Locksmith
- Exam
- No exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- Not reported
A locksmith is any individual who performs locksmith services, or advertises or represents to the general public that the individual is a locksmith even if the specific term locksmith is substituted with any other term by which a reasonable person could construe that the individual possesses special skills relating to locks or locking devices. This includes words such as lock technician, lockman, safe technician, safeman, boxman, unlocking technician, lock installer, lock opener, physical security technician, or similar descriptions.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- No exam
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- No experience
Issuing body
- Department
- Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
- Division
- Division of Licensure and Regulatory Services
- Board
- Private Security Services
- Address
- 1100 Bank Street NULL Richmond, VA 23219
- Phone
- (804) 786-4700
- Agency website
- https://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/
- Licence page
- https://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/licensure-and-regulatory-affairs/private-security-services
- Last updated
- August 11, 2023
Occupations (O*NET)
- LOCKSMITH 49-9094.00
Source and verification
This record is Virginia's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Private Security Services — see the issuing body section above.
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