of application for licensure by reciprocity under this section, the applicant meets the requirements currently required by the laws of this State.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An engineer who is licensed by the Board by reciprocity may not be required to maintain licensure in any other state, territory, or foreign country as a condition of maintaining the license granted by the Board.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-312" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>If an applicant qualifies for a license under this subtitle, the Board shall send the applicant a notice that states that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the applicant has qualified for a license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on receipt of a license fee set by the Board, the Board will issue a license to the applicant.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On payment of the license fee, the Board shall issue a license to each applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board shall include on each license that the Board issues:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the full name of the licensee; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the registration number assigned by the Board to the licensee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Subject to any regulation that the Board adopts, it shall replace any lost, mutilated, or destroyed license certificate on:</text> <level label="1"> <text>request of the licensee; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>payment of the replacement fee set by the Board.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-313" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <text>While a license is in effect, it authorizes the licensee to practice engineering.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-314" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>Unless a license is renewed for a 2–year term as provided in this section, the license expires on the first June 30 that comes:</text> <level label="1"> <text>after the effective date of the license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in an even–numbered year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>At least 1 month before a license expires, the Board shall mail or electronically transmit to the licensee:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a renewal application form; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a notice that states:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the date on which the current license expires; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the amount of the license fee.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If an electronic transmission under paragraph (1) of this subsection is returned to the Board as undeliverable, the Board shall mail to the licensee, at the last known address of the licensee, the materials required under paragraph (1) of this subsection within 10 business days of the date the Board received the notice that the electronic transmission was undeliverable.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The failure of a licensee to receive the notice for which this subsection provides does not prevent the license from expiring as specified under subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Before a license expires, the licensee periodically may renew it for an additional 2–year term, if the licensee:</text> <level label="1"> <text>otherwise is entitled to be licensed;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pays to the Board a license fee set by the Board; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>submits to the Board a renewal application on the form that the Board provides.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board shall renew the license of and issue a renewal certificate to each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board shall include on each renewal certificate that the Board issues:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the date on which the current license expires; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the signatures of the chairman and secretary of the Board, under seal of the Board.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Secretary may determine that licenses issued under this subtitle shall expire on a staggered basis.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to require a demonstration of continuing professional competency for a licensee as a condition of renewal of a license under this section in accordance with the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>continuing professional competency requirements do not apply to the first renewal of a license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if a license expires on or before September 30, 2012, a licensee is not required to fulfill the continuing professional competency requirements;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>if a license expires between October 1, 2012, and September 30, 2013, a licensee is required to fulfill 50% of the continuing professional competency requirements as provided in the regulations adopted by the Board under this subsection; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>if a license expires on or after October 1, 2013, a licensee is required to fulfill the full continuing professional competency requirements as provided in the regulations adopted by the Board under this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-315" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board shall reinstate the license of an individual who, for any reason, has failed to renew the license if the individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>applies to the Board for reinstatement within 2 years after the license expires;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>meets the renewal requirements of § 14–314 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, pays to the Board a reinstatement fee set by the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If an individual has failed to renew a license for any reason and then applies to the Board for reinstatement more than 2 years after the license has expired, the Board may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>require the individual to reapply for a license in the same manner as an applicant applies for an original license under this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, reinstate the license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may reinstate a license under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection only if the individual:</text> <level label="i"> <text>meets the renewal requirements of § 14–314 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if required by the Board, states reasons why reinstatement should be granted; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, pays to the Board a reinstatement fee set by the Board.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board may waive a reinstatement fee for a licensee who provides evidence satisfactory to the Board that the licensee did not practice engineering during the time the license lapsed.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-316" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may issue a retired status license to an individual who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is currently licensed in Maryland as a professional engineer;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has been licensed as a professional engineer for at least 25 years, of which at least 5 years were in Maryland;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>is not the subject of a pending disciplinary action related to the practice of engineering in this or any other state;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>submits to the Board an application on the form approved by the Board; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>pays to the Board a fee as set by the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The holder of a retired status license issued under this section may not engage in the practice of professional engineering.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The holder of a retired status license shall be permitted to use the designation of “Professional Engineer, Retired”.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board may reactivate the license of the holder of a retired status license if that individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>submits to the Board an application for reactivation on the form approved by the Board;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>meets all applicable continuing competency requirements determined by the Board;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>is not the subject of a pending disciplinary action related to the practice of engineering in this or any other state; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>pays to the Board a reactivation fee as set by the Board.