A. Application Process: In addition to the information required by section 3-1-3E of this article, the business license application for locksmithing shall also include a copy of their ID, and a BCI background check.
B. Police Review: The chief of police, or his or her designee, shall review all locksmith applications. They only shall deny an application if the applicant has been convicted of any misdemeanor involving theft or any felony.
C. License Records: Each licensee shall keep for a minimum of two (2) years orderly and adequate records containing the following, which shall be open to inspection by a police officer at any reasonable time:
1. The name and address of every person for whom a key is made from a key bearing the imprint “M” or “master” or other recognizable mark indicating it is a master key, together with the name and address of every person for whom a locked automobile, building, structure, house, store, safe or vault is opened and the date of transaction.
2. The name and address of every person for whom a lock or combination of a lock is changed and the date of the transaction.
D. Exceptions: The requirements of this article shall not apply to the following:
1. Persons otherwise licensed by the City or the state as a contractor or carpenter who installs a lock as part of a door or remodeled door when the lock and key come from a manufacturer’s stock and the installation does not involve adjustment or reconstruction of the lock.
2. A person or an employee of a firm or corporation who is duly licensed to conduct such business in an area outside the jurisdiction of the City and who is not otherwise subject to the provisions of this law, when their work in the City does not involve, in a six (6) month period, more than one contract and one day to perform. (Ord. 2022-64, 12-14-2022)