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Who needs a license and what the law covers 28

  • A "home improvement contract" is defined in § 8-101 as which kind of agreement between a contractor and an owner? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-101
  • A marine contractor is excused from the home improvement license when licensed under which article? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-301(c)
  • A solicitor for a contractor is excused from licensing when the solicitor reaches owners in which way? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-301(c)
  • An electrician or plumber licensed in that trade is excused from the home improvement license while doing what? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-301(c)
  • Besides work within its own trade, which installation does § 8-301(c)(4) let a licensed trade do without a home improvement license? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-301(c)
  • Can an owner and a contractor agree to waive the provisions of Maryland's home improvement title? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-103
  • The home improvement definition in § 8-101 covers work on a building used or designed to be used as what? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-101
  • How does § 8-101 divide condominium work? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-101
  • How does § 8-101 treat a shore erosion control project for a residential property? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-101
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Who needs a license and what the law covers, continued

  • How may a county still regulate the character, performance or quality of a home improvement? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-102
  • In § 8-101, to "sell a home improvement" means to do what? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-101
  • Section 8-101 names the installation of an awning, a storm window and which other item as a home improvement? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-101
  • Section 8-317 excuses a licensed home improvement contractor from holding which other license? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-317
  • Title 8 does not apply to a transaction of which of these? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-102
  • What does a Maryland home improvement contractor license authorize? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-307
  • What does a Maryland home improvement salesperson license authorize its holder to do? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-307
  • What may a Maryland county or municipal corporation NOT do under § 8-102? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-102
  • When is a sale of materials outside the home improvement definition? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-101
  • Which credential must a person hold whenever the person acts as a home improvement contractor in Maryland? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-301(a)
  • Which Maryland credential does § 8-301 ask of anyone selling a home improvement in the State? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-301(b)
  • Which of these does the § 8-101 definition of "owner" include? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-101
  • Which of these does § 8-101 list as a home improvement when it is built or replaced on land next to the dwelling? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-101
  • Which of these is on the § 8-301 list of persons who need no home improvement license? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-301(c)
  • Which two kinds of people does § 8-101 carve out of the word "subcontractor"? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-101
  • Which work falls outside the definition of home improvement in § 8-101? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-101
  • Which worker does § 8-301 excuse from the home improvement license? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-301(c)
  • Who is a "contractor" under Maryland's home improvement title? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-101
  • Work on an apartment building is outside the home improvement definition when the building holds how many single-family units? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-101

Examination, application and renewal 36

  • A corporation or limited partnership applying to the Commission must name which person in the State? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-303
  • A licensed contractor gives the Commission notice that its required liability insurance is being canceled by what deadline? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-308
  • After a hearing on a license denial, the Commission decides within a reasonable time but no later than when? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-305
  • After the Commission revokes a home improvement license, or denies one after a hearing, how long is the person barred from reapplying? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-316(a)
  • An applicant convicted of violating § 8-601 may be licensed once obligations are settled and how much time has passed since the conviction? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-306(d)
  • An MHIC applicant with its principal office elsewhere pays the charge its home state puts on a similar nonresident business in which case? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-303
  • The application asks for a lead paint abatement accreditation number issued by which department? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-303
  • Besides competency in the licensed occupation, what must the home improvement examination test? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-302
  • The Commission may reinstate a suspended or revoked home improvement license only if the person does what? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-316(b)
  • The Commission notifies an applicant in writing of the examination score within 30 days after which event? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-302
  • For a corporate applicant, whose names and addresses must the home improvement license application give? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-303
  • For what term is a Maryland home improvement license renewed? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-308
  • How does § 8-303 treat the financial information an applicant submits to the Commission? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-303
  • How long before a home improvement license expires must the Commission send the licensee the renewal materials? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-308
  • How much general liability insurance must an applicant for a Maryland home improvement contractor license maintain? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-302.1
  • How much trade experience does § 8-302.2 ask of an applicant for a home improvement contractor license? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-302.2
  • How quickly does § 8-309 want the Commission told when control of an MHIC license holder's ownership, management or trade name shifts? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-309
  • If an electronic renewal notice comes back undeliverable, the Commission mails the materials within how many business days? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-308
  • In what form may the competency part of the home improvement examination be given? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-302
  • Is the holder of an inactive contractor license assessed for the Guaranty Fund under § 8-404(b)? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-308.1
  • Section 8-302 has an examination held within how many days after the Commission receives an application for examination? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-302
  • Section 8-305 gives a Maryland home improvement applicant how many days from the mailing of a denial to ask for a hearing? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-305
  • Section 8-306 limits the Maryland home improvement salesperson license to which kind of applicant? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-306
  • Under § 8-305, how soon after it receives an applicant's request must the Maryland Home Improvement Commission hold the denial hearing? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-305
  • Under § 8-308.1, who must see to the renewal of a Maryland home improvement license placed on inactive status? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-308.1
  • What does a licensee on inactive status pay the Commission to have the license put back in force? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-308.1
  • What does § 8-302 say about the home improvement examination fee? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-302
  • What may stand in place of the trade experience that § 8-302.2 asks of a contractor applicant? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-302.2
  • What may the holder of a contractor license on inactive status NOT do? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-308.1
  • When must an applicant for an MHIC contractor's or salesperson's license pass the examination? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-302
  • When the Secretary does not stagger license terms, a home improvement license expires on the first June 30 after its effective date in which kind of year? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-308
  • Which requirement is lifted while a contractor license sits on inactive status? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-308.1
  • Who may stagger the terms of home improvement licenses under § 8-308? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-308
  • Who prepares the credit report named in § 8-303? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-303
  • Whom may the Commission use to administer its examinations under § 8-302? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-302
  • The written notice of an employment relationship that § 8-306 calls for is signed by whom? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-306

