Section 74F-4 - DefinitionsThe following definitions apply in this Chapter:
(1) Apprentice. - A person who has been issued an apprenticeship designation by the Board.(1a) Board. - The North Carolina Locksmith Licensing Board.(2) Code book. - A compilation, in any form, of key codes and combinations.(3) License. - 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.(4) Locksmith. - A person who has been issued a license by the Board.(5) Locksmith 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.(6) Locksmith 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.Amended by 2013 N.C. Sess. Laws 370,s. 3, eff. 10/1/2013.Amended by 2003 N.C. Sess. Laws 0350, ss. 1, 2 eff. 8/1/2003.Amended by 2002-63, s. 1, eff. 8/16/2001.Added by 2001-369, s. 1, eff. 1/1/2003.