North Carolina Locksmith Licensing Act

The act regulates the practice of locksmithing, requiring those who provide locksmithing services to register or hold a license issued by a state regulatory official, to carry liability insurance, and to carry photo identification, while exempting certain persons and transactions — including financial institutions — from its reach. It sets out the application process and fees, disclosure of business ownership, a register of applications, license expiration and renewal with penalties for late renewal, treatment of apprentices, and recognition of locksmiths licensed in other states or territories. It also requires license numbers to be displayed and included in advertising and directory listings, limits locksmithing services by state agencies and local governments while superseding conflicting local law, and provides for written charges, contested-case hearings and judicial review, suspension, nonrenewal or revocation of a license, and penalties for violations.

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