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-317" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to the hearing provisions of § 14–319 of this subtitle, the Board, on the affirmative vote of a majority of its members then serving, may deny a license to any applicant, reprimand any licensee, or suspend or revoke a license if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the applicant or licensee fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license for the applicant or licensee or for another;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the applicant or licensee fraudulently or deceptively uses a license;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>under the laws of the United States or of any state, the applicant or licensee is convicted of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a felony; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a misdemeanor that is directly related to the fitness and qualification of the applicant or licensee to practice engineering;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the applicant or licensee is guilty of gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct while practicing engineering;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the applicant or licensee has had a license to practice engineering in another state revoked or suspended by the other state for a cause that would justify revocation or suspension under this title, except for the failure to pay a license fee;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>the applicant or licensee violates any regulation adopted by the Board; or</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>the applicant or licensee violates any provision of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>Instead of or in addition to reprimanding a licensee or suspending or revoking a license under this subsection, the Board may impose a penalty not exceeding $5,000 for each violation.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>To determine the amount of the penalty imposed under this subsection, the Board shall consider:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the seriousness of the violation;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the harm caused by the violation;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the good faith of the licensee; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>any history of previous violations by the licensee.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Board shall pay any penalty collected under this subsection into the General Fund of the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board shall consider the following facts in the granting, denial, renewal, suspension, or revocation of a license or the reprimand of a licensee when an applicant or licensee is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor described in subsection (a)(1)(iii) of this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the nature of the crime;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the relationship of the crime to the activities authorized by the license;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>with respect to a felony, the relevance of the conviction to the fitness and qualification of the applicant or licensee to practice engineering;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the length of time since the conviction; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the behavior and activities of the applicant or licensee before and after the conviction.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-318" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board shall commence proceedings under § 14-317 of this subtitle on a complaint made to the Board by a member or any other person.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A complaint shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>be in writing;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>state specifically the facts on which the complaint is based; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>be submitted to the secretary of the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the complaint is made by any person other than a member of the Board, the complaint shall be made under oath by the person who submits the complaint.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If the Board finds that a complaint alleges facts that are adequate grounds for action under § 14-317 of this subtitle, the Board shall act on the complaint as provided under § 14-319 of this subtitle. If the Board does not make that finding, it shall dismiss the complaint.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-319" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in § 10-226 of the State Government Article, before the Board takes any final action under § 14-317 of this subtitle, it shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A hearing shall be set down within a reasonable time, not exceeding 6 months, after the Board brings charges against a licensee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board may administer oaths in connection with any proceeding under this section.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>At least 30 days before the hearing, the hearing notice and a copy of the complaint shall be:</text> <level label="1"> <text>served personally on the individual; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>mailed to the last known address of the individual.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The individual may be represented at the hearing by counsel.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>If, after due notice, the individual against whom the action is contemplated fails or refuses to appear, nevertheless the Board may hear and determine the matter.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-320" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to any regulation that the Board adopts, it may reinstate a license that has been revoked.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A license may be reinstated under this section only on:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board then serving; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>payment to the Board of a reinstatement fee set by the Board.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-401" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Permits"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, a professional engineer may practice engineering for others through:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a corporation as an officer, employee, or agent of the corporation;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a limited liability company as a member, employee, or agent of the limited liability company; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a partnership as a partner, employee, or agent of the partnership.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership may provide engineering services through one or more professional engineers.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A professional engineer who practices engineering through a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership under this subtitle shall be subject to all of the provisions of this title that relate to practicing engineering.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A corporation, limited liability company, or partnership that provides engineering services under this subtitle is not, by its compliance with this subtitle, relieved of any responsibility that the corporation, limited liability company, or partnership may have for an act or omission of its officer, member, partner, employee, or agent.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An individual who practices engineering through a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership is not, by reason of the individual’s employment or other relationship with the corporation, limited liability company, or partnership, relieved of any professional responsibility that the individual may have regarding that practice.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-402" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Permits"> <level label="a"> <text>Beginning on October 1, 2015, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company shall hold a permit issued by the Board before the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company may operate a business through which engineering is practiced.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A corporation, partnership, or limited liability company may provide engineering services for itself or its affiliate without a permit issued by the Board.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-403" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Permits"> <level label="a"> <text>To qualify for a permit, a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company shall meet the requirements of this section.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A corporation, partnership, or limited liability company shall designate a Maryland professional engineer in good standing to be the managing agent for the entity.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The managing agent shall be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>in a position to act on behalf of the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company in matters related to the practice of or the offering of the practice of engineering; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>an employee, an owner, a director, an officer, a member, or a partner, as applicable, of the entity seeking a permit.