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  "result_type": "match",
  "entity": {
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    "kind": "business",
    "canonical_name": "MERKEL CONTRACTING",
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    },
    "address": {
      "city": "CUMBERLAND",
      "postal": "21502",
      "region": "MD"
    },
    "human_page": "https://contractors.agentlookups.ai/md/contractor/99901-merkel-contracting"
  },
  "as_of": "20260809T220344.223964322Z",
  "summary": [
    "The Maryland Home Improvement Commission (MHIC) snapshot dated 2026-08-09 shows license 99901 (CONTRACTOR/SALESMAN) listed as active in the board's public list of active licenses, expiring 2027-11-17. 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 MHIC active-license public query",
      "classification": "CONTRACTOR/SALESMAN",
      "expires": "2027-11-17",
      "confidence": "verified",
      "provenance": {
        "source": "md-mhic",
        "snapshot_id": "20260809T220344.223964322Z",
        "observed_at": "20260809T220344.223964322Z",
        "raw_hash": "sha256:71d88d516ac8ec13487763afdbfe00ea370ef56963b1f13b5c3d7c48663d0fda"
      }
    },
    "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"
}