Florida 2025 Regular Session

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to licensing and regulating locksmith 2
16	16	services businesses; creating part XIV of ch. 559, 3
17	17	F.S., entitled the "Florida Locksmith Services Act"; 4
18	18	creating s. 559.971, F.S.; providing legislative 5
19	19	findings and purpose; creating s. 559.9711, F.S.; 6
20	20	providing definitions; creating s. 559.9712, F.S.; 7
21	21	providing applicability; creating s. 559.9713, F.S.; 8
22	22	requiring licensure of locksmith services businesses 9
23	23	by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer 10
24	24	Services; specifying licensure and application 11
25	25	requirements; providing for expiration of licenses; 12
26	26	creating s. 559.9714, F.S.; requiring fingerprinting 13
27	27	and background screening for criminal history record 14
28	28	checks of license applicants and certain persons 15
29	29	affiliated with a locksmith services business; 16
30	30	specifying background screening requirements; 17
31	31	disqualifying certain persons from licensure or from 18
32	32	performing locksmith services based upon background 19
33	33	screening; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement 20
34	34	to retain the fingerprints and search arrest records 21
35	35	against the fingerprints; requiring the Department of 22
36	36	Law Enforcement to provide certain records to the 23
37	37	Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services upon 24
38	38	request; creating s. 559.9715, F.S.; authorizing 25
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51	51	licensure through endorsement; authorizing reciprocity 26
52	52	agreements; creating s. 559.9716, F.S.; providing for 27
53	53	the renewals of licenses; creating s. 559.9717, F.S.; 28
54	54	providing for the denial, suspension, revocation, or 29
55	55	refusal to renew licenses under certain circumstances; 30
56	56	creating s. 559.9718, F.S.; requiring a locksmith 31
57	57	services business to maintain liability insurance; 32
58	58	providing penalties; creating s. 559.9719, F.S.; 33
59	59	establishing qualifications and training requirements 34
60	60	for locksmiths, automotive -only locksmiths, and 35
61	61	apprentice locksmiths; requiring locksmith services 36
62	62	businesses to keep certain records and issue photo 37
63	63	identification cards to locksmiths, automotive -only 38
64	64	locksmiths, and locksmith apprentices; requiring 39
65	65	display of photo identification cards and licenses; 40
66	66	requiring locksmith services businesses to display 41
67	67	license numbers and business names in all advertising; 42
68	68	creating s. 559.97191, F.S.; requiring locksmith 43
69	69	services businesses to accept certain methods of 44
70	70	payment and keep certain business records; authorizing 45
71	71	the review of records by law enforcement and the 46
72	72	department; creating s. 559.97192, F.S.; providing 47
73	73	applicability; prohibiting persons from obtaining, 48
74	74	owning, and possessing locksmith tools; defining the 49
75	75	term "locksmith tools"; creating s. 559.97193, F.S.; 50
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88	88	specifying certain prohibited acts rela ting to the 51
89	89	operation of a locksmith services business; creating 52
90	90	s. 559.97194, F.S.; providing civil penalties and 53
91	91	remedies; creating s. 559.97195, F.S.; providing 54
92	92	administrative sanctions and criminal penalties; 55
93	93	creating s. 559.97196, F.S.; providing that a 56
94	94	violation of the act is an unfair and deceptive trade 57
95	95	practice; creating s. 559.97197, F.S.; providing 58
96	96	criminal penalties; creating s. 559.97198, F.S.; 59
97	97	requiring the department to adopt rules; creating s. 60
98	98	559.97199, F.S.; providing for the deposit and u se of 61
99	99	certain funds; creating s. 559.981, F.S.; preempting 62
100	100	to the state the regulation of locksmith services, 63
101	101	locksmiths, and locksmith services businesses; 64
102	102	prohibiting the issuance or renewal of local business 65
103	103	tax receipts to locksmith services businesses ; 66
104	104	providing an exception; creating s. 559.9811, F.S.; 67
105	105	creating the Florida Locksmith Services Advisory 68
106	106	Council within the department; providing membership 69
107	107	and terms; providing operating procedures and duties; 70
108	108	requiring the department to provide administrat ive and 71
109	109	staff support; providing an effective date. 72
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125	125	Section 1. Part XIV of chapter 559, Florida Statutes, 76
126	126	consisting of ss. 559.971 -559.9811, Florida Statutes, is created 77
127	127	and entitled the "Florida Locksmith Services Act." 78
128	128	Section 2. Section 559.971, Florida Statutes, is created 79
129	129	to read: 80
130	130	559.971 Legislative findings; purpose. —The Legislature 81
131	131	finds that: 82
132	132	(1) Locksmiths operate in the public trust to service, 83
