[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":94},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-question-maryland-contractor-simulator-vehicle-display":3},{"site":4,"simulation":15,"topic":23,"question":26,"siblings":54,"prev":92,"next":93},{"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":52},"vehicle-display","Does your MHIC number have to be on your work truck?","Yes. COMAR 09.08.01.06 requires your MHIC license number on every vehicle used in your home improvement business, in characters at least 3 inches high, with…","Yes. COMAR 09.08.01.06 requires your MHIC license number on every vehicle used in your home improvement business, in characters at least 3 inches high, with no grace period.",[32,33],"You just bought a new work truck. As you're loading tools into it, you realize you haven't put your MHIC number on it yet.","You're heading to a job site right now. A magnetic sign company can have custom magnets ready by tomorrow.",null,"/media/voices/vehicle_display.mp3",[37,42,47],{"text":38,"verdict":39,"label":40,"explanation":41},"Don't take the new truck to the job site until the MHIC number is displayed — use your other vehicle or rent for today","best","Correct","COMAR 09.08.01.06 requires your MHIC license number to be displayed on ALL vehicles used in your home improvement business. The numbers must be at least 3 inches high. Operating a work vehicle without proper display is a violation. One day of inconvenience beats a citation.",{"text":43,"verdict":44,"label":45,"explanation":46},"Drive it today — you'll get the magnets tomorrow. One day won't matter","wrong","Violation","'Just one day' is what every contractor says before getting cited. COMAR 09.08.01.06 doesn't have a grace period. Your license number must be at least 3 inches high on every vehicle used for home improvement business. If an inspector or MHIC investigator spots your unmarked truck at a job site, it's an automatic violation.",{"text":48,"verdict":49,"label":50,"explanation":51},"Write your MHIC number on the truck with a marker until the proper signs arrive","partial","Technically compliant but unprofessional","The regulation requires the number to be at least 3 inches high. A marker could meet this requirement, but it doesn't project the professional image that builds client confidence. Better to wait for proper signage, but this beats driving without any display at all.",[53],"COMAR 09.08.01.06",[55,58,61,62,65,68,71,74,77,80,83,86,89],{"slug":56,"title":57,"topic":24},"first-client-call","Do you have to give homeowners your MHIC license number?",{"slug":59,"title":60,"topic":24},"advertising-mistake","What must Maryland home improvement advertising include?",{"slug":27,"title":28,"topic":24},{"slug":63,"title":64,"topic":24},"business-name-on-everything","Where must your MHIC license number appear?",{"slug":66,"title":67,"topic":24},"social-media-advertising","Does a contractor's Facebook page need the MHIC number?",{"slug":69,"title":70,"topic":24},"salesperson-license-check","Does a home improvement salesperson need an MHIC license?",{"slug":72,"title":73,"topic":24},"brenda-training","Are you responsible for your salesperson's violations?",{"slug":75,"title":76,"topic":24},"salesperson-representation","Are you bound by a warranty your salesperson promised?",{"slug":78,"title":79,"topic":24},"competitor-badmouthing","How do you answer a competitor's false claims about your license?",{"slug":81,"title":82,"topic":24},"online-review-response","How should a contractor respond to a false online review?",{"slug":84,"title":85,"topic":24},"shady-competitor-steals-client","How do you compete with a far lower bid from a questionable contractor?",{"slug":87,"title":88,"topic":24},"multiple-bids-ethics","Should you use a competitor's bid to undercut them?",{"slug":90,"title":91,"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]