The following terms as used in this chapter have the meaning expressed in this article: (a) Branch office means any location, other than the principal place of business of a licensee that...

There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. The bureau is under the supervision and control of the director. The director...

The Governor shall appoint a chief of the bureau at a salary to be fixed in accordance with Section 12080.3 of the Government Code. The chief shall serve under the direction and supervision...

The director, in accordance with the State Civil Service Act, and Section 159.5, may appoint and fix the compensation of such clerical, inspection, investigation, and auditing personnel,...

The chief shall gather evidence of violations of this chapter and of any rule or regulation established under this chapter by unlicensed persons who engage in a business for which a...

It shall be the duty of the chief to initiate and conduct investigations into the business operations of any locksmith, on his or her own motion, if the locksmith is not operating...

(a) Every power and duty granted to, or imposed upon, the director under this chapter may be delegated to the chief, except that the director may not delegate authority to adopt, or...

(a) The director may adopt and enforce rules and regulations as may be reasonable and necessary for issuing licenses to applicants, for the conduct of the licensees, or for the general enforcement...

The chief or his or her designee may inspect, examine, or investigate the relevant records, books, accounts, and files created and maintained by a locksmith. The chief shall have access...

No person shall engage within this state in the activities of a locksmith as defined in subdivision (j) of Section 6980, unless the person holds a valid locksmith license, is...

This chapter does not apply to the following persons: (a) Any person, or his or her agent or employee, who is the manufacturer of a product, other than locks and keys, and who installs,...

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or who conspires with another person to violate any provision of this chapter, or who knowingly engages an unlicensed locksmith...

Any person who engages in any business regulated by this chapter, who acts as or represents himself or herself to be a licensee under this chapter, who falsely represents that he or...

No person engaged in performing any service requiring a license under this chapter may bring or maintain any action in any court of this state for the collection of compensation for...

(a) An application for a locksmith license shall be made in writing to, and filed with, the chief in the form as may be required by the director, and shall be accompanied by the...

(a) Each individual applicant, each partner of a partnership, and designated officers of a corporation shall submit with the application one personal identification form provided by the chief...

If the applicant for a license is an individual, the application shall state the full name of the individual, the full residence address of the applicant, and that the applicant is...

If the applicant for a license is a partnership, the application shall state the true names and addresses of all the general partners and the name of the partner to be actively in charge of...

(a) If the applicant for a license is a corporation, the application shall state the true names and complete residence addresses of the chief executive officer, secretary, chief...

No new or original license shall be issued to any applicant pending final disposition of any disciplinary action previously filed against the person or applicant or partner, or officer of...

The chief shall issue a pocket identification card to the owner, partners, and officers. The chief shall determine the form and content of the card. The pocket card shall be composed...

The director shall issue a license, the form and content of which shall be determined in accordance with Section 164. In addition, the director shall issue a Certificate of Licensure...

If an applicant fails to complete his or her application within one year after it has been filed, the application shall be considered to be abandoned. An application submitted subsequent...

Each locksmith license, together with the current renewal certificate, if any, shall at all times be conspicuously displayed at the place of business for which the license is issued....

Every locksmith license shall expire at 12 midnight of the last day of the month two years following the date of issuance unless renewed; provided however, that the bureau...

A locksmith license not renewed within three years following its expiration may not be renewed thereafter. Renewal of the license within three years, or issuance of an...

A suspended locksmith license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but renewal of the license does not entitle the licensee, while the...

A locksmith whose license has been canceled pursuant to this article, may obtain a new license only upon compliance with all of the provisions of this chapter relating to the issuance...

No license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be transferred to another person....

Every licensee shall notify the bureau, in writing, within 30 days, of any change of residence or business address....

A licensee shall carry a valid pocket identification card, issued by the bureau pursuant to Section 6980.23, at all times the licensee is engaged in the work of a locksmith, as defined...

(a) Every application for a locksmith license in which the person applying desires to have the license issued under a fictitious business name shall include a certified copy of...

A licensee desiring to operate a locksmith business at a location other than the principal place of business as shown on the license shall apply for a branch office registration...

For purposes of this article, branch office means any additional location, other than the licensee's principal place of business, where locksmith services are provided. A...

A licensee who maintains or proposes to maintain a branch office as defined in this article, shall apply and qualify for a branch office registration....

An application for a branch office registration under this article shall be on a form prescribed by the director and shall be accompanied by the fee as set forth in this chapter....

