BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE, DIVISION 3
CHAPTER 8.5 LOCKSMITHS
LOCKSMITH LICENSE - REQUIRED
Section 6980.10.
(j) "Locksmith" means any person who, for any consideration or
compensation whatsoever, engages, directly or indirectly and as a primary or
secondary object, in the business of rekeying, installing, repairing, opening,
modifying locks, or who originates keys for locks, including, but not limited to,
electronic cloning of transponder keys and any other electronic programming of
automotive keys and electronic operating devices, such as key fobs, door and
ignition key devices, and successive electronic and other high-security key
technology. A "locksmith" does not mean a person whose activities are limited
to making a duplicate key from an existing key.