133	133	secure, and protect person s and property. 84
134	134	(2) Locksmiths must be trained in regulations and laws 85
135	135	applicable to the locksmith profession, including, but not 86
136	136	limited to, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Florida 87
137	137	Building Code, the Florida Fire Prevention Code, and the Life 88
138	138	Safety Code, and must be trained in the proper installation and 89
139	139	maintenance of security devices, motor vehicle locks, keys, and 90
140	140	built-in security systems. 91
141	141	(3) The purpose of this part is to provide for the 92
142	142	licensing and regulation of locksmith services bu sinesses in 93
143	143	this state which are necessary to protect the public from the 94
144	144	misuse of locksmithing knowledge, supplies, manuals, and 95
145	145	equipment, which may cause a threat to public safety and 96
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147	147	Section 3. Section 559.9711, Florida Statutes, is crea ted 98
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149	149	559.9711 Definitions. —As used in this part, the term: 100
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162	162	(1) "Advertise" means to advise, announce, give notice of, 101
163	163	publish, or call attention to, by use of an oral, written, or 102
164	164	graphic statement that is: 103
165	165	(a) Made in a newspaper or other pu blication; 104
166	166	(b) Made on radio or television or in any other electronic 105
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168	168	(c) Contained in a notice, handbill, or sign, including 107
169	169	signage on a vehicle, flyer, catalog, or letter; or 108
170	170	(d) Printed on or contained in a tag or label attached to 109
171	171	or accompanying any good. 110
172	172	(2) "Apprentice locksmith" means a natural person who 111
173	173	performs locksmith services on behalf of a locksmith services 112
174	174	business under the direct and continuous supervision of a 113
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176	176	(3) "Automotive-only locksmith" means a locksmith who 115
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178	178	vehicles on behalf of a locksmith services business. 117
179	179	(4) "Business location" means a physical location at which 118
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182	182	location at which the licensee's records are kept. 121
183	183	(5) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture and 122
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185	185	(6) "Key duplication machine" means a device capable of 124
186	186	copying or reproducing keys. 125
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199	199	(7) "Licensee" means a locksmith services business 126
200	200	licensed under this part. 127
201	201	(8) "Lock" means a mechanical, an electromechanical, an 128
202	202	electronic, or an electromagnetic device or similar device, 129
203	203	including, but not limited to, any peripheral hardware such as a 130
204	204	closed-circuit television system, a wireless or infrared 131
205	205	transmitter, a card reader, a keypad, or a biometric scanner, 132
206	206	which is designed to control: 133
207	207	(a) Access to, or the use of, a safe or safe -deposit box; 134
208	208	or 135
209	209	(b) Access to and egres s from, or the use of, a door, 136
210	210	gate, vault, motor vehicle, or other enclosure. 137
211	211	(9) "Locksmith" means a natural person who performs any 138
212	212	locksmith services on behalf of a locksmith services business. 139
213	213	The term includes an automotive -only locksmith but does not 140
214	214	include a person whose activities are limited to making 141
215	215	duplicate keys. 142
216	216	(10) "Locksmith services" means: 143
217	217	(a) Selling, installing, servicing, repairing, repinning, 144
218	218	changing the combinations of, and adjusting locks, safes, 145
219	219	vaults, or safe-deposit boxes. 146
220	220	(b) Originating, duplicating, and copying keys. 147
221	221	(c) Opening, bypassing, and neutralizing locks, safes, 148
222	222	vaults, or safe-deposit boxes. 149
223	223	(d) Creating, documenting, selling, installing, managing, 150
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236	236	and servicing master key systems. 151
237	237	(e) Unlocking, bypassing, or neutralizing motor vehicle 152
238	238	locks by means other than intended by the manufacturer. 153
239	239	(f) Originating keys for motor vehicles which includes, if 154
240	240	necessary, the programming, reprogramming, or bypassing of any 155
241	241	security, transponder, or immobilizer systems or subsequent 156
242	242	technology built in by the manufacturer. 157
243	243	(g) Keying, rekeying, or changing the combinations of 158
244	244	motor vehicle locks. 159
245	245	(11) "Locksmith services business" means a person who 160
246	246	performs or offers to perform locksmith services for 161
