WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 3

It is revised to state expressly the prohibitions
implied in the first clause of former Art. 56, § 340
against the unauthorized practice of land surveying or
property line surveying through a business.

Defined terms: "Board" § 15-101
"License" § 15-101 "Permit" § 15-101
"Person" § 1-101

"Practice land surveying" § 15-101
"Practice property line surveying" § 15-101

15-603. MISREPRESENTATION AS AUTHORIZED PRACTITIONER.

(A)  LAND SURVEYING.

UNLESS AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS TITLE TO PRACTICE LAND
SURVEYING WITHOUT THE SUPERVISION REQUIRED UNDER § 15-303 OF THIS
TITLE, A PERSON MAY NOT REPRESENT TO THE PUBLIC, BY USE OF A
TITLE, INCLUDING "LAND SURVEYOR", "PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR",
"LICENSED LAND SURVEYOR", OR "REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR", BY USE
OF THE TERM "LAND SURVEYING" IN THE NAME OF THE PERSON'S BUSINESS
ACTIVITY, BY DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES, METHODS, OR PROCEDURES, OR
OTHERWISE, THAT THE PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE LAND
SURVEYING IN THE STATE.

(B)  PROPERTY LINE SURVEYING.

UNLESS AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS TITLE TO PRACTICE PROPERTY LINE
SURVEYING WITHOUT THE SUPERVISION REQUIRED UNDER § 15-303 OF THIS
TITLE, A PERSON MAY NOT REPRESENT TO THE PUBLIC, BY USE OF A
TITLE, INCLUDING "LICENSED PROPERTY LINE SURVEYOR" OR "PROPERTY
LINE SURVEYOR", BY DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES, METHODS, OR
PROCEDURES, OR OTHERWISE, THAT THE PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO
PRACTICE PROPERTY LINE SURVEYING IN THE STATE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a) of this section is new
language derived without substantive change from
former Art. 56, § 343(a)(2) and (8) and, as it related
to representations made by an individual, § 330(f)(3)
and rephrased in the standard language used throughout
this article to express a prohibition against false
representation of authority to practice a regulated
occupation.

Subsection (b) of this section is new language added
as an inherent, if not essential corollary to §§
15-601 and 15-602 of this subtitle.

Although the provisions of former Art. 56, § 330(f)(3)
that related to representation and the use of certain
terms were part of the definition of "practice of land
surveying" and not substantive prohibitions, the

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