\nThe following definitions apply in this Chapter:\n(1) Apprentice. – A person who has been issued an apprenticeship designation by the Board.\n(1a) Board. – The North Carolina Locksmith Licensing Board.\n(2) Code book. – A compilation, in any form, of key codes and combinations.\n(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.\n(4) Locksmith. – A person who has been issued a license by the Board.\n(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.\n(6) Locksmith tools. – Any tools that are designed or used to open a mechanical or electrical locking device in a way other than n a commercial, residential, or automotive setting, for compensation.\n(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.)
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