247	247	compensation or advertises or represents himself or herself as a 162
248	248	locksmith services business in this state. 163
249	249	(12) "Locksmith tool" means a tool that is designed, or 164
250	250	intended by the user to be used, to open a lock by any means 165
251	251	other than the specific method desig ned for the normal operation 166
252	252	of opening the lock. The term includes the tools described in s. 167
253	253	559.97192(2). 168
254	254	(13) "Master key system" means a system of locks in which 169
255	255	a lock is keyed so that the lock can be operated by its own 170
256	256	individual key as well as by a key that operates other locks in 171
257	257	the system which are also keyed to their own individual keys. 172
258	258	(14) "Mobile locksmith services business" means a 173
259	259	locksmith services business that operates exclusively from one 174
260	260	or more vehicles and not from a specific ph ysical location. 175
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273	273	(15) "Motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in s. 176
274	274	559.903. 177
275	275	Section 4. Section 559.9712, Florida Statutes, is created 178
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277	277	559.9712 Applicability exemptions. —This part does not 180
278	278	apply to: 181
279	279	(1) A law enforcement officer, a firefighter or voluntary 182
280	280	firefighter, an emergency medical technician or paramedic, or 183
281	281	other government employee or agent who, in his or her official 184
282	282	line of duty, performs locksmith services in an emergency 185
283	283	situation in which the life of a person, livesto ck, or an animal 186
284	284	generally regarded as a pet is endangered. 187
285	285	(2) A sales representative who provides a bona fide sales 188
286	286	demonstration of products to locksmiths. 189
287	287	(3) An in-store employee of a hardware store, do -it-190
288	288	yourself home products store, or other re tail store who rekeys 191
289	289	locks being purchased in the store. 192
290	290	(4) An electrical or alarm system contractor registered or 193
291	291	certified under chapter 489 who installs or services 194
292	292	electromechanical, electronic, or electromagnetic devices and 195
293	293	peripheral hardware. 196
294	294	(5) A person who lawfully acquires and uses a key 197
295	295	duplication machine or key blanks to duplicate keys. 198
296	296	(6) A property owner or an agent of a property owner who 199
297	297	maintains a file of key cutting data for a master key system on 200
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311	311	(7) An employee of a financial institution as defined in 202
312	312	s. 655.005(1)(i) who provides safe, safe -deposit box, or vault 203
313	313	services at the financial institution. 204
314	314	(8) A motor vehicle dealer as defined in s. 320.27(1)(c), 205
315	315	a motor vehicle repair shop as defined in s. 559.9 03, or a lock 206
316	316	manufacturer or an agent of a lock manufacturer who services, 207
317	317	installs, repairs, or rebuilds motor vehicle locks or originates 208
318	318	or duplicates motor vehicle keys. 209
319	319	(9) Building trades personnel who install locks or locking 210
320	320	devices on a constru ction project that requires a building 211
321	321	permit. 212
322	322	(10) A wrecker operator as defined in s. 1.01(15) who 213
323	323	possesses or uses car -opening tools as described in s. 214
324	324	559.97192(2)(b) to unlock vehicles to facilitate towing. 215
325	325	Section 5. Section 559.9713, Florida Statutes, is created 216
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327	327	559.9713 Initial license applications; license issuance. — 218
328	328	(1) A person may not perform or offer to perform locksmith 219
329	329	services for compensation or advertise or represent himself or 220
330	330	herself as a locksmith services business i n this state unless 221
331	331	the person is licensed under this part. However, a locksmith or 222
332	332	apprentice locksmith performing locksmith services on behalf of 223
333	333	a licensee is not required to obtain a separate license. An 224
334	334	application for a license must be submitted to t he department in 225
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343	343	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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347	347	the format prescribed by the department and must include, at a 226
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349	349	(a) The full legal name and mailing address of the 228
350	350	applicant. 229
351	351	(b) Each name under which the applicant does business in 230
352	352	this state and, if the applic ant is doing business under a 231
353	353	fictitious name, the date on which the applicant registered the 232
354	354	fictitious name with the Department of State. 233
355	355	(c) The mailing address, street address, and telephone 234
356	356	number of the applicant's principal business location and, if 235
