JAMES M. SCANLON

Permits are pulled before work begins and then inspected by the county. A contractor who files them is working inside a system with an inspector in it, which is what unpermitted work avoids.

What the permits show

Of the permits we observed, 73% are accessory structure work.

Accessory Structure 75

Solar 23

Electrical 4

Deck & Patio 1

Typical job observed: 19.7 kW, 60 amp service.

Recent work

• EV charger install 60 amps
  August 2026 · Frederick County

  Add 60amp breaker and installing EV Charger in garage

• Solar panel install 28.6 kW
  April 2026 · Frederick County

  Install (65) 28.6kW roof mounted Solar PV SystemRelated Permit #506534

• EV charger install
  January 2026 · Frederick County

  installing EV Charger in garage.

• Electrical work 200 amps
  October 2025 · Frederick County

  Swapping out 200amp split bus panel for a 200amp main breaker panel

• Solar panel install 10.44 kW
  October 2025 · Frederick County

  Installing 10.44kW roof-mounted Solar PV System (24 panels)Building Permit # 499529

• Solar panel install 29 panels
  April 2025 · Frederick County

  Installing 29 roof mounted solar panels. Related Permit #492898

• Roof replacement
  March 2025 · Frederick County

  Installing 31 new roof mounted solar panels. Related Permit #492059

• Solar panel install
  March 2025 · Frederick County

  Installing 31 new solar panels.

• Solar panel install 10.66 kW
  March 2025 · Frederick County

  Installing 10.66kW roof mounted Solar PV System (26 panels)Related Building Permit #: 491617

• Electrical work 400 amps
  December 2024 · Frederick County

  Tying in 100amps of solar into existing 400amp electric service, no solar panels on main house. Solar panels are on oth…

Licensing

Frederick County does not publish license records with its permit data, so none appear here. That is a gap in the county's published data, not a statement about this contractor.

Towns we observed them working in

We hold permit records for Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Frederick County, Howard County, Prince George's County, and Washington DC. Work anywhere else is not missing from this contractor's record, it is outside what we cover.

Permits by year

Our records for this contractor's counties begin August 2021. Years before that are not shown because we hold nothing for them, not because nothing happened.

What this page is, and is not

• Frederick County: 103 permits observed, from records beginning August 2021.

This page shows permits we observed in county records. Our observation is not complete: work done before those dates, in counties we do not cover, or on filings that name no contractor does not appear here. A contractor's real work is almost always greater than what we observed, and absence of a permit on this page does not mean the work was not done or not permitted. We currently hold records for Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Frederick County, Howard County, Prince George's County, and Washington DC; see permit coverage for what that includes.

Common questions

Does a permit record mean this contractor is licensed?

County permit records here do not list a license type for this contractor. That does not mean the contractor is unlicensed; not every county publishes license data with its permits.

Why do some contractors show more permits than others?

Counties began publishing at different times and describe contractors differently, so the number reflects what we observed as much as what the contractor did. It is not a ranking.

What should I still ask for?

Proof of insurance, a written contract, and the license number for the trade being performed. A permit record is a starting point, not a substitute for either.

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