{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-5a-28","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 45:5A-28","heading":"Nonapplicability of act.","body":"8.\tThe provisions of this act regarding the practice of locksmithing services shall not apply to:\na.\tThe activities of any person performing public emergency services for a governmental entity if that person is operating under the direction or control of the organization by which he is employed;\nb.\tThe activities of any sales representative who is offering a sales demonstration to licensed locksmiths;\nc.\tThe activities of any automotive service dealer or lock manufacturer, or their agent or employee, while servicing, installing, repairing, or rebuilding locks from a product line utilized by that dealer or lock manufacturer;\nd.\tThe activities of any member of a trade union hired to install any mechanical locking device as part of a new building construction or renovation project;\ne.\tThe activities of any person using any key duplicating machine or key blanks, except for keys marked \"do not duplicate\" or \"master key;\" and\nf.\tThe activities of an alarm business that is licensed pursuant to P.L.1997, c.305 (C.45:5A-23 et seq.), performed in combination with the installation, maintenance, moving, repairing, replacing, servicing or reconfiguration of an alarm system and limited to locks or access control devices that are controlled by an alarm system control device, including the removal of existing hardware.\nL.1997, c.305, s.8; amended 2015, c.154.","path":["TITLE 45 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"967fb061a6a96e95e5022a87d5d68921334fa875c92f02779b5f27c754300a67","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-5a-27.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-5a-29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}