An application for a branch office registration shall include: (a) The full name and address of, and the telephone number at, the principal licensed location, and the license number...

Upon receipt of the application for a branch office registration, the chief shall issue a Branch Office Registration. The registration shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the...

Every branch office registration issued under this chapter shall be subject to the same renewal provisions which apply to a license as provided in this chapter....

(a) Within seven days after commencing employment, any employee of a locksmith who is not currently registered with the bureau and who is performing the services of a locksmith shall submit to...

The application for registration under this article shall be on a form prescribed by the director and shall be accompanied by the fee as prescribed in this chapter....

The application shall be verified and shall include the following: (a) The full name, residence address, telephone number, and date of birth of the employee. (b) The name, address,...

The bureau, upon receipt of a criminal offense record or record of a subsequent arrest from the Department of Justice, shall make an immediate determination of fitness for...

(a) If the chief determines that an applicant's criminal history contains arrest information for which no disposition appears, the chief shall issue a notice to the applicant...

If the director determines that continued employment of an applicant or registrant, in his or her current capacity, may present an undue hazard to public safety, the licensee,...

(a) Upon determining that the applicant is qualified for registration pursuant to this chapter, the bureau shall issue a pocket registration card to the employee. The applicant may request to...

A licensee shall at all times be responsible for ascertaining that his or her employees subject to registration are currently registered or have made proper application for...

(a) All registrations shall be placed on a cyclical renewal and shall expire two years following the date of issuance or assigned renewal date. (b) At least 60 days prior to the expiration of...

(a) A locksmith licensed by the bureau shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 466.6 and 466.8 of the Penal Code requiring verification of identification of clients and maintenance of...

(a) Any locksmith who knowingly and willfully opens any residence, or commercial establishment for another by any method involving an on-site inspection of a door or entrance, whether or...

A licensee shall at all times be responsible for those actions of his or her employees performed in violation of this chapter, when acting within the course and scope of his or her employment....

(a) A licensee shall notify the bureau within 30 days of any change of its officers required to be named pursuant to Section 6980.21 and of the addition of any new partners. Applications,...

No licensee shall conduct business from any location other than the location for which a license or branch office registration was issued....

No licensee shall conduct a business as an individual, partnership, or corporation, unless the licensee holds a valid license issued to the same individual, partnership, or corporation....

(a) Each licensee shall maintain a file or record containing the name, address, commencing date of employment, and position of each employee, and the date of termination of employment when...

Within seven days, each licensee shall verify proof of current and valid registration issued by the bureau for each employee who is subject to registration, or shall require an...

Every advertisement by a licensee soliciting or advertising business shall contain his or her name and license number as they appear in the records of the bureau....

No licensee shall aid and abet an unlicensed locksmith in any activity for which a license is required....

No licensee shall willfully or deliberately disregard any building or safety laws of the state or any political subdivision thereof....

No licensee shall fail in any material respect to complete the installation, repair, opening, or modification of a lock for the price stated in the contract for services....

(a) The director may deny a license or registration regulated by this chapter on the grounds that the applicant has done any of the following: (1) Knowingly made a false statement of...

(a) When considering the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license or registration for which application has been made under this chapter, the chief, in evaluating the rehabilitation...

(a) The license or registration of a locksmith shall be automatically suspended if the locksmith is convicted of any crime which is substantially related to the functions,...

(a) The bureau may suspend or revoke a license issued pursuant to this chapter for acts including, but not limited to, any of the following acts which shall also be unlawful: ...

A record of conviction, or a certified copy thereof, shall be conclusive evidence of conviction....

The proceedings of the bureau to deny a license application, or to revoke or suspend a license, shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part...

The fees prescribed by this chapter are those fixed in the following schedule: (a) A locksmith license application fee may not exceed thirty dollars ($30). (b) An original license...

The initial application fee is considered an earned fee at the time an application for a license is received by the bureau. No refund shall be made to the applicant in the event...

(a) The bureau shall report each month to the Controller the amount and source of all revenue received pursuant to this chapter and shall pay the entire amount thereof into the State Treasury...

The director shall furnish one copy of the licensing law and rules and regulations to any applicant or licensee without charge. The director shall charge and collect a fee equivalent to the...

Application or licensee fees shall not be refunded except in accordance with Section 158....

(a) There shall be a separate budget and expenditure statement, and a separate revenue statement, outlining all moneys derived from, and expended for, the licensing and regulation...