North Carolina § 74F-4 Definitions

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§ 74F-4 — Definitions

North Carolina § 74F-4

Ch. 74FLocksmith Licensing Act

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74F-4 (2026).

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The following definitions apply in this Chapter:

(1)Apprentice. - A person who has been issued an apprenticeship designation by the Board. (1a) Board. - The North Carolina Locksmith Licensing Board.

(2)Code book. - A compilation, in any form, of key codes and combinations.

(3)License. - A certificate issued by the Board recognizing the person named therein as having met the requirements to perform locksmith services as defined in this Chapter.

(4)Locksmith. - A person who has been issued a license by the Board.

(5)Locksmith services. - Services that include repairing, rebuilding, rekeying, repinning, servicing, adjusting, or installing locks, mechanical or electronic locking devices, access control devices, egress control devices, safes, vaults, and safe-deposit boxes for compensation

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The following definitions apply in this Chapter:
(1) Apprentice. - A person who has been issued an apprenticeship designation by the Board.
(1a) Board. - The North Carolina Locksmith Licensing Board.
(2) Code book. - A compilation, in any form, of key codes and combinations.
(3) License. - A certificate issued by the Board recognizing the person named therein as having met the requirements to perform locksmith services as defined in this Chapter.
(4) Locksmith. - A person who has been issued a license by the Board.
(5) Locksmith services. - Services that include repairing, rebuilding, rekeying, repinning, servicing, adjusting, or installing locks, mechanical or electronic locking devices, access control devices, egress control devices, safes, vaults, and safe-deposit boxes for compensation or other consideration, including services performed by safe technicians. The definition also includes any method of bypassing a locking mechanism of any kind, whether in a commercial, residential, or automotive setting, for compensation.
(6) Locksmith tools. - Any tools that are designed or used to open a mechanical or electrical locking device in a way other than that which was intended by the manufacturer. (2001-369, s. 1; 2003-350, ss. 1, 2; 2013-370, s. 3.)