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A licensee may not be designated as a managing agent for more than one corporation, partnership, or limited liability company that provides or offers to provide engineering services, except if the other entity is an affiliate of a permit holder.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-404" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Permits"> <level label="a"> <text>An applicant for a permit shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>submit to the Board an application on the form that the Board provides; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pay to the Board a nonrefundable application fee set by the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In addition to any other information required on an application form, the form shall require:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the name and address of the managing agent; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a notarized statement that the managing agent is an employee, an owner, a director, an officer, a member, or a partner, as applicable, of the entity seeking a permit.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-405" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Permits"> <text>The Board shall issue a permit to each applicant that meets the requirements of this subtitle and pays to the Board a permit fee set by the Board. </text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-406" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Permits"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsection (b) of this section and while a permit is in effect, the permit authorizes the holder to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>operate a business through which one or more professional engineers or individuals authorized to practice engineering under § 14–303 of this title practice or offer to practice engineering; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>represent to the public that the business provides or offers to provide the services of a professional engineer.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A permit authorizes the holder to provide a service that constitutes the practice of engineering only if the service is performed by an individual who is licensed or otherwise authorized to practice engineering under this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-407" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Permits"> <level label="a"> <text>Unless a permit is renewed for a 2–year term as provided in this section, the permit expires on the first June 30 that comes:</text> <level label="1"> <text>after the effective date of the permit; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in an even–numbered year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>At least 1 month before a permit expires, the Board shall mail or electronically transmit to the permit holder:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a renewal application form; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a notice that states:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the date on which the current permit expires; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the amount of the permit fee.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If an electronic transmission under paragraph (1) of this subsection is returned to the Board as undeliverable, the Board shall mail to the permit holder, at the last known address of the permit holder, the materials required under paragraph (1) of this subsection within 10 business days of the date the Board received the notice that the electronic transmission was undeliverable.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Before a permit expires, the permit holder may renew the permit periodically for an additional 2–year term if the holder:</text> <level label="1"> <text>otherwise is entitled to a permit;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pays to the Board a permit fee set by the Board; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>submits to the Board a renewal application on the form that the Board provides.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The renewal application form shall require the same information required on the original application form under § 14–404(b) of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Board shall renew the permit of each permit holder that meets the requirements of this section.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Secretary may determine that permits issued under this subtitle shall expire on a staggered basis.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-408" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Permits"> <text>Within 60 days after the effective date of the change or occurrence, a permit holder shall notify the Board in writing if there has been a change in:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the identity of the managing agent; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the name of the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-409" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Permits"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the hearing provisions of § 14–410 of this subtitle, the Board, on the affirmative vote of a majority of its members then serving, may deny a permit to any applicant, reprimand a permit holder, or suspend or revoke a permit if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the applicant or permit holder fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a permit; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the permit holder fraudulently or deceptively uses a permit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>In addition to a sanction imposed under subsection (a) of this section, the Board may impose a penalty not exceeding $5,000 for each:</text> <level label="i"> <text>violation for which a denial, reprimand, suspension, or revocation was imposed under subsection (a) of this section; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>failure to meet or continue to meet the qualifications or requirements set forth in this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>To determine the amount of the penalty imposed under this subsection, the Board shall consider:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the seriousness of the violation;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the harm caused by the violation;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the good faith of the permit holder; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>any history of previous violations by the permit holder.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board shall pay any penalty collected under subsection (b) of this section into the General Fund of the State.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-410" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Permits"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in § 10–226 of the State Government Article, before the Board takes any final action under § 14–409 of this subtitle, it shall give the person against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>At least 30 days before the hearing, the hearing notice and a copy of the complaint shall be:</text> <level label="1"> <text>served personally on the applicant or on the managing agent of the entity holding the permit; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>mailed to the last known business address of the applicant or the entity holding the permit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If, after due notice, the person against whom the action is contemplated fails or refuses to appear, the Board may hear and determine the matter.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-411" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Permits"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>For the limited purpose set forth in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a permit shall remain in effect and does not expire by operation of law while the permit holder is under investigation by the Board or awaiting a hearing or disposition on charges subject to disciplinary action under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An extension of a permit term under this subsection is effective only for the purpose of retaining the jurisdiction of the Board over the permit holder during the course of disciplinary proceedings and does not prevent the permit from expiring for any other purpose.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Unless the Board agrees to accept the surrender, a permit holder may not surrender a permit while the holder is under investigation or awaiting a hearing or disposition on charges subject to disciplinary action under this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-412" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Permits"> <text>A corporation, partnership, or limited liability company whose permit has been suspended or revoked under § 14–409 of this subtitle may not offer or provide engineering services until the suspension is lifted or the permit is reinstated.