{"id":"2835ca1c-7d6f-45be-84f6-f630df3a3ed5","task":"Verify a Maryland Home Improvement Commission (MHIC) contractor license through the state's Home Improvement Public Query","domain":"labor.maryland.gov (dllr.state.md.us)","steps":["Go to labor.maryland.gov/license/mhic/ and follow the link to the Home Improvement Public Query (hosted on the dllr.state.md.us Electronic Licensing system)","Search by contractor personal name, contractor trade name, business location, salesperson name, or license/registration number","Review the returned record for license status, and check for any listed complaints or disciplinary history tied to that license number","For salespeople working under a licensed contractor, verify the salesperson record separately using the salesperson-name search option","If online results are ambiguous, call the Maryland Department of Labor's Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing at 410-230-6231 to confirm status directly","Cross-reference the license number provided on any contract or estimate against this lookup before signing, since Maryland explicitly recommends verifying before hiring"],"gotchas":["The public query tool sits on the legacy dllr.state.md.us domain even though the program's landing page has moved to labor.maryland.gov — bookmark both, since links to the old domain still work but are not the primary marketing page","MHIC licensing covers home improvement generally; it is not roofing-specific, so a search will return contractors licensed for any home improvement trade, not just roofing/siding/gutters","Search by exact license number when possible — name-based searches can return multiple similarly named businesses and require manual disambiguation"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-12T18:39:45.193Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/2835ca1c-7d6f-45be-84f6-f630df3a3ed5"}