Chapter 01. Procedural Regulations

The Chairman shall preside at meetings of the Board, execute the decisions of the Board, and perform other duties which the Board may from time to time direct.

The Vice-Chairman shall perform duties that the Board may from time to time direct. In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman shall preside at meetings of the Board and perform other duties of the Chairman as directed by the Board.

The Secretary shall perform such duties as the Board may from time to time direct.

A meeting of the Board shall be held each month at the Maryland Department of Labor for the purpose of acting upon applications and conducting other business, except that a specific meeting may be cancelled by the consent of the Board.

The regular meeting held in the month of July shall be designated the Annual Meeting. At this meeting, Board officers shall be elected for the fiscal year beginning July 1. If the July meeting is cancelled, the next regular meeting shall be designated the Annual Meeting.

Special meetings, in addition to the regular meetings, may be held at any time or location at the discretion of the Board.

A special meeting may be called by the Board or by the Chairman.

A licensee who engages in the practice of engineering in Maryland shall obtain an impression seal or a rubber stamp facsimile.

A licensee's seal shall be a seal consisting of the pictorial device of the Great Seal of Maryland as a center, surrounded by the words “State of Maryland” and “Professional Engineer” and the licensee's name and license number.

All examinations, except by specific action of the Board to the contrary, shall be those developed by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).

An applicant shall apply directly to NCEES to take or retake the Fundamentals of Engineering examination.

An applicant to take or retake any of the Principles and Practice of Engineering examinations (the PE examination) shall apply directly to the Board. Applications which are not complete in all respects, as detailed in the most current application form, will not be reviewed by the Board.

An applicant who fails any PE examination three times may take the examination again only if the applicant complies with the requirements set forth in Business Occupations and Professions Article, §14-309, Annotated Code of Maryland, and submits to the Board documentation that is acceptable to the Board indicating the applicant’s updated work experience or education.