Contracts, deposits and sales rules 27

  • A contract to install a solar energy generating system on a roof must include what, unless the customer waives it? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-501(f)
  • A home improvement contract carries a notice giving which details of the Commission? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-501(c)
  • A home improvement contract must describe which of these, if there is any? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-501(c)
  • A salesperson may not use a home improvement contract form that fails to disclose what? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-502
  • A tangible item given to a prospective customer to advertise or promote sales may cost the contractor or salesperson no more than how much? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-503
  • Before which event may a person not demand or receive any payment for a home improvement? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-617
  • Besides being in writing and legible, what must each home improvement contract be under § 8-501? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-501(b)
  • Besides the contractor's, whose name and license number must appear in a home improvement contract? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-501(c)
  • From whom may a salesperson accept compensation for selling a home improvement? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-502
  • How many promotional items may a customer receive for one transaction under § 8-503? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-503
  • The mortgage or lien notice in § 8-501 tells the owner of a right to rescind the contract within what time after signing? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-501(c)
  • The notice set by Commission regulation advises the consumer of the right to purchase what for added protection against loss? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-501(c)
  • The promotional item allowed by § 8-503 must not be contingent on what? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-503
  • Section 8-310 says a salesperson may not represent more than how many contractors at a time? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-310
  • What does § 8-501 say of a home improvement contract that does not comply with the section? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-501(a)
  • What is the largest deposit a person may receive before or at the time a home improvement contract is executed? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-617
  • What must a home improvement contract do about any document it incorporates? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-501(b)
  • What must a home improvement contract state about monthly payments? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-501(c)
  • What must the homeowner do with the mortgage or lien notice on a home improvement contract? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-501(c)
  • What must the owner be given before the performance of a home improvement begins? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-501(d)
  • When an individual stops being a salesperson for a contractor, who gives the Commission written notice? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-310
  • When payment will be secured by an interest in residential real estate, where must the mortgage or lien notice appear? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-501(c)
  • Which contractor details must a home improvement contract contain? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-501(c)
  • Which dates must a home improvement contract state? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-501(c)
  • Which of these may a contractor or salesperson not offer an owner as an inducement to make a home improvement contract? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-503
  • Which of these may a salesperson NOT do under § 8-502? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-502
  • Who is barred by § 8-501 from making a change in a home improvement contract for an owner? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-501(e)

