Maryland Administrative Code

.02 Responsibility to the Public. A. In rendering professional services, a certified interior designer shall comply in all respects with applicable laws and regulations pertaining to the practice of interior design. B. A certified interior designer may not engage in any form of f…

.03 Responsibility to the Client. A. A certified interior designer shall undertake to perform professional assignments only if the certified interior designer, together with the certified interior designer's consultants, is qualified, by training, education, and experience to per…

.04 Responsibility to Other Certified Interior Designers. A. A certified interior designer shall pursue all professional endeavors with honesty, integrity, fairness, and professionalism. B. A certified interior designer may not initiate, participate, or engage in an activity that…

.05 Responsibility to the Profession. A. A certified interior designer shall adhere to and maintain standards of professional and personal conduct that reflect in a responsible manner on the profession. B. In addition to requirements set forth in the law and regulations governing…

.06 Sealing Requirements. A. A certificate holder may sign and seal plans, specifications, drawings, reports, or any other interior design documents that are required to be signed and sealed under Business Occupations and Professions Article, §8-403, Annotated Code of Maryland, o…

.07 Failure to Respond. A. If an applicant or certificate holder receives from the Board a written communication requesting a response, the applicant or certificate holder shall respond in writing within 30 days of the date of the mailing. B. The Board shall send a written commun…

.01 Purpose. The State legislature has determined that it will be in the best interest of the public to require certified interior designers to comply with continuing education requirements as a prerequisite to the renewal of a certificate (the “certificate”) issued by the Board …

.02 Definitions. A. Approved Continuing Education Course. (1) “Approved continuing education course” means a continuing education course approved by the Board. In order to qualify as the approved continuing education course, the continuing education course shall: (a) Meet the cri…

.03 Requirements. A. A certified interior designer shall complete a minimum of 1 CEU in two or more approved continuing education courses during each 2-year certificate term. B. As a part of 1 CEU required under §A(1) of this regulation, a certified interior designer shall comple…

.04 Determination of Value. A. Each hour of attendance or instruction of the approved continuing education course shall equal 1/10th of 1 CEU. B. Credits for the approved continuing education courses shall be based upon the number of hours of attendance or instruction. C. College…

.05 Determination of Credits. A. The Board shall have the final authority with regard to the approval of courses, sponsors, credit, value for courses, and other matters related to the continuing education requirements. Selection of the approved continuing education courses from t…

.06 Reporting and Record Keeping. A. An applicant for certificate renewal shall provide to the Board a signed statement, under penalty of perjury, on an appropriate form supplied by the Board, setting forth the following minimum information for qualification: (1) Name of the qual…

.07 Exceptions. The Board may issue a certificate renewal to a certificate holder who has not fully complied with the continuing education requirements set forth in these regulations if the certificate holder's failure to fulfill the requirements was due to one or more of the fol…

.08 Nonrenewal. Failure to comply with these regulations shall result in nonrenewal of the certificate.

.01 Appraiser Classifications. A. An individual who is a licensed real estate appraiser is entitled to provide real estate appraisal services in connection with noncomplex one to four residential units having a transaction value less than $1,000,000, complex one to four residenti…

.01 Eligibility to Take Examination or Obtain Original Trainee License. A. Licensed Real Estate Appraisers. Except as provided in COMAR 09.19.04, to be eligible to sit for the licensed real estate appraisers examination, an applicant shall hold a valid trainee appraiser license a…

.02 Minimum Requirements for Approved Courses. A. A course hour may not be considered as part of the 90-hour, 120-hour, or 180-hour, or on and after January 1, 2008, the 150-hour, 200-hour, or 300-hour, requirement of Regulation .01 of this chapter unless it has been approved by …

.03 Required Courses. A. Effective January 1, 2008, in order to meet the 150-hour requirement set forth in Regulation .01 of this chapter, an applicant shall, at a minimum, have completed the required Appraiser Qualifications Board core curriculum for the licensed education requi…

.04 Continuing Education. A. Renewal Requirements. (1) In order to be considered for renewal as a certified general real estate appraiser, certified residential real estate appraiser, licensed real estate appraiser, or appraiser trainee, the applicant shall have completed 14 hour…

.05 Approved Educational Providers. A. A course may not be credited towards the hours necessary to satisfy either the educational prerequisites for examination or for continuing education unless the course has been taught by a provider approved by the Commission. B. Accredited un…

.01 Eligibility to Take Examination. A. Except as provided in COMAR 09.19.04, to be eligible to sit for the licensed real estate appraisers examination, an applicant shall have 1,000 hours of appraisal work experience which complies with this regulation. This experience shall hav…

.02 Acceptable Work Experience. Acceptable work experience includes but is not limited to the following: A. Fee and staff appraisals; B. Ad valorem tax appraisals; C. Review appraisals which are performed in accordance with Standard 3 of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appr…

.01 Supervising Appraisers. A. To be eligible to serve as a supervising appraiser, an individual: (1) Shall be in good standing; (2) May not have been subject to any disciplinary action within the immediately preceding 3 years; and (3) Shall have held a certified residential or c…

.02 Appraiser Trainees. A. A real estate appraiser trainee shall notify the Commission on form prescribed by the Commission of the commencement or termination of a supervisory appraiser relationship with a supervising appraiser no later than 10 days after the commencement or term…

.01 Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. In compliance with Business Occupations and Professions Article, §16-208(b), Annotated Code of Maryland, the Commission adopts the most recent version of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (The Apprai…

.02 Compliance with State Law. While performing an appraisal, licensed and certified appraisers shall abide by each provision of the Maryland Real Estate Appraisers Act, Business Occupations and Professions Article, §16-101 et seq., Annotated Code of Maryland, including each prov…

.03 Responsibilities of Licensees and Certificate Holders. A. A licensee or certificate holder shall respond to the Commission in writing within 30 days of receipt of a written communication from the Commission to the licensee or certificate holder. B. The Commission shall send w…

.01 Contested Case Hearings. A. Except as provided in §§B and C of this regulation, all contested case hearings before the Commission are governed by COMAR 09.01.02. B. Contested case hearings before the Commission shall be conducted before the Real Estate Appraisal Hearing Board…

.01 Fees Owed the Commission. A. Pursuant to Business Occupations and Professions Article, §§16-304(d) and 16-506(d), Annotated Code of Maryland, an applicant for examination or reexamination shall pay an examination fee of $100. B. At the time a license or certificate is issued …

.01 Temporary Permits. A. The Commission may issue a temporary permit allowing an individual to provide, on a temporary basis, certified or licensed real estate appraisal services in the State, if the: (1) Individual is licensed or certified in another state; (2) Property to be a…

.02 Reciprocal Licenses and Certificates. The Commission may waive the examination requirement and issue a reciprocal license or certificate to an individual, if the individual: A. Holds a valid license or certificate in another state; B. Is licensed or certified by a state that …

.01 License and Certificate Numbers. A. Each licensed and certified appraiser shall be assigned a license or certificate number by the Commission. B. On each document which refers, directly or indirectly, to the licensed or certified status of an appraiser, the appraiser shall in…

.01 Definitions. A. For purposes of Business Occupations and Professions Article, §16-701, Annotated Code of Maryland, the following terms have the meanings indicated. B. Terms Defined. (1) “Competence” means the ability of an appraiser to identify properly the task or assignment…

.02 Incorporation by Reference. Minimum standards of reasonable care for federally related transactions, as defined in 12 U.S.C. §3350(4), are those set forth in 12 CFR §323.4, which is incorporated by reference. Minimum standards also require compliance with the appraiser's Code…

.01 Composition. A. The Commission may assemble and maintain a roster of licensed and certified real estate appraisers who: (1) Possess, in the opinion of the Commission, specific expertise and knowledge; and (2) Are willing to provide appraisal report reviews for the Commission …

.02 Responsibilities of Volunteer Expert Appraisers. The volunteer expert review appraiser (VERA) roster participants shall: A. Be licensees selected by the Commission who are State-certified or State-licensed appraisers; B. Agree to provide their services on a voluntary basis; C…

.03 Review Process. When an appraisal report is submitted to a roster participant for review and evaluation for compliance with USPAP: A. The assignment of the appraisal review will be based on the geographic location of the subject property, the type of property appraised, and t…

.04 Application Process. A. A licensed or certified appraiser may apply to serve as a volunteer expert review appraiser by submitting to the Commission a resume, a letter of interest reflecting the applicant's qualifications, including education, experience, geographic location, …

.01 Time for Submitting License/Certification Application. A. An applicant who is approved by the Commission to sit for a license or certification examination shall be given up to 2 years from that approval date to sit for the appropriate examination. B. An applicant who has succ…

.02 Correspondence with the Commission. A. If an applicant or licensee receives from the Commission a written communication requesting a response, the applicant or licensee shall respond in writing within 30 days of the date of the mailing. B. The Commission shall send a written …

.01 Incorporation by Reference. A. In this chapter, the documents set forth in §B of this regulation are incorporated by reference. B. In compliance with Business Occupations and Professions Article, §§12-101(p) and 12-205(a), Annotated Code of Maryland, the Board adopts the most…

.02 Modifications to the International Plumbing Code. — Repealed.

.03 Modifications to the International Residential Code. — Repealed.

.04 Modifications to the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1, NFPA 54. — Repealed.

.05 Limit on Lead Content. A. Definitions. (1) In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings indicated. (2) Terms Defined. (a) “Lead-free” means: (i) Containing not more than a weighted average of 0.25 percent lead when used with respect to the wetted surface of pipes…

.01 Qualifications of Plumbers—How Certificates May Be Issued. A. All plumbing work shall be performed, or supervised and approved, by a licensed master plumber who is: (1) Familiar with its design and purpose; and (2) Available to direct and control all journey and apprentice pl…

.02 Required Training for Apprentice Plumbers. A. Before an apprentice plumber may be examined for a license as a journey plumber, the apprentice plumber shall: (1) Receive at least 7,500 working hours of instruction and experience in the installation and repair of plumbing mater…