Section 14-601 – Short Title
This title may be cited as the “Maryland Professional Engineers Act”.
Section 14-602 – Termination of Title
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, 2023.
Section 14-4A-01 – Seals
(a) Each professional engineer may obtain a seal for use as required under § 14–403 of this title. (b) The seal shall: (1) be of a design determined by the Board; and (2) include: (i) the legend “professional engineer”; and (ii) the name and license number of the professional engineer who holds the seal.
Section 14-4A-02 – Endorsement of Documents
(a) 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: (1) original signature and date of signature; and (2) seal or a facsimile of the seal. (b) A public authority may not […]
Section 14-501 – Practicing Without License
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.
Section 14-501.1 – Practicing Without Permit — Corporation, Partnership, or Limited Liability Company
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 […]
Section 14-502 – Misrepresentation
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 […]
Section 14-502.1 – Misrepresentation — Operating Business Through Which Engineering Is Practiced
(a) 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, […]
Section 14-503 – Using License of Another; Impersonating Professional Engineer
A person may not: (1) use or attempt to use the license of another individual; or (2) impersonate another individual who holds a license.
Section 14-504 – Endorsement of Documents
(a) 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. (b) 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 […]