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Section 14-401 – Practice Through Corporation, Limited Liability Company, or Partnership Authorized

    (a)    (1)    Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, a professional engineer may practice engineering for others through:             (i)    a corporation as an officer, employee, or agent of the corporation;             (ii)    a limited liability company as a member, employee, or agent of the limited liability company; or             (iii)    a partnership as a partner, employee, or agent of the partnership.         (2)    Subject […]

Section 14-402 – Permit Required; Exception

    (a)    Beginning on October 1, 2015, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company shall hold a permit issued by the Board before the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company may operate a business through which engineering is practiced.     (b)    A corporation, partnership, or limited liability company may provide […]

Section 14-403 – Requirements for Permit

    (a)    To qualify for a permit, a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company shall meet the requirements of this section.     (b)    (1)    A corporation, partnership, or limited liability company shall designate a Maryland professional engineer in good standing to be the managing agent for the entity.         (2)    The managing agent shall be:             (i)    in a position to act on behalf […]

Section 14-404 – Application for Permit

    (a)    An applicant for a permit shall:         (1)    submit to the Board an application on the form that the Board provides; and         (2)    pay to the Board a nonrefundable application fee set by the Board.     (b)    In addition to any other information required on an application form, the form shall require:         (1)    the name and address of the managing agent; […]

Section 14-405 – Issuance

    The Board shall issue a permit to each applicant that meets the requirements of this subtitle and pays to the Board a permit fee set by the Board.

Section 14-406 – Authority Conferred

    (a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section and while a permit is in effect, the permit authorizes the holder to:         (1)    operate a business through which one or more professional engineers or individuals authorized to practice engineering under § 14–303 of this title practice or offer to practice engineering; and         (2)    represent to the public that the […]

Section 14-407 – Expiration and Renewal

    (a)    Unless a permit is renewed for a 2–year term as provided in this section, the permit expires on the first June 30 that comes:         (1)    after the effective date of the permit; and         (2)    in an even–numbered year.     (b)    (1)    At least 1 month before a permit expires, the Board shall mail or electronically transmit to the permit holder: […]

Section 14-408 – Notice to Board of Changes

    Within 60 days after the effective date of the change or occurrence, a permit holder shall notify the Board in writing if there has been a change in:         (1)    the identity of the managing agent; or         (2)    the name of the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company.

Section 14-409 – Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, Revocations; Penalties

    (a)    Subject to the hearing provisions of § 14–410 of this subtitle, the Board, on the affirmative vote of a majority of its members then serving, may deny a permit to any applicant, reprimand a permit holder, or suspend or revoke a permit if:         (1)    the applicant or permit holder fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to […]

Section 14-410 – Hearing

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in § 10–226 of the State Government Article, before the Board takes any final action under § 14–409 of this subtitle, it shall give the person against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board.     (b)    The Board shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance […]

Section 14-411 – Extension of Permit Term Pending Investigation or Legal Proceedings

    (a)    (1)    For the limited purpose set forth in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a permit shall remain in effect and does not expire by operation of law while the permit holder is under investigation by the Board or awaiting a hearing or disposition on charges subject to disciplinary action under this subtitle.         (2)    An extension of a […]

Section 14-413 – Reinstatement — Revoked or Suspended Permits

    (a)    Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board may reinstate:         (1)    a permit that has been revoked; or         (2)    before fulfillment of the conditions of the suspension, a permit that has been suspended.     (b)    A permit may be reinstated under this section only if:         (1)    the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company whose permit has been revoked or […]

Section 14-414 – Reinstatement — Nonrenewed Permits

    The Board may reinstate the permit of a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company that has failed to renew the permit for any reason if the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company:         (1)    otherwise is entitled to a permit; and         (2)    pays to the Board a reinstatement fee set by the Board.

Section 14-415 – Compliance

    After the Board reinstates a permit, the permit holder shall continue to comply with all applicable requirements set forth in this subtitle.