357	357	the applicant performs locksmith services at more than one 236
358	358	business location, the mailing address, street address, and 237
359	359	telephone number of each additional business location. 238
360	360	(d) If the applicant is not a natural person, a statement 239
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362	362	1. The applicant's type of business entity, such as a 241
363	363	corporation, partnership, or other limited liability 242
364	364	corporation. 243
365	365	2. The applicant's federal employer identification number. 244
366	366	3. Whether the applicant is a foreign or domestic business 245
367	367	entity, the state and date of incorporation, the charter number, 246
368	368	and the date that the applicant first registered with the 247
369	369	Department of State to do business in this state. 248
370	370	(e) Each corporate, fictitious, or other business or trade 249
371	371	name under which any owner of the locksmith servi ces business 250
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384	384	operated, was known, or did business as a locksmith services 251
385	385	business within 5 years before the date of the application. 252
386	386	(f) The full name, address, and telephone number of: 253
387	387	1. Each locksmith and apprentice locksmith who performs 254
388	388	locksmith services on behalf of the applicant. 255
389	389	2. Each officer and director of the corporation, their 256
390	390	official positions, and corporate offices, if the applicant is a 257
391	391	corporation. 258
392	392	3. Each general partner, if the applicant is a 259
393	393	partnership. 260
394	394	4. Each managing me mber, if the applicant is a limited 261
395	395	liability corporation. 262
396	396	5. The owner of the applicant, if the applicant is a 263
397	397	proprietorship. 264
398	398	6. The applicant's registered agent for service of process 265
399	399	in this state. 266
400	400	(g) The number of locksmiths that the applicant currently 267
401	401	employs or intends to employ. 268
402	402	(2) Each application must be accompanied by: 269
403	403	(a) Proof of liability insurance coverage as required in 270
404	404	s. 559.9718. 271
405	405	(b) For the applicant and each person listed in paragraph 272
406	406	(1)(f), a set of fingerprints submitt ed under s. 559.9714 in the 273
407	407	manner prescribed by the department and an affidavit of the 274
408	408	person's criminal history, if any. 275
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421	421	(3)(a) The department shall issue a license to each 276
422	422	applicant in the format prescribed by the department in 277
423	423	accordance with s. 120. 60. The license must show at least the 278
424	424	name and street address of each business location listed in the 279
425	425	application pursuant to paragraph (1)(c) and the license number 280
426	426	of the locksmith services business. If the applicant is a mobile 281
427	427	locksmith services busin ess, the license must show the residence 282
428	428	address of the owner, if different from the street address of 283
429	429	the business location at which the applicant's records are kept. 284
430	430	(b) A license issued under this part may not be 285
431	431	transferred or assigned and is valid only for the licensee and 286
432	432	the business locations for which it is issued. 287
433	433	(c) A locksmith services business license is valid for 2 288
434	434	years after the date of issuance. To provide for the biennial 289
435	435	renewal of licenses under s. 559.9716, the department may adop t 290
436	436	rules to stagger the license expiration dates over a 2 -year 291
437	437	period. 292
438	438	(4)(a) A licensee must notify the department in writing at 293
439	439	least 30 days before changing a business location. The 294
440	440	department shall issue to the licensee an amended license that 295
441	441	shows the new business location. 296
442	442	(b) Within 10 days after a person listed in paragraph 297
443	443	(1)(f) begins his or her duties with a licensee, the licensee 298
444	444	must submit a set of the person's fingerprints in the manner 299
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459	459	Section 6. Section 559.9714, Florida Statutes, is created 302
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461	461	559.9714 Fingerprinting and criminal background checks for 304
462	462	license applications. — 305
463	463	(1)(a) A license applicant and each person listed in s. 306
464	464	559.9713(1)(f) must be fingerprinted and undergo background 307
465	465	screening for criminal history records as defined in s. 943.045. 308
466	466	The department shall submit each set of fingerprints to the 309
467	467	Department of Law Enforcement for state criminal history record 310
468	468	checks, and the Department of Law Enforcement shall forward the 311
469	469	fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for national 312
