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  "result_type": "match",
  "entity": {
    "id": "plb_jphg5qf3ef",
    "kind": "individual",
    "canonical_name": "HOWARD LAWRENCE BIRNEY",
    "jurisdiction": "MD",
    "identifiers": {
      "license": "10233"
    },
    "address": {
      "city": "NORTH EAST",
      "postal": "21901",
      "region": "MD"
    },
    "human_page": "https://contractors.agentlookups.ai/md/contractor/10233-howard-lawrence-birney"
  },
  "as_of": "20260718T081822.229733144Z",
  "summary": [
    "The Maryland Plumbing Board snapshot dated 2026-07-18 shows license 10233 (JOURNEY PLUMBER/GAS FITTER) listed as active in the board's public list of active licenses, expiring 2028-07-22. The issuing agency's live page is authoritative for today."
  ],
  "findings": {
    "courts": {
      "status": "not_checked",
      "note": "We do not index civil court records. The absence of findings here means nothing."
    },
    "discipline": {
      "status": "not_checked",
      "note": "Disciplinary actions are not in this source's bulk file and are not yet indexed. Absence here means nothing."
    },
    "license": {
      "status": "active",
      "raw_status": "present in Plumbers active-license public query",
      "classification": "JOURNEY PLUMBER/GAS FITTER",
      "expires": "2028-07-22",
      "confidence": "verified",
      "provenance": {
        "source": "md-dllr-plm",
        "snapshot_id": "20260718T081822.229733144Z",
        "observed_at": "20260718T081822.229733144Z",
        "raw_hash": "sha256:cb7d57307abb37fa445dfd65f4e7f609f9566e9c5a6342791c082c2e484bbecb"
      }
    },
    "liens": {
      "status": "not_checked",
      "note": "Mechanics liens are not yet indexed. Absence here means nothing."
    },
    "permits": {
      "status": "not_checked",
      "note": "Permit activity is not yet indexed for this jurisdiction. Absence here means nothing."
    }
  },
  "terms": "Public occupational-license records (business and individually held), republished with sources. This is NOT a consumer report under the FCRA or state consumer-reporting laws, and must not be used for decisions about employment, credit, insurance, or housing. We never aggregate beyond the license record. The issuing agency's live page is authoritative.",
  "dispute_url": "https://contractors.agentlookups.ai/dispute"
}