1962) The Commission licenses and regulates
contractors and salespersons in the home improve
ment industry, investigates complaints filed by
home owners against individuals operating as home
improvement contractors, and takes administrative
or legal action against violators of the law
The Commission's seven members are ap
pointed to four year terms by the Governor with
the advice of the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and
Regulation The Governor names the chair with the
advice of the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and
Regulation Authorization for the Commission
continues until October 1, 2002 (Code Business
Regulation Article, sees 8 101 through 8-702)

STATE BOARD OF CERTIFIED
INTERIOR DESIGNERS
Allan M Shaivitz, Chair, 1998
Mary E Mays, 'Executive Director
(410) 333-6322

The State Board of Certified Interior Designers
was created in 1991 (Chapter 663, Acts of 1991)
The Board certifies persons who provide interior
design services, renews certificates, and may revoke
a certificate or reprimand a certificate holder The
Board is required to adopt a code of ethics for
certified interior designers and to publish annually
a list of those who are certified and those whose
certificates have been suspended or revoked in the
prior three years
The Board's seven members are appointed to
three year terms by the Governor with the advice
of the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regula
tion and Senate advice and consent Authorization
for the Board continues until July 1, 2004 (Code
Business Occupations and Professions Article, sees
8 101 through 8 602)

STATE BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL
LAND SURVEYORS
Charles E Maloy, Ph D , Chair, 1997
Mary E Mays, Executive Director
(410) 333-6322

In 1939, the State Board of Registration for
Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors was
formed (Chapter 752, Acts of 1939) It was fol-
lowed in 1977 by the State Board of Registration
for Professional Land Surveyors (Chapter 763, Acts
of 1977) The Board was renamed as the State
Board for Professional Land Surveyors in 1989
(Chapter 3, Acts of 1989)
All persons seeking to practice surveying in
Maryland must submit their qualifications to the
Board or pass its examination before receiving a
certificate of registration to practice Through the
cooperation of local chapters of the surveying fra
termties, the Board seeks to secure voluntary corn
pliance with the law and maintain the ethical

standards of the profession The Board also en-
forces the provisions of the registration law and
restrains any violations of it The Board can mves
tigate charges, as well as hear complaints of viola
tions, subpoena witnesses and documents or other
pertinent data, and apply tor relief by injunction
The Board is a member of the Maryland Society
of Professional Land Surveyors, which aids in the
reciprocal licensing of surveyors and seeks to pro
mote uniform standards of licensing in all states
With the advice of the Secretary of Labor, Licens
ing, and Regulation, the Governor appoints the
Board's six members to five year terms The Gov
ernor names the chair Authorization for the Board
continues until July 1,2003 (Code Business Occu
pations and Professions Article, sees 15 101
through 15 702)

STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS
OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Vacancy, Chair
Mary E Mays, Executive Director
(410) 333-6322

In 1971, the State Board of Examiners of
Landscape Architects started within the Depart
ment of Natural Resources as the Maryland
Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects
(Chapter 645, Acts of 1971) The Board became
part of the Department of Licensing and Regu
lation in 1973 (Chapter 4, Acts of Special Session
of 1973) and received its present name in 1989
(Chapter 3, Acts of 1989)
The Board licenses landscape architects who
desire to practice in Maryland It holds examina
tions at least once a year and determines who may
be exempt from the provisions of the law
The Board comprises five members appointed
to three year terms by the Governor upon the
recommendation of the Secretary of Labor, Licens
ing, and Regulation and with Senate advice and
consent Authorization for the Board continues
until July 1,2003 (Code Business Occupations and
Professions Article, sees 9 101 through 9 702)

STATE BOARD OF PILOTS
Mark G Griffin, Esq , Chair, 1996
Mary E Mays, Executive Director
(410)333 6322

In Maryland, boat pilots were regulated first in
1787, when a board was formed to examine the
qualifications of those who practiced the "art of
piloting in Chesapeake bay and the rivers thereof
(Chapter 26, Acts of 1787) Numerous boards
were appointed thereafter to examine, license, and
set fees The State Board of Pilots was created as
the Board of Examiners of Maryland Pilots in 1969
to license pilots (Chapter 575, Acts of 1969) The
Board received its present name in 1989 (Chapter