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Terms Used In Maryland Code, BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS 14-403

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
(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.