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2010-08-26T22:09:33Z

96.26.93.159: updating for DC information

<noinclude><div class="majorwarning">
Please do not update any fields unless you can provide a reference to go with it. I'd prefer that this page be free of speculation to avoid giving people the wrong information.

Please follow proper formatting for each state (See California if you need a full example). If no certification is required to be a Locksmith, please leave 'Locksmiths' blank.

For legal states use '''Legal'''.
For illegal states use '''Illegal'''.
For unknown states use '''Unknown'''. </div></noinclude>

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
|'''State'''
|'''Possession'''
|'''Sale/Transfer'''
|'''Locksmiths'''
|'''Reference(s)'''
|-
|Alabama
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|Certification required
|[http://law.justia.com/alabama/codes/13297/13a-7-8.html 1], [http://www.legislature.state.al.us/SearchableInstruments/1998%20Regular%20Session/Bills/HB537.htm 2]
|-
|Alaska
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/Statutes/Title11/Chapter46/Section315.htm 1]
|-
|Arizona
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/13/01505.htm&Title=13&DocType=ARS 1], [http://law.justia.com/arizona/codes/title13/01505.html 2]
|-
|Arkansas
|'''Unknown''', no specific laws
|
|
|
|-
|California
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|'''Legal''', but must record sales information. Various gotchas with motor vehicle tools, see [http://law.onecle.com/california/penal/466.html 1].
|Certification required
|[http://law.onecle.com/california/penal/466.html 1], [http://www.dca.ca.gov/bsis/industries_regulated/locksmith.shtml 2]
|-
|Colorado
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/olls/sl1993/sl.292.htm 1]
|-
|Connecticut
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/connecticut/codes/title53a/sec53a-106.html 1]
|-
|Delaware
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/delaware/codes/title11/c005-sc03.html 1]
|-
|Florida
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/florida/codes/TitleXLVI/ch0810.html 1]
|-
|Georgia
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/georgia/codes/16/16-7-20.html 1]
|-
|Hawaii
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0708/HRS_0708-0812.htm 1]
|-
|Idaho
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/idaho/codes/18ftoc/180140006.html 1]
|-
|Illinois
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|Certification required
|[http://law.justia.com/illinois/codes/chapter53/60731.html 1], [http://law.justia.com/illinois/codes/chapter24/2474.html 2]
|-
|Indiana
|'''Unknown''', no specific laws
|
|
|
|-
|Iowa
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://search.legis.state.ia.us/NXT/gateway.dll/2007codesupp/1/26407/26408/26692/26701 1]
|-
|Kansas
|'''Illegal'''; must be certified/eligibile
|'''Illegal'''; must be certified
|Certification required
|[http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=5391 1]
|-
|Kentucky
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/kentucky/codes/511-00/050.html 1]
|-
|Louisiana
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|Certification required
|[http://law.justia.com/louisiana/codes/146/78739.html 1], [http://www.aloa.org/legislation/Leg_Map/pdf/LA%20Licensing.pdf 2]
|-
|Maine
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/maine/codes/title17-ach0sec0/title17-asec403.html 1], [http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/17-a/title17-asec403.html 2]
|-
|Maryland
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/maryland/codes/gcr/6-205.html 1]
|-
|Massachusetts
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/massachusetts/codes/gl-pt4-toc/266-49.html 1]
|-
|Michigan
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/michigan/codes/mcl-chap750/mcl-750-116.html 1], [http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(hhfvtj4503xctwnfdda0sp55))/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=mcl-750-116&queryid=7094796 2],
[http://www.michigan.gov/statelicensesearch/0,1607,7-180-24786_24818-81361--,00.html 3]
|-
|Minnesota
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/minnesota/codes/609/609-s59.html 1], [http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/59.html 2]
|-
|Mississippi
|'''Illegal'''; considered prima facie
|
|
|[http://www.mscode.com/free/statutes/97/017/0035.htm 1]
|-
|Missouri
|'''Illegal'''; no intent exception, note 1984 footnote
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/missouri/codes/t38/5690000180.html 1]
|-
|Montana
|'''Legal'''; must show intent (stated as "purpose to commit an offense")
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/montana/codes/45/45-6-205.html 1]
|-
|Nebraska
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/nebraska/codes/s28index/s2805008000.html 1]
|-
|Nevada
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|Certification required
|[http://law.justia.com/nevada/codes/NRS-205.html 1], [http://law.justia.com/nevada/codes/NRS-655.html 2]
|-
|New Hampshire
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/newhampshire/codes/nhtoc-lxii/635-1.html 1]
|-
|New Jersey
|'''Legal'''; must show intent (stated as "purpose so to use or employ")
|
|Certification required
|[http://law.justia.com/newjersey/codes/1600/1668.html 1], [http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/electric/eleclaws.pdf 2]
|-
|New Mexico
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/newmexico/codes/nmrc/jd_30-16-5-c797.html 1]
|-
|New York
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|Certification required
|[http://law.justia.com/newyork/codes/penal/pen0140.35_140.35.html 1], [http://law.justia.com/newyork/codes/new-york-city-administrative-code-new/idx_adc0t20c2sc15.html 2]
|-
|North Carolina
|'''Legal'''; only illegal if you receive compensation or represent yourself as a certified locksmith, see (5) and (12) of [http://law.justia.com/northcarolina/codes/chapter_74f/gs_74f-16.html 2]
|
|Certification required
|[http://law.justia.com/northcarolina/codes/chapter_74f/chapter_74f.html 1], [http://law.justia.com/northcarolina/codes/chapter_74f/gs_74f-16.html 2]
|-
|North Dakota
|'''Unknown'''; no specific laws
|
|
|
|-
|Ohio
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/ohio/codes/orc/jd_292324-9c53.html 1], [http://law.justia.com/ohio/codes/orc/jd_291131-9a0d.html 2]
|-
|Oklahoma
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|Certification required
|[http://law.justia.com/oklahoma/codes/os21.html 1], [http://www.ok.gov/health/documents/TITLE%2059%2012-27-06.pdf 2]
|-
|Oregon
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/oregon/codes/2007/vol4/164.html 1]
|-
|Pennsylvania
|'''Unknown'''; no specific laws
|
|
|
|-
|Rhode Island
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|'''Legal'''; unless automotive tools, see [http://law.justia.com/rhodeisland/codes/title31/31-9-11.html 2]
|
|[http://law.justia.com/rhodeisland/codes/title11/11-8-7.html 1], [http://law.justia.com/rhodeisland/codes/title31/31-9-11.html 2]
|-
|South Carolina
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t16c011.htm 1]
|-
|South Dakota
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/southdakota/codes/22/22-32-17.html 1]
|-
|Tennessee
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|Certification required
|[http://www.michie.com/tennessee/lpext.dll/tncode/11662/11bd7/11e2b/11e2e?f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm 1], [http://www.michie.com/tennessee/lpext.dll/tncode/23cd5/24532?f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm 2]
|-
|Texas
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|Certification required
|[http://law.justia.com/texas/codes/pe/004.00.000016.00.html 1], [http://law.justia.com/texas/codes/oc/010.00.001702.00.html 2]
|-
|Utah
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/utah/codes/title76/76_07017.html 1], [http://le.utah.gov/~code/TITLE76/htm/76_06_020500.htm 2]
|-
|Vermont
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/vermont/codes/title13/section01204.html 1]
|-
|Virginia
|'''Illegal'''; considered prima facie
|
|Certification required
|[http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-94 1]
|-
|Washington
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://law.justia.com/washington/codes/title9a/9a.52.060.html 1], [http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=9A.52.060 2]
|-
|Washington D.C.
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://www.loislaw.com/livepublish8923/doclink.htp?dockey=3949475@DCCODE&alias=DCCODE&cite=22-2501]
|-
|West Virginia
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2003_SESSIONS/RS/Bills/hb2796%20intr.htm 1]
|-
|Wisconsin
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://www.legis.state.wi.us/statutes/Stat0943.pdf 1]
|-
|Wyoming
|'''Legal'''; must show intent
|
|
|[http://legisweb.state.wy.us/statutes/titles/Title6/T6CH3AR3.htm 1]
|}

