37 Tex. Admin. Code § 35.123 - Locksmith Company License
Pursuant to the Act, the department has determined that an applicant for licensure as a locksmith company, or the prospective company representative of the applicant company, must meet one of the qualifications detailed in this section:
(1)
Qualification option one. Two (2) consecutive years of full-time
locksmith-related experience; or
(2) Qualification option two.
(A) Successful completion of a department
approved forty-eight (48) hour basic locksmith course and a six hundred (600)
hour fundamentals of locksmith course, with the curriculum content detailed in
this subparagraph:
(i) Introduction to
locksmithing.
(ii) The Act and this
chapter.
(iii) State of Texas and
United States Government business requirements.
(iv) Key blank identification.
(v) Key machine and key
duplication.
(vi) Codes and code
cutting.
(vii) Basic lock
types.
(viii) Basic
picking.
(ix) Rim and mortise
cylinders.
(x) Key in knob/key in
lever locks.
(xi) Deadbolts and
mortise locks.
(xii)
Installations.
(xiii)
Impressioning.
(xiv) Basic
master-keying.
(xv) Basic safe
servicing.
(xvi) Small format
interchangeable core.
(xvii) High
security and key control cylinders.
(xviii) Automotive opening.
(xix) Automotive key generation and
programming.
(xx) Exit/panic device
servicing, replacement, and installation.
(xxi) Door closer servicing, replacement, and
installation.
(xxii) Cabinet and
drawer lock servicing, replacement, and installation.
(xxiii) Safe installation, moving, and
anchoring.
(xxiv) Single door
access control service and installation.
(B) Successful completion of a basic
locksmith proficiency exam that covers a minimum of twelve (12) locksmith
subjects and is approved by the department; and
(C) One (1) year of full-time locksmith
related experience.
Notes
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