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    "note": "Everything here is free to read. There is no account, no signup, and no login. Verifiant counts anonymous reads of each lesson; no reading history is associated with you."
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  "notice": "Verifiant is not the State of Arizona, the Arizona Registrar of Contractors, or a law firm, and nothing here is legal advice. It describes public process and public record, and links to the official sources so you can read them yourself.",
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    "title": "Before You Hire",
    "summary": "What a public license check is, what it shows, and where its answer stops. Free to read, with nothing to sign up for.",
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    "title": "Checking a License Before You Hire",
    "summary": "A short walk through the public record behind a license check: what the words mean, why the time it was read counts, and how to read one honestly.",
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        "introduction": "One module, taken in order. You will read what a check is, step through its edges, say the words out loud, and finish by running a real check on a number you actually hold.",
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          "summary": "A license check is one question asked of one place: what does Arizona public record publish for this license number? The answer comes back in public record's own words, with the time it was read. It is not a rating, and it is not anyone's opinion of a contractor's work.",
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