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HOUSE BILL 370 17
LOCKSMITH SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE LICENSED LOCKSMITH AND THE LICENSE NUMBER OF THE LICENSED LOCKSMITH.
SUBTITLE 5. PROHIBITED ACTS; PENALTIES.
12.5–501.
A PERSON MAY NOT KNOWINGLY USE OR PERMIT THE USE OF THE LICENSEE’S OR AN EMPLOYEE OF THE LICENSEE’S SKILLS, TOOLS, OR FACILITIES TO AID OR ABET AN UNLICENSED LOCKSMITH IN ANY ACTIVITY FOR WHICH A LOCKSMITH LICENSE IS REQUIRED FOR THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME.
12.5–502.
A LICENSED LOCKSMITH OR EMPLOYEE OF A LICENSED LOCKSMITH MAY NOT WILLFULLY OR DELIBERATELY DISREGARD ANY BUILDING OR SAFETY LAWS OF THE STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT.
12.5–503.
A LICENSED LOCKSMITH OR EMPLOYEE OF A LICENSED LOCKSMITH MAY NOT FAIL IN ANY MATERIAL RESPECT TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION,
REPAIR, OPENING, OR MODIFICATION OF A LOCK FOR THE PRICE STATED IN THE CONTRACT FOR SERVICES.
12.5–504.
EXCEPT FOR A VIOLATION OF § 12.5–505(A) OF THIS SUBTITLE, A PERSON THAT VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF THIS SUBTITLE IS GUILTY OF A
MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $10,000 OR IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 2 YEARS OR BOTH.
12.5–505.
(A) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS TITLE, A PERSON MAY NOT ACT AS, OFFER TO ACT AS, HOLD ONESELF OUT AS, OR IMPERSONATE A
LOCKSMITH IN THE STATE UNLESS THE PERSON IS A LICENSEE OR EMPLOYEE OF A LICENSEE.
(B) A PERSON THAT VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND, ON FIRST CONVICTION, IS SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $1,000 AND, ON SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT CONVICTION, IS SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $5,000.
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This is Page 17 of HB370, first read February 2009, and now signed into law. This locksmith legislation will help to counter the problem of phony locksmiths that have flooded the printed directories, 411, and the internet with ficticious addresses that mislead consumers needing service into thinking they are calling a local locksmith company. If you are a victim of an unlicensed, illegal locksmith company, Baldino's is here to assist you in repairing criminal break in damage and restore your confidence in what real locksmiths do.
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