1968                                                 LAWS OF MARYLAND                          [Ch. 584

of whom are graduates of schools of architecture
accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting
Board and all of whom have been engaged in the
independent practice of architecture in the State of
Maryland for a period of ten or more years at the time of
their appointments, AND ONE MEMBER FROM THE PUBLIC AT
LARGE. [[THE PUBLIC MEMBER OF THE BOARD SHALL NOT HAVE
THE POWER TO VOTE EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE EXERCISE OF
THE BOARD'S POWERS UNDER §524.]] The term of office of
[said] THE members shall be five years of which AT LEAST
one expires each year; and as the term of each member
expires, the Governor, with the advice of the Secretary
of Licensing and Regulation, shall appoint his successor
for a term of five years. Any vacancy occurring at any
time in the personnel of the Board shall be filled by
appointment by the Governor with the advice of the
Secretary of Licensing and Regulation of a successor for
the unexpired term. The Governor, with the advice of
the Secretary of Licensing and Regulation, shall
designate as chairman of the Board one of the members
[so] appointed by him.

518.

(c) The Board may make, adopt, and amend [such]
rules and regulations as it deems necessary to carry out
the provisions of this subtitle. THE BOARD, WITH THE
ADVICE OF THE ESTABLISHED ARCHITECTURE SOCIETIES, SHALL
ADOPT AND PROMULGATE A CODE OF ETHICS FOR THE PRACTICE OF
ARCHITECTURE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH
IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT GOVERNING THE
PROMULGATION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS.

524.

(a) The Board may reprimand any person or suspend,
revoke, or refuse to renew the license of any person [who
as found by] WHOM the Board FINDS:

(1)     Has practiced any fraud, deceit, or
misrepresentation in obtaining or renewing a license or
informational statement; or

(2)       Has committed any gross negligence,
incompetence, fraud, or misconduct in the practice of
architecture; or

(3)    Has been convicted of, or entered a plea of
nolo contendere to, any charge of a crime involving moral
turpitude OR A VIOLATION OF THE STATE ELECTION LAWS in
any court of competent jurisdiction; or

(4)    HAS ADMITTED, IN WRITING OR UNDER OATH, ACTS
OR OMISSIONS IN THE COURSE OF AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION