[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":91},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-question-maryland-contractor-simulator-business-name-on-everything":3},{"site":4,"simulation":15,"topic":23,"question":26,"siblings":51,"prev":89,"next":90},{"name":5,"tagline":6,"title":7,"description":8,"guideTitle":9,"guideDescription":10,"ogImage":11,"disclaimer":12,"practicePitch":13,"citationsTitle":14},"Free MHIC Training","Maryland home improvement exam prep","Free MHIC Exam Prep: Maryland Home Improvement Contractor Practice","Free, narrated MHIC exam prep: 147 real Maryland contractor scenarios, every choice explained, with the law cited where it applies.","MHIC Exam Study Guide","Every scenario in the free Maryland Contractor Simulator, written out as a practice question: the situation, your options, how each choice plays out, and the Maryland law where it applies.","/og/free-mhic-training.png","Free MHIC Training is free study material for the Maryland home improvement contractor exam. It is not affiliated with the Maryland Home Improvement Commission and is not legal advice.","The free Maryland Contractor Simulator puts you in situations like these across a 40-day contracting career, narrated, with your license on the line. No account needed.","Law and codes cited",{"slug":16,"title":17,"subtitle":18,"description":19,"maxTurns":20,"characterCount":21,"scenarioCount":22},"maryland-contractor-simulator","Maryland Contractor Simulator","Learn the law by living it.","You just got your MHIC license application approved and you're starting your home improvement business in Maryland. Navigate real contractor scenarios — contracts, permits, clients, subcontractors, and inspectors. Every choice teaches you the law through consequence, not memorization. Master all five exam areas to pass.",40,20,147,{"slug":24,"title":25},"advertising-sales","Advertising & Salespeople",{"slug":27,"title":28,"description":29,"takeaway":30,"situation":31,"speaker":34,"speakerDescription":34,"speakerAvatar":34,"audioUrl":35,"choices":36,"citations":47},"business-name-on-everything","Where must your MHIC license number appear?","On all advertising, print and digital, under COMAR 09.08.01.09; on every vehicle, at least 3 inches high, under COMAR 09.08.01.06; and on every contract…","On all advertising, print and digital, under COMAR 09.08.01.09; on every vehicle, at least 3 inches high, under COMAR 09.08.01.06; and on every contract under §8-501. If a customer can see it, include the number.",[32,33],"You're reviewing all your business materials to make sure everything is compliant. Your checklist includes: truck, business cards, website, contracts, flyers, yard signs, social media pages, and your estimating software header.","What must appear on ALL of these?",null,"/media/voices/business_name_on_everything.mp3",[37,42],{"text":38,"verdict":39,"label":40,"explanation":41},"Your MHIC license number must appear on all advertising, contracts, and vehicles. Social media counts as advertising","best","Correct","COMAR 09.08.01.09 requires your MHIC license number on ALL advertising materials. This includes digital advertising — your website, social media pages, online directory listings, email signatures, and any digital marketing. Vehicles require the number at minimum 3 inches high (COMAR 09.08.01.06). Contracts require it per §8-501. If a potential customer can see it, your MHIC number should be on it.",{"text":43,"verdict":44,"label":45,"explanation":46},"Just the truck and contracts — business cards and social media are informal","wrong","Wrong","'Informal' doesn't exist in advertising regulation. Business cards handed to potential clients? Advertising. Social media business page? Advertising. Yard signs at job sites? Advertising. COMAR 09.08.01.09 doesn't distinguish between formal and informal marketing. If it promotes your home improvement business, it needs your MHIC number.",[48,49,50],"COMAR 09.08.01.09","COMAR 09.08.01.06","Business Regulation §8-501",[52,55,58,61,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86],{"slug":53,"title":54,"topic":24},"first-client-call","Do you have to give homeowners your MHIC license number?",{"slug":56,"title":57,"topic":24},"advertising-mistake","What must Maryland home improvement advertising include?",{"slug":59,"title":60,"topic":24},"vehicle-display","Does your MHIC number have to be on your work truck?",{"slug":27,"title":28,"topic":24},{"slug":63,"title":64,"topic":24},"social-media-advertising","Does a contractor's Facebook page need the MHIC number?",{"slug":66,"title":67,"topic":24},"salesperson-license-check","Does a home improvement salesperson need an MHIC license?",{"slug":69,"title":70,"topic":24},"brenda-training","Are you responsible for your salesperson's violations?",{"slug":72,"title":73,"topic":24},"salesperson-representation","Are you bound by a warranty your salesperson promised?",{"slug":75,"title":76,"topic":24},"competitor-badmouthing","How do you answer a competitor's false claims about your license?",{"slug":78,"title":79,"topic":24},"online-review-response","How should a contractor respond to a false online review?",{"slug":81,"title":82,"topic":24},"shady-competitor-steals-client","How do you compete with a far lower bid from a questionable contractor?",{"slug":84,"title":85,"topic":24},"multiple-bids-ethics","Should you use a competitor's bid to undercut them?",{"slug":87,"title":88,"topic":24},"green-building-upsell","When is suggesting upgrades good practice and not an upsell?",{"slug":59,"title":60,"topic":24},{"slug":63,"title":64,"topic":24},1792184484118]