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Section 15-301 – License Required; Exceptions

    (a)    (1)    Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual shall be licensed by the Board to practice land surveying before the individual may practice land surveying in the State.         (2)    Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual shall be licensed by the Board to practice property line surveying before the individual may practice property […]

Section 15-302 – Restrictions on Issuance of Property Line Surveyor Licenses

    (a)    On and after July 1, 1990, the Board may not issue a license to practice property line surveying.     (b)    Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, an individual who is licensed as a property line surveyor as of June 30, 1990, may continue to renew the license as provided under § 15-314 of this subtitle.

Section 15-303 – Practice by Employees and Other Subordinates

    (a)    (1)    Subject to this section, the following individuals may practice land surveying without a license:             (i)    an employee or other subordinate of a professional land surveyor; and             (ii)    an employee of an individual who is not licensed but is otherwise authorized under this title to practice land surveying without supervision.         (2)    Subject to this section, the following individuals may […]

Section 15-304 – Qualifications of Applicants

    (a)    To qualify for a license, an applicant shall be an individual who meets the requirements of this section.     (b)    The applicant shall be of good character and reputation.     (c)    An applicant for a license to practice land surveying shall meet the educational and experience requirements under § 15-305 of this subtitle.     (d)    Except as otherwise provided in this […]

Section 15-305 – Education, Experience, and Examinations for Land Surveyors

    (a)    In addition to the other qualifications for a license to practice land surveying, an applicant shall qualify under this section by meeting the educational, experience, and examination requirements set forth in subsection (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) of this section.     (b)    An applicant qualifies under this section if the applicant:         (1)    has graduated on completion of […]

Section 15-306 – Applications for Licenses

    (a)    An applicant for a license shall:         (1)    submit to the Board:             (i)    an application on the form that the Board provides; and             (ii)    any relevant document that the Board requires; and         (2)    pay to the Board or the Board’s designee:             (i)    a nonrefundable application fee set by the Board; and             (ii)    an examination fee set by the Board in an amount […]

Section 15-307 – Examinations — in General

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in § 15–307.1 of this subtitle, an applicant who otherwise qualifies for a license is entitled to be examined as provided in this section.     (b)    The Board periodically shall give the examinations required under this subtitle to qualified applicants at the times and places that the Board determines.     (c)    The Board shall give […]

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 […]

Section 15-308 – Examinations — Failure

    (a)    If an applicant fails an examination given under this subtitle, the Board or its designee shall provide notice of the failure to the applicant.     (b)    (1)    Subject to this subsection, an applicant who fails an examination may review the applicant’s examination in accordance with the Council’s review policies unless the policies have been otherwise amended by the […]

Section 15-309 – Examinations — Reexamination

    (a)    Subject to this section, if an applicant fails an examination given under this subtitle, the applicant may retake the examination in accordance with the Council’s reexamination policies unless the policies have been otherwise amended by the Board.     (b)    An applicant for reexamination shall:         (1)    submit to the Board a request for reexamination on the form that the […]

Section 15-311 – Examinations — Waiver or Specific Requirements

    (a)    Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board may waive any examination requirement or any part of an examination requirement of this subtitle for an individual who is licensed to practice land surveying in another state.     (b)    The Board may grant a waiver under this section only if the applicant:         (1)    is of good character and […]

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.