Maryland Contractor License Search (MHIC)

Search and verify Maryland home improvement contractor and salesperson licenses directly from the official Maryland Home Improvement Commission (MHIC) public database, maintained by the Maryland Department of Labor.

Maryland requires every home improvement contractor and salesperson to hold an active MHIC license. This actor turns the state's clunky CGI search into clean, structured JSON — perfect for compliance checks, insurance underwriting, sub-contractor vetting, and lead generation.

What it does

• ✅ Searches the official state database (dllr.state.md.us) — not a third-party copy
• 🔍 Five search modes: contractor trade name, contractor personal name, salesperson name, location (city or zip), or license registration number
• 📄 Automatic pagination — pulls every result page (50 records per page) up to your maxResults
• 🧾 Returns structured records: contractor name, trade name, street address, city, state, zip, license expiration date, license category, registration number, and suffix

Use cases

• Compliance & risk: verify a contractor's license is active before contract award or claim payout
• Insurance underwriting: batch-verify MHIC registration numbers
• Sub-contractor vetting: general contractors confirming subs are licensed
• Lead generation: pull every licensed contractor in a city or zip code with expiration dates for renewal-timed outreach
• Market research: contractor density by city/zip across Maryland

Input

Field	Type	Description
searchType	select	businessName, personalName, salespersonName, location, or licenseNumber
query	string	Trade name, last name, or registration number (depending on search type)
city	string	Optional city filter for name searches; required (or zip) for location searches
zip	string	5-digit zip — location searches only
maxResults	integer	Max records to return (0 = unlimited)

Example input

{
    "searchType": "location",
    "city": "Baltimore",
    "maxResults": 500
}

Output

{
    "name": "JEREMY BRYANT",
    "tradeName": "A & B HOME IMPROVEMENT",
    "address": "111 RIVERSIDE DRIVE",
    "city": "BALTIMORE",
    "state": "MD",
    "zip": "21221",
    "expirationDate": "2027-11-30",
    "category": "CONTRACTOR/SALESMAN",
    "licenseNumber": "80398",
    "suffix": "N/A",
    "searchType": "businessName",
    "searchTotal": 2671,
    "source": "Maryland Home Improvement Commission (MHIC)",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-08-14T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Notes

• Results include active licensees only — the state search excludes inactive licenses.
• The address field occasionally includes legacy license references from the state system; these are preserved in addressExtra.
• No proxy needed for normal volumes. The actor rate-limits itself between pages to be polite to the state server.

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