A. Each locksmith or institutional locksmith shall pay a license fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) every five (5) years, which shall be in addition to the license tax upon any other business operated by him.
B. Each institutional locksmith employee or locksmith employee shall pay a permit fee of seventy five dollars ($75.00) every five (5) years, which shall be in addition to the license tax upon any other business operated by him.
C. The application for a locksmith license, institutional locksmith license, institutional locksmith employee permit, or locksmith employee permit shall be made to the director of building and safety along with the payment of all required fees. First time applicants shall pay an investigation fee of seventy five dollars ($75.00) in addition to the annual license and permit taxes. The application shall require the applicant to list any and all previous arrests, convictions or pending litigation, except minor traffic citations, and the applicant must certify that they are true and complete. The applicant shall then present himself to the Lincoln County sheriff's office (LCSO) who shall fingerprint the applicant and require such other information as to the identity of the applicant to enable the LCSO to investigate properly the applicant's character and reputation, arrest and conviction and any pending litigation record.
D. Upon the completion of such investigation, the LCSO shall verify the accuracy and completeness of the application and report its findings to the director. The director shall complete the processing of the application and together with the LCSO's report present the findings to the board for approval. If it appears to the board that the applicant is of such character and reputation that his exercise of the privileges of the license or permit will not prejudice or be detrimental to the public's safety or welfare, the board shall grant the application, and the director thereupon issue a license or permit upon the payment of the fee provided in this section.
E. Each locksmith license or employee permit shall expire five (5) years after the date it was obtained and must be renewed by paying the applicable fees and taxes. A locksmith, institutional locksmith, or locksmith employee shall not pay an investigation fee for a renewal.
F. Each license or permit holder shall have the license or permit in his possession at all times.
G. Each license or permit holder shall report any change of address of his principal place of business to the LCSO within ten (10) days after the change occurs.
H. No such locksmith license shall be issued to:
1. Any person other than the real and actual proprietor of the business for which it is issued, and the application for such license in case of a firm, copartnership or association shall state the names of the copartners or associates and in the case of the corporation, the names of the officers, directors, and managers thereof, and the requirements of this provision pertaining to the fingerprinting, investigation and fitness of the applicant shall apply to all such persons;
2. Any applicant, unless the applicant:
a. Has a physical location of at least three hundred (300) square feet, including, but not limited to, a home business;
b. Has an inventory for retail sale to the public of safes, high security locks, electronic access control equipment, security hardware and exit hardware and the ability to provide services for rekeying and master keying; or
c. Is a "mobile locksmith" that has a "shared office space" in a licensed "nonmobile locksmith establishment" that meets the requirements of subsection H2a or H2b of this section.
I. No such locksmith permit shall be issued to any person who is not employed in a locksmith capacity by a licensed locksmith. (Ord. 2009-10, 1-19-2010)