Maryland Code, BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS 15-401
Terms Used In Maryland Code, BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS 15-401
- 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.
(i) a corporation as an officer, employee, or agent of the corporation;
(ii) a partnership as a partner, employee, or agent of the partnership; or
(iii) a limited liability company as a member, employee, or agent of the limited liability company.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this section, a licensed property line surveyor may practice property line surveying through:
(i) a corporation as an officer, employee, or agent of the corporation;
(ii) a partnership as a partner, employee, or agent of the partnership; or
(iii) a limited liability company as a member, employee, or agent of the limited liability company.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company may provide land surveying services through a professional land surveyor or property line surveying services through a licensed property line surveyor.
(b) (1) A professional land surveyor who practices land surveying through a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company under this section shall be subject to all of the provisions of this title that relate to practicing land surveying.
(2) A licensed property line surveyor who practices property line surveying through a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company under this section shall be subject to all of the provisions of this title that relate to practicing property line surveying.
(c) (1) A corporation, partnership, or limited liability company that provides land surveying services or property line surveying services under this section is not, by its compliance with this section, relieved of any responsibility that the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company may have for an act or omission of its officer, partner, member, employee, or agent.
(2) An individual who practices land surveying or property line surveying through a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company, is not, by reason of the individual’s employment or other relationship with the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company, relieved of any individual responsibility that the individual may have regarding that practice.