Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 14-403
This is the official text of Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 14-403, part of Maryland’s Code, Business Occupations and Professions — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§14–403.
Official statutory text
(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 of the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company in matters related to the practice of or the offering of the practice of engineering; and
(ii) an employee, an owner, a director, an officer, a member, or a partner, as applicable, of the entity seeking a permit.
(c) A licensee may not be designated as a managing agent for more than one corporation, partnership, or limited liability company that provides or offers to provide engineering services, except if the other entity is an affiliate of a permit holder.
(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 of the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company in matters related to the practice of or the offering of the practice of engineering; and
(ii) an employee, an owner, a director, an officer, a member, or a partner, as applicable, of the entity seeking a permit.
(c) A licensee may not be designated as a managing agent for more than one corporation, partnership, or limited liability company that provides or offers to provide engineering services, except if the other entity is an affiliate of a permit holder.
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