WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 3

Also in the introductory language of this section, the
former power to "refuse to. renew" a license is deleted
as needless and misleading. Under SG § 10-404, if a
licensee makes timely application for renewal, the
license does not expire until the Board has acted on
the application and the time for appeal has run.
Under both SG § 10-405 and § 14-319 of this subtitle,
ordinarily the Board must give the licensee an
opportunity for a hearing before taking disciplinary
action under this section. If the Board finds grounds
for disciplinary action, it may suspend or revoke the
license, and there is no need for a power to refuse
renewal.

In item (3) of this section, the references to
probation before judgment and to pleading guilty are
added to clarify that receipt of probation before
judgment on a crime covered under this item or
pleading guilty, even in the absence of a conviction,
is adequate to trigger disciplinary action under this
section.

As to item (5) of this section, which is derived from
former Art. 75 1/2, § 17(a)(2), the former reference
to the practice of engineering as an
"engineer-in-training" is deleted as an erroneous and
misleading provision of the former law. An individual
who, under former Art. 75 1/2, was certified as an
engineer-in-training was not authorized to engage in
any aspect of the practice of engineering. See the
revisor's note to § 14-310 of this subtitle.

As to the code of ethics to which item (6) of this
section refers, see § 14-205 of this title.

Defined terms: "Board" § 14-101

"License" § 14-101 "Practice engineering" § 14-101

"State" § 1-101

14-318. SAME -- COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS.

(A)   IN GENERAL.

SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, THE BOARD SHALL
COMMENCE PROCEEDINGS UNDER § 14-317 OF THIS SUBTITLE ON A
COMPLAINT MADE TO THE BOARD BY A MEMBER OR ANY OTHER PERSON.

(B)  FORM AND CONTENTS OF COMPLAINT.

(1) A COMPLAINT SHALL:

(I) BE IN WRITING;
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