Md. Code, Business Regulation § 12.5-103
This is the official text of Md. Code, Business Regulation § 12.5-103, part of Maryland’s Code, Business Regulation — governs general business licensing and regulation.
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§12.
Official statutory text
§12.5–103.
The provisions of this title may not be construed to prohibit the following:
(1) bona fide sales demonstrations to locksmiths or locksmith suppliers by sales representatives who are not licensed;
(2) emergency opening services by members of police departments, fire departments, or other government agencies in their official line of duty in order to protect against loss of life or property;
(3) the acquisition, making, or use of any key duplication or key blanks;
(4) the replacing of a removable or interchangeable core or recombinating a cylinder in a lock that was specifically designed by the manufacturer to be changed by the end user by use of a key;
(5) the installation, repair, replacement, or rebuilding of a lock by the manufacturer of the lock;
(6) the installation, repair, replacement, or rebuilding of an automotive lock by an automotive repair and service facility, the lock manufacturer, or the manufacturer’s agent;
(7) the installation of locks by building trades personnel on projects that require a building permit;
(8) the installation or replacement of locks by a retailer or the retailer’s agent:
(i) on the premises of the retailer; or
(ii) off the premises of the retailer if the installation or replacement of locks is incidental to the retailer’s normal course of business;
(9) the installation or replacement of locks by a security systems technician who is licensed under Title 18 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article; and
(10) the installation, repair, replacement, rekeying, or adjusting of locks or lock components for property by an employee or agent of the property owner or a management company.
The provisions of this title may not be construed to prohibit the following:
(1) bona fide sales demonstrations to locksmiths or locksmith suppliers by sales representatives who are not licensed;
(2) emergency opening services by members of police departments, fire departments, or other government agencies in their official line of duty in order to protect against loss of life or property;
(3) the acquisition, making, or use of any key duplication or key blanks;
(4) the replacing of a removable or interchangeable core or recombinating a cylinder in a lock that was specifically designed by the manufacturer to be changed by the end user by use of a key;
(5) the installation, repair, replacement, or rebuilding of a lock by the manufacturer of the lock;
(6) the installation, repair, replacement, or rebuilding of an automotive lock by an automotive repair and service facility, the lock manufacturer, or the manufacturer’s agent;
(7) the installation of locks by building trades personnel on projects that require a building permit;
(8) the installation or replacement of locks by a retailer or the retailer’s agent:
(i) on the premises of the retailer; or
(ii) off the premises of the retailer if the installation or replacement of locks is incidental to the retailer’s normal course of business;
(9) the installation or replacement of locks by a security systems technician who is licensed under Title 18 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article; and
(10) the installation, repair, replacement, rekeying, or adjusting of locks or lock components for property by an employee or agent of the property owner or a management company.
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