MARYLAND HOME IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION EXAM | COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH 100% RATED EXPERT SOLUTIONS |2026 LATEST UPDATED
1. What does MHIC means?: Maryland Home Improvement Commission
2. What is the primary function of the Maryland home improvement commission?: To Protect the Public Health and
Safety.
3. What type of home improvement license are there in Maryland?: Contractor and
Sales Person
4. A contractors license enable the licensee to work as:: A Contractor in Sales Person
5. Don Smith is applying with the commission to obtain his home improvement license. He took the exam and failed
on the first try.. when will Mr. Smith be able to retake the exam??: In 30 days
6. When is an MHIC license applicant exempt from taking the home improvement law, and regulation exam?: Never
P1--302
7. John Thompson wants to apply for the contractors license, but he does not have the two years work experience and
construction required by the MHIC.
Can he still app?: Yes, if he can prove that he has the amount of education and training that regulations adopted by the
commission established as being equal or comparable to two years work experience.
8. Of the following which are requirements that MUST be met when applying
for an obtaining the contractors license.: To pass the test and pay the fee/to prove two years worth of work experience
in the construction field/ To maintain a general liability insurance of at least $50,000/
9. What is home improvement: The construction,repair, replacement, remodleing, alteration, comversion,
rehabilitation, renovation, modernization, improvement, or addition to any land or building or any part of the land or
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, building used or designed to be used as a residence or dwelling place, including basements, driveways, fences,
garages, landscaping, patios, porches, sidewalks, swimming pools, and terraces.
10. Who regulates Home Improvement Businesses in Maryland?: Maryland Home
Improvement Commission
11. Paula Johnson has resided in the state of Maryland for three years and six months, and she wants to become a
commissioner with the MHIC. Can she
become?: No, she has to wait 1 year and 6 months. (5 years living in Maryland to become a commissioner)
12. When does the term of a commissioner begin and how long is it for?: It begins on 1 July and the term is for 4
years.
13. Who appoints the commission's executive Director?: The Secretary of the Labor Department (P.1--205)
14. During a New Home construction project, the contractor decides to build a new swimming pool in the property.
Which of the following activities would be exempt from the home improvement law?: The cares of Plants, Installing
the Heater of the Swimming Pool./Recreational Area for Children. P.1-2
15. How many Members are there in the Hearing Board?: 3
16. After their MHIC license application is denied following a hearing, how long must the applicant wait to re-apply
for it?: 180 Day / 6 month. P.1-28 - 8-316(a)
17. How many contractors can a sales person work for?: Only 2. P.1-25
18. What happens if one member of the hearing board agrees on the penalty,
another is against it, and the third member cannot reach a decision?: The
Commission must schedule a meeting with all its members within 15 days. P.1-28
19. The commission may deny a license because the:: Falsifies an Account. P.1-25
20. Which of the following do the MHIC law and regulations not regulate?: work-
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WITH 100% RATED EXPERT SOLUTIONS |2026 LATEST UPDATED
1. What does MHIC means?: Maryland Home Improvement Commission
2. What is the primary function of the Maryland home improvement commission?: To Protect the Public Health and
Safety.
3. What type of home improvement license are there in Maryland?: Contractor and
Sales Person
4. A contractors license enable the licensee to work as:: A Contractor in Sales Person
5. Don Smith is applying with the commission to obtain his home improvement license. He took the exam and failed
on the first try.. when will Mr. Smith be able to retake the exam??: In 30 days
6. When is an MHIC license applicant exempt from taking the home improvement law, and regulation exam?: Never
P1--302
7. John Thompson wants to apply for the contractors license, but he does not have the two years work experience and
construction required by the MHIC.
Can he still app?: Yes, if he can prove that he has the amount of education and training that regulations adopted by the
commission established as being equal or comparable to two years work experience.
8. Of the following which are requirements that MUST be met when applying
for an obtaining the contractors license.: To pass the test and pay the fee/to prove two years worth of work experience
in the construction field/ To maintain a general liability insurance of at least $50,000/
9. What is home improvement: The construction,repair, replacement, remodleing, alteration, comversion,
rehabilitation, renovation, modernization, improvement, or addition to any land or building or any part of the land or
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, building used or designed to be used as a residence or dwelling place, including basements, driveways, fences,
garages, landscaping, patios, porches, sidewalks, swimming pools, and terraces.
10. Who regulates Home Improvement Businesses in Maryland?: Maryland Home
Improvement Commission
11. Paula Johnson has resided in the state of Maryland for three years and six months, and she wants to become a
commissioner with the MHIC. Can she
become?: No, she has to wait 1 year and 6 months. (5 years living in Maryland to become a commissioner)
12. When does the term of a commissioner begin and how long is it for?: It begins on 1 July and the term is for 4
years.
13. Who appoints the commission's executive Director?: The Secretary of the Labor Department (P.1--205)
14. During a New Home construction project, the contractor decides to build a new swimming pool in the property.
Which of the following activities would be exempt from the home improvement law?: The cares of Plants, Installing
the Heater of the Swimming Pool./Recreational Area for Children. P.1-2
15. How many Members are there in the Hearing Board?: 3
16. After their MHIC license application is denied following a hearing, how long must the applicant wait to re-apply
for it?: 180 Day / 6 month. P.1-28 - 8-316(a)
17. How many contractors can a sales person work for?: Only 2. P.1-25
18. What happens if one member of the hearing board agrees on the penalty,
another is against it, and the third member cannot reach a decision?: The
Commission must schedule a meeting with all its members within 15 days. P.1-28
19. The commission may deny a license because the:: Falsifies an Account. P.1-25
20. Which of the following do the MHIC law and regulations not regulate?: work-
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