470	470	criminal history record checks. The cost of the fingerprint 313
471	471	processing and criminal history record checks shall be borne by 314
472	472	the locksmith services business or the person required to be 315
473	473	fingerprinted and shall be paid to the Department of Law 316
474	474	Enforcement. The results of the criminal history record checks 317
475	475	shall be returned to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer 318
476	476	Services, and the Departmen t of Agriculture and Consumer 319
477	477	Services shall screen the results to determine whether the 320
478	478	person is disqualified from licensure or from performing 321
479	479	locksmith services under subsection (2). 322
480	480	(b) If a legible set of fingerprints, as determined by the 323
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482	482	Investigation, cannot be obtained after two attempts, the 325
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497	497	name conducted by the Depart ment of Law Enforcement and the 328
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499	499	(2) A person required to undergo background screening 330
500	500	pursuant to this section to qualify for licensure or for 331
501	501	performing locksmith services must not have, within the previous 332
502	502	10 years: 333
503	503	(a) Been convicted or found guilty of, or pled guilty or 334
504	504	nolo contendere to; or 335
505	505	(b) Been incarcerated as a result of having previously 336
506	506	been convicted or found guilty of, or pled guilty or nolo 337
507	507	contendere to, regardless of adjudication, 338
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509	509	a felony or a crime involving trespass, burglary, theft, 340
510	510	larceny, dealing in stolen property, receiving stolen property, 341
511	511	embezzlement, obtaining property by false pretenses, possession 342
512	512	of altered property, or any other fraudulent or dishonest 343
513	513	dealing. 344
514	514	(3)(a) All fingerprints submitted to the Department of Law 345
515	515	Enforcement as required by this section shall be retained by the 346
516	516	Department of Law Enforcement in a manner provided by rule and 347
517	517	entered in the statewide automated biometric identification 348
518	518	system authorized under s. 943.05(2)(b). The fingerprints must 349
519	519	thereafter be available for all purposes and uses authorized for 350
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532	532	arrest fingerprints entered in the statewide automated biometric 351
533	533	identification system pursuant to s. 943.051. 352
534	534	(b) The Department of Law Enforcement shal l search all 353
535	535	fingerprints received under this section against the 354
536	536	fingerprints retained in the statewide automated biometric 355
537	537	identification system. Any arrest record that is identified with 356
538	538	the retained fingerprints of a person subject to background 357
539	539	screening under this section shall be reported to the Department 358
540	540	of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the locksmith services 359
541	541	business. Each locksmith services business must participate in 360
542	542	the screening process by notifying the Department of Law 361
543	543	Enforcement of any change in the status of the license applicant 362
544	544	or a person listed s. 559.9713(1)(f) if, as a result of the 363
545	545	change, the fingerprints of the applicant or the person are no 364
546	546	longer required to be retained under paragraph (a). 365
547	547	(4) Before expiration of th e time limit in s. 120.60 for 366
548	548	approving an application, if the Department of Agriculture and 367
549	549	Consumer Services does not receive any criminal history record 368
550	550	for the license applicant or a person listed in s. 369
551	551	559.9713(1)(f), or receives a criminal history re cord that 370
552	552	includes a crime that may disqualify the applicant or the person 371
553	553	but does not include a final disposition of the criminal case, 372
554	554	the time limit in s. 120.60 for approving the application is 373
555	555	extended until the department's receipt of the criminal h istory 374
556	556	record of the applicant or the person or until the final 375
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569	569	disposition of the criminal case or proof of restoration of the 376
570	570	civil rights of the applicant or the person, as applicable. 377
571	571	(5) The Department of Law Enforcement shall provide the 378
572	572	department, upon request, with any criminal history information 379
573	573	in its possession of a person who is: 380
574	574	(a) A licensee or applicant for a license under this part; 381
575	575	or 382
576	576	(b) Employed by a licensee or applicant for a license 383
577	577	under this part. 384
578	578	Section 7. Section 559. 9715, Florida Statutes, is created 385
579	579	to read: 386
