# Business Regulation (GBR)

## Title 12.5. Locksmiths

### Subtitle 3. Records

#### Section 12.5-301

Each licensed locksmith shall include on each invoice or receipt for services the following information regarding each service call:

(1) the address where the services were provided by the locksmith;

(2) the type of lock being serviced;

(3) the vehicle identification number, if applicable;

(4) the quoted cost of the service provided to the customer prior to agreeing to provide the service; and

(5) the actual cost of the service paid by the customer.

#### Section 12.5-302

Unless otherwise authorized by the Secretary, a licensed locksmith shall keep a copy of each invoice or receipt for services required by this subtitle, at the fixed business address provided by the licensee to the Secretary, for 3 years after the date of the service call and, on reasonable notice from the Department, make required records available for inspection by the Department.

#### Section 12.5-303

(a)

  (1) A licensed locksmith shall provide to a local law enforcement unit or the Department a copy of each invoice or receipt for services requested by either a local law enforcement unit or the Department.

  (2) The Secretary shall encourage licensed locksmiths to develop a system for maintaining the records required by this subtitle electronically.

(b) On a request for an invoice or a receipt for services under subsection (a) of this section, the licensed locksmith shall submit the item by one of the following methods:

  (1) by delivering or mailing a copy of the invoice or receipt for services within 5 business days after receiving the request; or

  (2) by transmitting a copy of the invoice or receipt for services electronically, in a format acceptable to the receiving local law enforcement unit or the Department, within 2 business days after receiving the request.

(c) Each copy of an invoice or a receipt for services, submitted to the local law enforcement unit or the Department, shall include:

  (1) the license number of the licensed locksmith; and

  (2) the information required under Sec. 12.5-301 of this subtitle.

(d) A copy of an invoice or receipt for services submitted under this section:

  (1) shall be kept confidential;

  (2) is not a public record; and

  (3) is not subject to Title 4 of the General Provisions Article.

(e) A local law enforcement unit or the Department may destroy the copy of an invoice or receipt for services submitted under this section after 1 year from the date the local law enforcement unit or the Department receives the copy.

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Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)