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;
OR
- 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
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