WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 623

Designers, the State Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects, and the State
Board of Professional Engineers.

BY adding to

Article - Business Occupations and Professions
Section 3-208.1, 8.5-206.1, 9-206.1, and 14-208.1
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1989 Volume and 1993 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Business Occupations and Professions

3-208.1.

(A)     IN THIS SECTION, "CODE OFFICIAL" MEANS A PUBLIC OFFICIAL
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REVIEW OF BUILDING PERMIT DOCUMENTS OR THE
ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS.

(B)     THE BOARD SHALL:

(1)      KEEP A LIST OF THE NAMES AND MAILING ADDRESSES OF ALL
LICENSEES AND PERMIT HOLDERS;

(2)      PROVIDE EACH CODE OFFICIAL WITH A COPY OF THE LIST
ANNUALLY; AND

(3)      PROVIDE ANY OTHER PERSON WHO MAKES A REQUEST WITH A
COPY OF THE LIST AT A REASONABLE FEE SET BY THE BOARD.

(4)      THE LICENSEE SHALL DESIGNATE THE MAILING ADDRESS AT THE
TIME OF ISSUANCE OF THE ORIGINAL LICENSE AND ON THE RENEWAL OF THE
LICENSE.

(C)      (1) THE BOARD SHALL PROVIDE ALL LICENSEES, PERMIT HOLDERS,
AND CODE OFFICIALS WITH A PERIODIC NEWSLETTER NOT LESS THAN
SEMIANNUALLY ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BOARD.

(2) THE BOARD MAY PUBLISH THE NEWSLETTER JOINTLY WITH THE
STATE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS. THE STATE BOARD OF CERTIFIED
INTERIOR DESIGNERS, THE STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTS, OR ALL OF THEM OR ANY COMBINATION OF THESE BOARDS.

(D)     THE BOARD SHALL DISTRIBUTE:

(1) TO EACH APPLICANT FOR A LICENSE AND EACH CODE OFFICIAL, A
COPY OF THE MARYLAND ARCHITECTS ACT AND THE BOARD'S RULES AND
REGULATIONS;

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