(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, methods, or procedures, or otherwise, that the person holds a permit or otherwise is authorized to operate a business through which engineering is practiced in the State.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a professional engineer who operates the business as a sole practitioner.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Business Occupations and Professions
Title 14 - Professional Engineers
Subtitle 5 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties
Section 14-501 - Practicing Without License
Section 14-502 - Misrepresentation
Section 14-502.1 - Misrepresentation -- Operating Business Through Which Engineering Is Practiced
Section 14-503 - Using License of Another; Impersonating Professional Engineer
Section 14-504 - Endorsement of Documents
Section 14-505 - Giving False Information to Board
Section 14-506 - Prohibited Activities While License Suspended or Revoked