Locksmiths; certain exempt from certification if employed by licensed private security business. (HB2644)
Introduced By
Del. Don Merricks (R-Danville) with support from co-patrons Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), and Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville)
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Description
Department of Criminal Justice Services; regulation of locksmiths. Provides that (i) temporary certification issued by the Criminal Justice Services Board for locksmiths shall be valid for 180 days, and (ii) to the extent possible, certified training schools for locksmiths shall be located in each geographic region of the Commonwealth and the Board shall allow locksmiths to meet their mandatory training requirements through correspondence or other distance learning instruction. Also, the bill exempts from certification any person employed by a licensed private security services business as a locksmith whose sole duty is key cutting, provided the key cutting is performed under the direct supervision of such licensee. Amends § 9.1-139 (“Licensing, certification, and registration required; qualifications; temporary licenses.”), § 9.1-140 (“Exceptions from article; training requirements for out-of-state central station dispatchers.”), § 9.1-141 (“Powers of Board relating to private security services business.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