The Guaranty Fund 40

  • A claimant or contractor may ask for a hearing, or file a written exception, within how many days after the proposed order is served? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-407
  • A claimant who signed a written agreement to arbitrate disputes must do what before seeking recovery from the Guaranty Fund? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-405(c)
  • A claimant with a pending Guaranty Fund claim sues in court on the same facts. What does the Commission do with the claim? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-408
  • A contractor reimbursing the Guaranty Fund owes interest on the amount paid at what annual rate? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-411(a)
  • A final judgment or final arbitration award goes in favor of the defendant contractor. What must the Commission do with the Guaranty Fund claim? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-408
  • A Guaranty Fund award may not exceed which amount? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-405(e)
  • After a Guaranty Fund claim arrives, the contractor's written response is required within how many days? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-407
  • After the Commission pays a claim from the Guaranty Fund, what right does it gain? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-410
  • After the Guaranty Fund pays a claim for a contractor's act, the Commission may suspend the contractor license until when? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-411(a)
  • An owner may recover from the Guaranty Fund for an actual loss that results from whose act or omission? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-405(a)
  • An owner who does not reside in the home may still claim against the Guaranty Fund if the owner owns no more than how many residences or dwelling places? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-405(f)
  • An unpaid, recorded Guaranty Fund reimbursement amount becomes a lien in favor of the State on what? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-410(f)
  • At what level must the Commission keep the Home Improvement Guaranty Fund? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-403
  • Before the Commission issues a contractor license, what fee does the contractor pay to be credited to the Guaranty Fund? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-404(a)
  • The Commission may deny a Guaranty Fund claim on finding that the claimant did what? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-405(d)
  • The Commission may issue a proposed order on a Guaranty Fund claim when the total claim against the contractor does not exceed what amount? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-407
  • The Commission may not assess a contractor for the Guaranty Fund more than how much in a calendar year? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-404(b)
  • The Commission may refer a contractor's Guaranty Fund debt to the Central Collection Unit when the contractor is how far behind in reimbursement payments? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-410
  • The Commission may sue a contractor who has not reimbursed the Guaranty Fund in full within how many days after the Commission gives notice? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-410
  • Does reimbursing the Guaranty Fund in full undo a disciplinary proceeding against the contractor? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-411
  • Does the Guaranty Fund subtitle make a claimant exhaust administrative remedies before the Commission before going to court? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-402
  • For Guaranty Fund purposes, does a licensed contractor's act include the act of its subcontractor, salesperson or employee? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-405(b)
  • How does § 8-405 treat a court's default judgment when a Maryland Home Improvement Guaranty Fund award is made? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-405(e)
  • How must the claim that begins a Guaranty Fund proceeding be made? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-406
  • In what order does the Commission pay approved Guaranty Fund claims? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-409
  • May a claimant submit a Guaranty Fund claim and, at the same time, bring a court action against the contractor on the same facts? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-408
  • On which ground may the Commission dismiss a Guaranty Fund claim under § 8-407? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-407
  • Unless the contractor pays it back, what is the most the Guaranty Fund may award all claimants together for one contractor's acts or omissions? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-405(e)
  • What does "actual loss" mean in the Guaranty Fund subtitle? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-401
  • What does "Fund" mean in Maryland's home improvement title? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-101
  • What happens when a contractor does not pay a Guaranty Fund assessment within 60 days after notice? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-404(c)
  • What is the most the Commission may award from the Guaranty Fund to one claimant for the acts or omissions of one contractor? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-405(e)
  • What is the time limit in § 8-405 for bringing a claim against Maryland's Home Improvement Guaranty Fund? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-405(g)
  • When approved claims against one contractor exceed $250,000 less earlier unreimbursed payments, how may the Commission pay them? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-409
  • When pending claims may take the Guaranty Fund below its floor, the Commission assesses each contractor a fee of how much? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-404(b)
  • Where are the Guaranty Fund's investment earnings credited? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-403
  • Which of these may the Commission NOT award from the Guaranty Fund? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-405(e)
  • Which person may not make a Guaranty Fund claim based on a particular contractor's act or omission? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-405(f)
  • Which State officer does § 8-403 put in charge of investing Maryland's Home Improvement Guaranty Fund? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-403
  • Who has the burden of proof at a hearing on a Guaranty Fund claim? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-407

