§ 12.5-101
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. § 12.5-101 (2026)
Title 12.5. Locksmiths
Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions
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(a)
In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)
“Business” means a commercial entity that provides locksmith services.
(c)
“Employee” means an individual employed by a licensed locksmith to provide locksmith services on behalf of the licensed locksmith.
(d)
“Fixed business address” means a single physical location where a licensee conducts business and at which the licensee or an employee of the licensee is available:
(1)
during normal business hours; or
(2)
other hours as provided in the application for the license.
(e)
“License” means a license issued by the Secretary to provide locksmith services.
(f)
“Licensed locksmith” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a business that is licensed by the Secretary to provide locksmith services.
(g)
“Local law enforcement unit” means the Department of State Police, a police department in the State, or sheriff in the State:
(1)
designated by the county or municipal governing body for a licensee with an in–State fixed business address; or
(2)
designated by the Secretary for a licensee with an out–of–state fixed business address.
(h)
“Provide locksmith services” means to engage professionally and for compensation in:
(1)
repairing, rebuilding, rekeying, repinning, recombinating, adjusting, or installing mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical locking devices, safes, vaults, or safe deposit boxes; or
(2)
operating a mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical locking device or opening safes, vaults, or safe deposit boxes by a means other than that intended by the manufacturer of such locking devices.