580	580	559.9715 Licensure through endorsement and reciprocity 387
581	581	agreements.— 388
582	582	(1) A person may be licensed as a locksmith services 389
583	583	business in this state upon applying to the department and 390
584	584	demonstrating to the departm ent that the applicant: 391
585	585	(a) Meets the qualifications for licensure in s. 559.9713; 392
586	586	or 393
587	587	(b) Holds a valid locksmith services business license, or 394
588	588	the equivalent thereof, issued by another state, a territory or 395
589	589	possession of the United States, the Distric t of Columbia, or 396
590	590	the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico if the department has 397
591	591	established reciprocity with such entity. 398
592	592	(2) The department may establish reciprocity with another 399
593	593	state, a territory or possession of the United States, the 400
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606	606	District of Columbia, o r the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and may 401
607	607	adopt criteria for establishing reciprocity, subject to the 402
608	608	following: 403
609	609	(a) The licensing requirements of the other state, the 404
610	610	territory or possession of the United States, the District of 405
611	611	Columbia, or the Commonw ealth of Puerto Rico must substantially 406
612	612	meet or exceed the requirements of s. 559.9713. 407
613	613	(b) The other state, the territory or possession of the 408
614	614	United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of 409
615	615	Puerto Rico must issue a license, or the equiv alent thereof, to 410
616	616	a locksmith services business that is licensed in this state and 411
617	617	seeks to do business in the other state, the territory or 412
618	618	possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or 413
619	619	the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 414
620	620	Section 8. Section 559.9716, Florida Statutes, is created 415
621	621	to read: 416
622	622	559.9716 License renewals. —Each locksmith services 417
623	623	business license must be renewed biennially on or before the 418
624	624	license's expiration date. To apply for renewal of a license, 419
625	625	the licensee must submit all of the following to the department: 420
626	626	(1) A renewal application in the format prescribed by the 421
627	627	department which includes the information required for initial 422
628	628	licensure in s. 559.9713(1). 423
629	629	(2) Proof of liability insurance coverage as required in 424
630	630	s. 559.9718. 425
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643	643	(3) For each person listed in s. 559.9713(1)(f), an 426
644	644	updated affidavit of the person's criminal history, if any. 427
645	645	(4) For each person listed in s. 559.9713(1)(f) who has 428
646	646	not undergone background screening, a set of fingerprints 429
647	647	submitted in the manner prescribed by the department and an 430
648	648	affidavit of the person's criminal history, if any. 431
649	649	Section 9. Section 559.9717, Florida Statutes, is created 432
650	650	to read: 433
651	651	559.9717 Denial, suspension, revocation, or refusal to 434
652	652	renew license.—The department may deny, suspend, revoke, or 435
653	653	refuse to renew the license of a locksmith services business 436
654	654	based upon a determination that the locksmith services business 437
655	655	or any person listed in s. 559.9713(1)(f): 438
656	656	(1) Failed to meet the requirements for licensure as 439
657	657	provided in this part; 440
658	658	(2) Is disqualified from licensure or from performing 441
659	659	locksmith services based upon background screening pursuant to 442
660	660	s. 559.9714(2); 443
661	661	(3) Failed to satisfy a civil penalty, administrative 444
662	662	fine, or other penalty arising out of an admini strative or 445
663	663	enforcement action brought by any governmental agency; 446
664	664	(4) Received any civil, criminal, or administrative 447
665	665	adjudication in any jurisdiction; 448
666	666	(5) Has pending against the business or person any 449
667	667	criminal, administrative, or enforcement proceed ings in any 450
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680	680	jurisdiction; or 451
681	681	(6) Has had a judgment entered against the business or 452
682	682	person in any action brought under the Florida Deceptive and 453
683	683	Unfair Trade Practices Act in part II of chapter 501. 454
684	684	Section 10. Section 559.9718, Florida Statutes, is created 455
685	685	to read: 456
686	686	559.9718 Liability insurance. — 457
687	687	(1) A locksmith services business must maintain current 458
688	688	and valid liability insurance coverage of at least $100,000 per 459
689	689	incident for loss or damages resulting from the negligence of 460
690	690	the locksmith services business or any of its locksmiths, 461
691	691	apprentice locksmiths, employees, or agents. 462
