State offices will be closed on February 18, 2013.
DLLR's Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
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Criminal Background Checks - Licensing of Locksmith Businesses |
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The Owner or Designee is required to submit to a full state and federal Criminal History
Record Check through the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository. There is a separate
fee of $57.25.
As a condition of employment, all employees who provide locksmith services on behalf of a
licensed business must undergo the same background check. Employees who do not provide such services
are not bound by this requirement.
The Maryland Locksmiths Act empowers the Department to deny a license to an applicant who under
the laws of the United States or of any state, is convicted of a:
- Felony; or
- Misdemeanor that is directly related to the fitness and qualification of the applicant or
licensee to be involved in providing locksmith services;
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- Knowingly employs or knowingly continues to employ an individual who, under the laws of the
United States or of any state, is convicted of:
- a felony that is directly related to the fitness and qualification of the employee to be
involved in providing locksmith services; or
- a misdemeanor that is directly related to the fitness and qualification of the employee to be
involved in providing locksmith services
Should the Department propose to deny a license or deny employment, the affected applicant or
employee is afforded an opportunity for an administrative hearing before that denial is final.
Further appeal can be taken to the Circuit Court.
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