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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-103" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions">
  <text>The provisions of this title may not be construed to prohibit the following:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>bona fide sales demonstrations to locksmiths or locksmith suppliers by sales representatives who are not licensed;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>emergency opening services by members of police departments, fire departments, or other government agencies in their official line of duty in order to protect against loss of life or property;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>the acquisition, making, or use of any key duplication or key blanks;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>the replacing of a removable or interchangeable core or recombinating a cylinder in a lock that was specifically designed by the manufacturer to be changed by the end user by use of a key;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="5">
    <text>the installation, repair, replacement, or rebuilding of a lock by the manufacturer of the lock;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="6">
    <text>the installation, repair, replacement, or rebuilding of an automotive lock by an automotive repair and service facility, the lock manufacturer, or the manufacturer’s agent;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="7">
    <text>the installation of locks by building trades personnel on projects that require a building permit;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="8">
    <text>the installation or replacement of locks by a retailer or the retailer’s agent:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>on the premises of the retailer; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>off the premises of the retailer if the installation or replacement of locks is incidental to the retailer’s normal course of business;</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="9">
    <text>the installation or replacement of locks by a security systems technician who is licensed under Title 18 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="10">
    <text>the installation, repair, replacement, rekeying, or adjusting of locks or lock components for property by an employee or agent of the property owner or a management company.</text>
  </level>
</section>