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2010-08-26T22:05:23Z

96.26.93.159:

When searching for laws the following may be helpful:

Search terms:
* criminal instruments
* instruments of crime
* burglar's tool(s)
* burglary tool(s)
* burglarious instrument(s)
* burglarious tool(s)
* lock smith
* locksmith
* security guard
* surreptitous entry
* forced entry
* pick(s)
* lockpick(s)
* pick lock(s)

Most states include lockpicking within the burglary or trespassing section of their criminal code. Rules for licensing/certification of locksmiths is usually in a broad list of regulations for various professions, sometimes lumped together with security guards and private investigators.

-datagram

According District of Columbia Official Code, DC ST § 22-2501, it would not appear to be prima facie:

No person shall have in his or her possession in the District any instrument, tool, or implement for picking locks or pockets, with the intent to use such instrument, tool, or implement to commit a crime. Whoever violates this section shall be imprisoned for not more than 180 days and may be fined not more than $1,000, unless the violation occurs after he or she has been convicted in the District of a violation of this section or of a felony, either in the District or another jurisdiction, in which case he or she shall be imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than 5 years.

--[[Special:Contributions/96.26.93.159|96.26.93.159]] 22:05, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

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2010-08-26T22:00:10Z

96.26.93.159: updating for DC information

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Use this page to discuss any legal issues relating to lockpicking, safecracking, key bumping, and associated topics.

--[[User:Datagram|Datagram]] 15:21, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

According District of Columbia Official Code, DC ST § 22-2501, it would not appear to be prima facie:

No person shall have in his or her possession in the District any instrument, tool, or implement for picking locks or pockets, with the intent to use such instrument, tool, or implement to commit a crime. Whoever violates this section shall be imprisoned for not more than 180 days and may be fined not more than $1,000, unless the violation occurs after he or she has been convicted in the District of a violation of this section or of a felony, either in the District or another jurisdiction, in which case he or she shall be imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than 5 years.

--[[Special:Contributions/96.26.93.159|96.26.93.159]] 22:00, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

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