How to look up a license in Maryland

Official license searches in Maryland

10 official searches from 9 boards cover the Maryland licenses on this site. 6 of the rows also link a complaint page.

What each search covers

A board's search lists only its own licenses:

• Maryland Board of Cosmetologists: the 3 credentials it issues for cosmetologists, including Cosmetologist license, Apprentice Cosmetologist (cosmetologist apprentice registration) and Senior Cosmetologist license.
• Maryland Secretary of State: the Notary Public (commission as notary public).
• Maryland Secretary of State: the Remote notary (authorization to perform remote notarial acts).
• Maryland Board of Nursing: the 5 credentials it issues for registered nurses and nursing assistants, including Registered Nurse single-state license ("Maryland Only"), Registered Nurse multistate license (Nurse Licensure Compact), Certified Nursing Assistant-I (CNA-I), Certified Medicine Aide (CMA) and Certified Nursing Assistant-II (CNA-II).
• Maryland Insurance Administration: the Insurance producer license (resident or nonresident), with lines of authority: life, health (accident and health or sickness), property, casualty, variable life and variable annuity, personal lines.
• Maryland Board of Plumbing: the 6 credentials it issues for plumbers, including Journey Plumber/Gas Fitter, Apprentice Natural Gas Fitter, Apprentice Plumber/Gas Fitter, Journey Natural Gas Fitter, Master Natural Gas Fitter and Master Plumber/Gas Fitter.
• Maryland State Board of Electricians: the 5 credentials it issues for electricians, including Journeyperson Electrician License, Apprentice Electrician License, Master Electrician, Qualified Agent and Uninsured Master Electrician.
• Board of Massage Therapy Examiners: the 2 credentials it issues for massage therapists, including Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) and Registered Massage Practitioner (RMP).
• Maryland Real Estate Commission: the 3 credentials it issues for real estate agents, including Real Estate Salesperson, Associate Real Estate Broker and Real Estate Broker.
• Maryland Home Improvement Commission: the 2 credentials it issues for general contractors, including Contractor (Maryland Home Improvement Commission license) and Salesperson (Maryland Home Improvement Commission license).

Occupations without a state search here

• Security guards: the Maryland Department of State Police (MSP) pages we cite do not link a public search; ask the board to confirm a license.

How to check a license

Search the board for the work you are hiring for, then check the status, the license type and the expiration date (what to check in the result).

The occupation pages explain what each license level allows: cosmetologists, notaries, registered nurses, nursing assistants, insurance agents, plumbers, electricians, massage therapists, real estate agents, general contractors.