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-413" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Permits"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board may reinstate:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a permit that has been revoked; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>before fulfillment of the conditions of the suspension, a permit that has been suspended.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A permit may be reinstated under this section only if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company whose permit has been revoked or suspended submits a written request to the Board; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company pays to the Board a reinstatement fee set by the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board, by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members then serving, shall vote on the request for reinstatement or lifting of the suspension within 60 days after receipt of the request.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-414" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Permits"> <text>The Board may reinstate the permit of a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company that has failed to renew the permit for any reason if the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company:</text> <level label="1"> <text>otherwise is entitled to a permit; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pays to the Board a reinstatement fee set by the Board.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-415" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Permits"> <text>After the Board reinstates a permit, the permit holder shall continue to comply with all applicable requirements set forth in this subtitle. </text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-4A-01" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="4A" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>Each professional engineer may obtain a seal for use as required under § 14–403 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The seal shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>be of a design determined by the Board; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the legend “professional engineer”; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the name and license number of the professional engineer who holds the seal.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-4A-02" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="4A" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>Before a professional engineer issues to a client or submits to a public authority any plan, specification, or report, the professional engineer who prepared or approved the document shall endorse on the document the professional engineer’s:</text> <level label="1"> <text>original signature and date of signature; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>seal or a facsimile of the seal.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A public authority may not accept any engineering plan, specification, or report unless the document is endorsed as required under subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-501" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may not practice, attempt to practice, or offer to practice engineering in the State unless licensed by the Board.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-501.1" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <text>Except for a professional engineer who operates a business as a sole practitioner, a person may not operate a business through which engineering services are performed or offered to be performed unless:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the business is a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company holds a permit issued by the Board.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-502" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <text>Unless authorized under this title to practice engineering without the supervision required under § 14-303 of this title, a person may not represent to the public, by use of a title, including “engineer”, “professional engineer”, “licensed engineer”, or “registered engineer”, by use of the term “engineering” in the name of the person’s business activity, by description of services, methods, or procedures, or otherwise, that the person is authorized to practice engineering in this State.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-502.1" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsection (b) of this section and unless a person holds a permit issued by the Board, the person may not represent to the public, by the use of a title, including “licensed professional engineers”, “professional engineers”, or “registered engineers”, by the use of the term “professional engineering” or “engineering”, by description of services, methods, or procedures, or otherwise, that the person holds a permit or otherwise is authorized to operate a business through which engineering is practiced in the State.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a professional engineer who operates the business as a sole practitioner.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-503" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <text>A person may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>use or attempt to use the license of another individual; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>impersonate another individual who holds a license.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-504" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <level label="a"> <text>Other than a professional engineer who obtains a seal as authorized under this title, a person may not use or attempt to use a seal.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>While the license of an individual is suspended, revoked, or expired, a person may not endorse a document, as provided under § 14-402 of this title, with the name or seal of the individual.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-505" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <text>A person may not give false information to the Board in an attempt to obtain a license.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-506" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as otherwise provided under this section, an individual whose license has been suspended or revoked under § 14-317 of this title may not practice engineering in any manner as:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an associate, agent, employee, or other subordinate of a professional engineer; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a principal, associate, agent, employee, or other subordinate of a corporation or partnership that provides engineering services.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The prohibition set forth under subsection (a) of this section does not apply to an individual while practicing engineering:</text> <level label="1"> <text>as an officer or employee of the federal government, as provided under § 14-301(b)(1) of this title;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>as an employee of a regulated utility company, as provided under § 14-301(b)(2) of this title; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>as an officer or employee of a corporation, subject to the conditions provided under § 14-302 of this title.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-507" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <text>An individual who is authorized to practice engineering may not practice or offer to practice engineering in those areas of engineering in which the individual is not competent to practice.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-508" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <level label="a"> <text>A person who violates any provision of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may impose on a person who violates any provision of this title a penalty not exceeding $5,000 for each violation.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In setting the amount of the penalty, the Board shall consider:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the seriousness of the violation;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the harm caused by the violation;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the good faith of the violator;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>any history of previous violations by the violator; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>any other relevant factors.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Board shall pay any penalty collected under this subsection into the General Fund of the State.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-601" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Short Title; Termination of Title"> <text>This title may be cited as the “Maryland Professional Engineers Act”.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="14-602" title_number="14" title_name="Professional Engineers" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Short Title; Termination of Title"> <text>Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act, this title and all regulations adopted under this title shall terminate and be of no effect after July 1, 2033.</text> </section>