Advertising and prohibited acts 19

  • A contractor may not deviate materially from plans or specifications without whose consent? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-605
  • A contractor may not fail to notify the Commission of which relationship? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-613
  • A county or municipal corporation may not issue a permit for a home improvement unless the permit includes what? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-504
  • A license is revoked while a signed home improvement contract is still unperformed. What does § 8-315 allow? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-315(b)
  • An advertisement saying a person is licensed under Title 8 must state the license number. Which short form does § 8-615 allow? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-615
  • Leaving aside persons and transactions outside the title, a contractor may pay another person for performing or selling a home improvement only if that person is what? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-315(a)
  • Section 8-607 bars which act in obtaining a home improvement contract? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-607
  • Section 8-607 forbids a person applying for a Maryland home improvement license to do what? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-607
  • Section 8-609 bars knowingly arranging a promissory note for a home improvement that states what? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-609
  • Section 8-611 forbids a licensee to violate which accreditation requirement of the Environment Article? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-611
  • Section 8-612 bars a person from performing or selling a home improvement with or through which kind of person? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-612
  • Under which name may a person act as a contractor or sell a home improvement? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-614
  • Under § 8-610, an advertisement is not false, deceptive or misleading if it is subject to and complies with regulations of which agency? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-610
  • What kind of advertisement about home improvement does § 8-610 forbid a person to publish? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-610
  • What must a salesperson do with a payment received for a home improvement? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-606
  • Which act by a contractor does § 8-605 prohibit? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-605
  • Which act does § 8-611 name among the laws a licensee may not violate? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-611
  • Which permit is excepted from the license number rule of § 8-504? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-504
  • Who must notify the Commission of a contractor who fails to correct a building code violation within a reasonable time? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-505(b)

Discipline, hearings and penalties 28

  • A contractor answers for a salesperson's violation of the title unless the Commission finds what? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-311(b)
  • A contractor may be disciplined under § 8-311 for failing to show what? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-311(a)
  • A person given due notice does not appear at the Commission's hearing. What may the Commission do? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-312
  • A person never before found guilty under § 8-601 is found guilty of acting as a home improvement contractor with no license. Which penalty range applies? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-601
  • Acting as a contractor in Maryland without a contractor license is what grade of offense under § 8-601? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-601
  • At least one member of a Commission hearing board must be which kind of member? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-313
  • Besides injunctive relief and restitution, what may the Commission sue for under § 8-208? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-208
  • By what vote does a hearing board of the Commission decide? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-313
  • The Commission or one of its members has how many days after a hearing board submits its decision to find that a full Commission hearing is required? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-313
  • The Commission's civil penalty under § 8-620 may not exceed how much for each violation? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-620
  • How is a contractor's lack of competence shown under § 8-311? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-311(a)
  • How is a hearing notice sent to a licensee under § 8-312? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-312
  • In which court is the Commission's suit under § 8-208 brought? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-208
  • Knowingly accepting a false completion certificate for an unfinished home improvement carries a fine up to $5,000 and imprisonment up to how long? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-602
  • May the Commission impose a § 8-620 civil penalty on a person who holds no license under Title 8? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-620
  • Must the Commission hold an administrative hearing before a person is prosecuted under § 8-601? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-208
  • On a second or later conviction under § 8-601, the fine may not exceed $5,000 and the imprisonment may not exceed how long? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-601
  • Section 8-311 makes it a ground for discipline to fail to comply with a home improvement permit or a law in which area? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-311(a)
  • Section 8-602 forbids accepting which document with knowledge that it is false and the work incomplete? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-602
  • Under § 8-620, which of these counts when the Maryland Home Improvement Commission sizes a civil penalty? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-620
  • What is the smallest hearing board that § 8-313 lets the Maryland Home Improvement Commission seat? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-313
  • What may the Commission impose instead of, or in addition to, a reprimand, suspension or revocation? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-311(c)
  • When does the general penalty of § 8-623 (a fine up to $1,000, up to 6 months, or both) apply to a violation of the title? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-623
  • Which act with business records is a ground for discipline in § 8-311? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-311(a)
  • Which fact does the Commission weigh when a criminal conviction is the ground for discipline? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-311(d)
  • Which financial fact about the violator is a factor in setting a civil penalty under § 8-620? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-620
  • Which of these is a ground for discipline listed in § 8-311? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-311(a)
  • Which power does § 8-312 give the Commission in connection with its hearings? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-312

