(a) No person, corporation or business shall sell, deliver or otherwise transfer, or offer for sale, delivery or transfer, any picklock, crow, keybit, or other such instrument or tool designed to open, break into, tamper with or damage any lock, knowing or having reason to believe that it is intended to be used to break or enter into any building, structure or vehicle or to commit any other unlawful act.
(b) No person, corporation or business shall buy or otherwise receive any picklock, crow, keybit, or other such instrument or tool designed to open, break into, tamper with or damage any lock, with the intent to use the same to break into or enter into any building, structure or vehicle or to commit any other unlawful act.
(c) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the sale, delivery or transfer of any item proscribed in Subdivision (a) by any person, corporation or business lawfully engaged in the sale, manufacture or servicing of security products in the City and County of San Francisco.
(d) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the purchase or receipt of any item proscribed in Subdivision (b) by any:
(i) Peace officer;
(ii) Local, state or federal government employee;
(iii) Person, corporation or business lawfully engaged in the sale, manufacture or servicing of security products in the City and County of San Francisco (including, but not limited to, locksmiths or alarm installers); or
(iv) Person, corporation or business who demonstrates a lawful reason for the use of said items in its profession.
(e) Any person, corporation or business selling, delivering or transferring, pursuant to Subdivision (c) of this Section, any item specified in Subdivision (a), shall obtain, on a form to be approved by the Chief of Police, together with the date of the purchase and the signature of the purchaser, the purchaser's:
(i) Name;
(ii) Address;
(iii) Phone number;
(iv) Driver's license or identification number, if any; and,
(v) A list of the items purchased.
A copy of each such order shall be retained by the seller for a period of one year, and shall be open to inspection by any peace officer during business hours.
(f) Any person, corporation or business who violates any provision of this Section is guilty of an infraction.
(Added by Ord. 486-83, App. 9/29/83)