Licensed?

A business or merchant or general tradesman license? Some kind of consumer affairs license? There are a lot of different kinds of licenses. What was the state?

No. But in some areas locksmith licensing is optionally available, and in some it's required by law. Depends on state and local ordinances. It might be educational for you to spend some time researching this.

It was Florida.

As far as I know, you don't need a license for there:

Sunshine Locksmith Team

It was Florida.

I didn't know ANY state had an optionally available license. Interesting. Do you have a list of them? Or of any?

Sunshine Locksmith Team

When I search around the various licenses for FL, such as Florida License board for standard trades, Dept. of Professional Regulation - Construction Industry Licensing Board - and similar, I can't figure out anything locksmith.

Maybe some FL locksmith will step up here and tell us what kind of license, permits, or fees s/he has.

While locksmithing is not regulated in many states, wiring and electrical work is... Did these ads that used the term "licensed" offer services on electronic/electrical locks or access control systems ???

Massachusetts requires anyone who works on anything electric [including low voltage and telecommunications] to be licensed if they are providing those services to a third party...

So while there is no "license" for locksmithing here in Massachusetts, a locksmith may still be licensed by the state...

Evan, ~~ formerly a maintenance man, now a college student...

^Same here in Indiana.Of course I am up north and not down in Indianapolis, which may require more than a business license.

goma.

In California it takes an application to the state and a check. The state does a background check and issues a license if you are not an escaped criminal or something.

The license is quite official looking and looks impressive in a frame on my wall. Doesn't represent that I actually know anything though.

Ralph

do you really think they are referring to a "driver's license" ? :-)

use to be that way here till the state of Louisiana and the burgular alarm folks desided to take the locksmiths under their wing and lobbied a required state license for us. we didn't know squat about it till it was done to us.

my2¢

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its now the same here in Louisiana..

If there is no specific locksmithing license in your state, they are probably referring to a business license, since that's all you'd need to trade.

- Brandon