Title 14. Professional Engineers — Subtitle 5. Prohibited Acts; Penalties

the business is a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company; and

the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company holds a permit issued by the Board.

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.

Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a professional engineer who operates the business as a sole practitioner.

use or attempt to use the license of another individual; or

impersonate another individual who holds a license.

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.

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.

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:

The prohibition set forth under subsection (a) of this section does not apply to an individual while practicing engineering:

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.