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designated by the Board.

17.

(a) The Board [shall have the power to] BAY
reprimand, or suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the
certificate of registration of any registrant [who is
found by] WHOM the Board [to] FINDS:

(1)   [Have] HAS practiced any fraud, deceit, or
misrepresentation in obtaining a certificate of
registration; or

(2)   [Have] HAS committed any gross negligence,
incompetence, or misconduct in the practice of
engineering, or land surveying, as a professional
engineer, engineer—in—training, or professional land
surveyor; or

(3)   [Have] HAS been convicted of, OR ENTERED A PLEA
OF NOLO CONTENDERE TO, a crime involving moral turpitude
OR A VIOLATION OF THE STATE ELECTION LAWS by any court of
competent jurisdiction; or

(4)    HAS ADMITTED, IN WRITING OR UNDER OATH, ACTS
OR OMISSIONS IN THE COURSE OF AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION
BY AN AUTHORIZED PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR PUBLIC BODY WHICH
WOULD CONSTITUTE A CRIME INVOLVING MORAL TURPITUDE OR A
VIOLATION OF THE STATE ELECTION LAWS, WHETHER OR NOT THE
PERSON IS SUBSEQUENTLY PROSECUTED; OR

[(4)] (5) [Have] HAS knowingly violated any
provision of this article[.] OR THE CODE OF ETHICS
PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(A) .

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section

17A be and it is hereby added to Article 75-1/2 -

Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors of the

Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Replacement Volume and
1973 Supplement) to read as follows:

NO ENGINEER, DURING THE TIME THAT THE BOARD HAS

SUSPENDED, REVOKED, OR REFUSED TO RENEW HIS CERTIFICATE

OF REGISTRATION FOR CAUSE ON THE BASIS OF SUSTAINED

CHARGES SHALL PRACTICE ENGINEERING IN THIS STATE IN ANY

FORM AS PRINCIPAL OR AGENT, ASSOCIATE, EMPLOYEE, OR

SUBORDINATE OF ANOTHER ENGINEER, FIRM OF ENGINEERS, OR

CORPORATION ENGAGING IN THE PRACTICE OF ENGINEERING.

NOTHING IN THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PREVENT

OR AFFECT EMPLOYMENT IN ACTIVITIES SPECIFIED IN

SUBSECTIONS (C) , (D) AND (E) OF SECTION 19 OF THIS

17A.