Section 15-312 – Issuance, Contents, and Replacement of License
(a) If an applicant qualifies for a license under this subtitle, the Board shall send the applicant a notice that states that: (1) the applicant has qualified for a license; and (2) the Board will issue a license to the applicant, on receipt of a license fee set by the Board. (b) On payment of the license fee, the […]
Section 15-313 – Scope of Licenses
(a) While a license to practice land surveying is in effect, it authorizes the licensee to practice land surveying. (b) While a license to practice property line surveying is in effect, it authorizes the licensee to practice property line surveying.
Section 15-314 – Term and Renewal of Licenses
(a) 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: (1) after the effective date of the license; and (2) in an odd–numbered year. (b) (1) At least 1 month before a license expires, the Board shall mail or electronically transmit to the licensee: (i) a […]
Section 15-315 – Reinstatement of Expired Licenses
(a) The Board shall reinstate the license of an individual who, for any reason, has failed to renew the license if the individual: (1) applies to the Board for reinstatement within 2 years after the license expires; (2) meets the renewal requirements of § 15–314 of this subtitle; and (3) except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this […]
Section 15-316 – Retired Status License
(a) The Board may issue a retired status license to an individual who: (1) is currently licensed in Maryland as a professional land surveyor or a property line surveyor; (2) has been either licensed as a professional land surveyor or a property line surveyor or was authorized to practice land surveying or property line surveying under § 15-303 […]
Section 15-317 – Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations — Grounds; Alternative Penalties
(a) (1) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 15–319 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: (i) the applicant or licensee fraudulently or deceptively obtains, renews, or attempts to obtain […]
Section 15-318 – Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations — Commencement of Proceedings
(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board shall commence proceedings under § 15-317 of this subtitle on a complaint made to the Board by a member or any other person. (b) (1) A complaint shall: (i) be in writing; (ii) state specifically the facts on which the complaint is based; and (iii) be submitted to the secretary of […]
Section 15-319 – Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations — Hearings
(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in § 10-226 of the State Government Article, before the Board takes any final action under § 15-317 of this subtitle, it shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board. (2) A hearing shall be set down within a reasonable time, not […]
Section 15-320 – Reinstatement of Revoked License
(a) Subject to any regulation that the Board adopts, it may reinstate a license that has been revoked. (b) A license may be reinstated under this section only on: (1) the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board then serving; and (2) payment to the Board of a reinstatement fee set by the Board.
Section 15-307.1 – Examinations — Use of Testing Service to Administer
(a) The Board may use a testing service to administer the examinations given under this title. (b) If the Board uses a testing service, the testing service, subject to the requirements set by the Board, may: (1) set the time and place of examinations; (2) give qualified applicants notice of the time and place of examinations; and (3) furnish any […]