U.S. state by state legislative map

[cheesehead]

found this handy map - interested in knowing the licensing requirements, or how to find the up to date legal info for your neck of the woods? - just click on your state: http://www.aloa.org/legislation/Leg_Map/ALOA_Map.htm

[mfschantz]

Very cool link. Hopefully it will alleviate some of those "do I need a license in (insert state)" questions. Probably not, but at least we can direct them here. Nice work.

[zeke79]

Very nice. Thanks for the link cheesehead.

Sticky

[Shrub]

Spot on that is

[cheesehead]

aw shucks, fellas....my first sticky! I'm tearing up a little

[pelham123]

good job cheesehead. You're going to stir up a hornets nest at the New Jersey School of Locksmithing. The differences in licensing requirements from state to state is absurd.

[quicksilver]

I live and work in Arizona and we have a nightmare here. I have been an ALOA member for quite some years and that is generally the only method one has of demonstrating professionalism....
We have a ridiculous plethora of politicians (on both sides) that simply want to get re-elected and do nothing for the public but milk them of votes.
What we are left with is a circus in so far as locksmithing related issues for the public to sort out.

[desert_gold_hound]

I live and work in Arizona and we have a nightmare here. I have been an ALOA member for quite some years and that is generally the only method one has of demonstrating professionalism....
We have a ridiculous plethora of politicians (on both sides) that simply want to get re-elected and do nothing for the public but milk them of votes.
What we are left with is a circus in so far as locksmithing related issues for the public to sort out.

Oh sure right when I am getting involved.

[Raccoon]

I don't know about you, but I prefer it when nothing gets done. I'd rather locksmithing remain an unregulated and untaxed profession as it is here, right now.

I have no problems with some form of public safety, but I'm not willing to spend hundreds+ a year to participate in it.

[New-York-Locksmith]

I was looking for something like that - that's really helpful.
I was actually surprised to see that not all states require a license to practice locksmithing...leaves the market exposed to any self-made locksmiths...

anyway - thanks for the post cheeseman

[quicksilver]

Oh sure right when I am getting involved.

If there is anything I can do to help you, I'm happy to let you know what my experience has been.
I started a commercial oriented business some 8 years back after a serious accident. I do only commercial stuff; no residential, no automotive. I learned a bitter lesson with the automotive stuff.

Have been an ALOA member and generally have been somewhat successful. I bid out things like apartment / motels, doctors and lawyer's offices as special projects (narcotics cabinets and file safes). If you like you can PM me and if I know something about the business end of what you're thinking about I'm glad to tell you my experience. But any business venture is a very subjective experience...

I'm in the southern portion of the state & work from my truck and home (I own some property and have a small building devoted as a workshop). Best of luck to you.

[Avenger]

i was wandering, who do i have to ask if i need a permission to have lockpick tools in croatia, or i just have to look at some sort of law, i would like to search over google, however, it does sound sad, but i think that we dont have actual word for "lockpick", or at least i dont know of one

[cryptonic]

Woohoo, No licsense required for Virginia! You made my day!

[pickin'john]

yahoo Idaho too! You made my day, also.

[josh0094]

if theres no licance required does that mean anybody can go out and by lockpicks?