The Commission 20

  • A quorum of the Maryland Home Improvement Commission may not be fewer than how many members? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-204
  • A seat on the Maryland Home Improvement Commission runs for what period, starting on which date? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-202
  • At least one member of the Maryland Home Improvement Commission must have experience in which business? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-202
  • By whom are seats on the Maryland Home Improvement Commission filled under § 8-202? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-202
  • The Commission's public record under § 8-209 shows, for each salesperson, what? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-209
  • The fees the Commission sets by regulation are set to produce funds that approximate what? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-213
  • For what may the Governor remove a member of the Home Improvement Commission? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-202
  • How many consumer members sit on the Maryland Home Improvement Commission? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-202
  • How many members of the Maryland Home Improvement Commission must have experience in some phase of the home improvement business? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-202
  • How many members sit on the Maryland Home Improvement Commission? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-202
  • How often does the Commission give each county's building and permits department a current list of all licensees? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-211
  • How often must the Maryland Home Improvement Commission meet? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-204
  • Section 8-209 has the Maryland Home Improvement Commission keep which record available to the public during office hours? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-209
  • To avoid removal by the Governor under § 8-202, a member must have attended at least what share of the prior year's Commission meetings? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-202
  • What fee does the Commission collect for each copy of a document under § 8-209? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-209
  • What may the Commission's investigative staff and contractual experts investigate? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-206
  • What must the Commission publish under § 8-213? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-213
  • What State citizenship and residency does § 8-202 ask of a person named to the Maryland Home Improvement Commission? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-202
  • Where does § 8-204 place the office of the Home Improvement Commission? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-204
  • Who appoints the executive director of the Home Improvement Commission? Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-205

How this list was compiled: Annotated Code of Maryland, Business Regulation Article, Title 8 (Home Improvement), sections 8-101 to 8-623, read section by section on the General Assembly's site, mgaleg.maryland.gov, on 2026-10-04. Licence: Own work. Original questions written from Maryland statutes, which are public law. No question is copied from the state examination or any study guide.

How it works

This unofficial MHIC practice test asks what Maryland's home improvement law says: Business Regulation Article, Title 8, read on October 4, 2026. Trade skills and the Commission's regulations in COMAR are not tested here.

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What this practice test covers

The Start from menu has seven parts: who needs a license, the examination and renewal, contracts and deposits, the Guaranty Fund, advertising and prohibited acts, discipline and penalties, and the Commission itself. Every answer names its section of Title 8.

Where the text comes from

Each section was read on the Maryland General Assembly's site, mgaleg.maryland.gov. The Commission's regulations (COMAR 09.08) and the door-to-door sales law were not read, so nothing here asks about them. The State's own text is the one that counts.

  • Choose Contracts, deposits and sales rules in the Start from menu to drill what a contract must contain.
  • Many answers are a dollar amount or a number of days, so read every choice.
  • Wrong answers go to Missed until you answer them right.

Questions and answers

Is this MHIC practice test from the Commission?

No. It is unofficial practice written from the statute. The Maryland Home Improvement Commission did not write or review this page, and none of the state examination's questions appear here.

What does this practice exam ask about?

Only the law in Title 8: licenses and exemptions, the examination and renewal, what a home improvement contract must contain, the one-third deposit limit, the Guaranty Fund, prohibited acts, hearings and penalties.

What does the Commission say about its examination?

Its examination page, read on October 4, 2026, gives 55 questions for contractors and 35 for salespersons, taken by computer in two hours, with a minimum of 70% correct. Check that page for current details.

Does it cover both contractors and salespersons?

Yes. Title 8 governs both licenses, and the questions cover both. The rules written for salespersons sit mostly under Contracts, deposits and sales rules in the Start from menu.

Which source do the questions come from?

The Annotated Code of Maryland, Business Regulation Article, Title 8, sections 8-101 to 8-623, read on mgaleg.maryland.gov on October 4, 2026. Each answer shows its section.

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