{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-74f-4","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74F-4","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following definitions apply in this Chapter:\n(1)\tApprentice. - A person who has been issued an apprenticeship designation by the Board.\n(1a)\tBoard. - The North Carolina Locksmith Licensing Board.\n(2)\tCode book. - A compilation, in any form, of key codes and combinations.\n(3)\tLicense. - 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)\tLocksmith. - A person who has been issued a license by the Board.\n(5)\tLocksmith 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)\tLocksmith 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.)","path":["Chapter 74F. Locksmith Licensing Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_74F/GS_74F-4.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:09:07Z","sha256":"ea4db7af1e710b2a8a5b4ca5660b514ab9c277d6b9b3eab1e715a1daf3135e57","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-74f-3","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-74f-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}