# Business Occupations and Professions (GBO)

## Title 14. Professional Engineers

### Subtitle 5. Prohibited Acts; Penalties

#### Section 14-501.1

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:

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

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

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Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)