692	692	(2) The insurance coverage required under subsection (1) 463
693	693	must be issued by an insurance company or carrier authorized to 464
694	694	do business in this state under the Florida Insuranc e Code. The 465
695	695	department shall require a locksmith services business to 466
696	696	present a policy or certificate of insurance of the required 467
697	697	coverage before issuance or renewal of a license. The department 468
698	698	shall be named as a certificateholder in the policy or 469
699	699	certificate and must be notified at least 30 days before any 470
700	700	changes in insurance coverage. 471
701	701	(3) If a locksmith services business does not maintain the 472
702	702	required insurance coverage, the department may immediately 473
703	703	suspend the business's license or eligibility fo r licensure and 474
704	704	the business shall immediately cease operating as a locksmith 475
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717	717	services business. In addition, notwithstanding the availability 476
718	718	of administrative relief under chapter 120, the department may s 477
719	719	eek an immediate injunction in the circuit court of the county 478
720	720	in which the business is located which prohibits the locksmith 479
721	721	services business from operating until the business complies 480
722	722	with this section 481
723	723	and imposes a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 and 482
724	724	reasonable court costs. 483
725	725	Section 11. Section 559.9719, Florida Statutes, is created 484
726	726	to read: 485
727	727	559.9719 Locksmith, automotive -only locksmith, and 486
728	728	apprentice locksmith training; personnel records and 487
729	729	identification cards; license displays. — 488
730	730	(1) A person may not perform locksmith services on behalf 489
731	731	of a locksmith services business unless the person is the 490
732	732	licensee or one of the following: 491
733	733	(a) A locksmith. Except as provided in paragraph (b), a 492
734	734	locksmith must be 18 years of age or older and complete 16 hours 493
735	735	of training, including training in industry ethics, the 494
736	736	Americans with Disabilities Act, the Florida Building Code, the 495
737	737	Florida Fire Prevention Code, and the Life Safety Code. 496
738	738	(b) An automotive-only locksmith. An automotive -only 497
739	739	locksmith must be 18 years of age or older and complete a 498
740	740	training course in industry ethics. 499
741	741	(c) An apprentice locksmith. An apprentice locksmith must 500
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754	754	be 15 years of age or older and complete a minimum of 16 hours 501
755	755	of training, including training in industry ethics, the 502
756	756	Americans with Disabilities Act, the Flori da Building Code, the 503
757	757	Florida Fire Prevention Code, and the Life Safety Code. An 504
758	758	apprentice locksmith may perform locksmith services only under 505
759	759	the direct and continuous supervision of a locksmith or 506
760	760	automotive-only locksmith. An apprentice locksmith may n ot 507
761	761	perform or contract to perform locksmith services without the 508
762	762	express approval of his or her supervising locksmith. The 509
763	763	supervising locksmith is responsible for any violation of this 510
764	764	part committed by the apprentice locksmith. 511
765	765	(2) Every 2 years, a loc ksmith or automotive -only 512
766	766	locksmith must complete at least 8 hours of training, including 513
767	767	training on the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Florida 514
768	768	Building Code, the Florida Fire Prevention Code, and the Life 515
769	769	Safety Code. 516
770	770	(3) A locksmith services bus iness must maintain a 517
771	771	personnel record of each locksmith, automotive -only locksmith, 518
772	772	and apprentice locksmith who performs locksmith services on 519
773	773	behalf of the licensee. The personnel record must include: 520
774	774	(a) A copy of a photograph taken of the locksmith, 521
775	775	automotive-only locksmith, and apprentice locksmith within 10 522
776	776	days after the date that he or she begins performing locksmith 523
777	777	services on behalf of the licensee. The photograph shall be 524
778	778	replaced with a current photograph at least once every 2 525
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791	791	calendar years. 526
792	792	(b) An affidavit of the criminal history, if any, of the 527
793	793	locksmith, automotive -only locksmith, and apprentice locksmith 528
794	794	and the results of the background screening conducted pursuant 529
795	795	to s. 559.9714. 530
796	796	(c) Each certificate showing completion of the training 531
797	797	required in subsections (1) and (2). 532
798	798	(4)(a) A locksmith services business shall issue a photo 533
799	799	identification card to each locksmith, automotive -only 534
800	800	locksmith, and apprentice locksmith performing locksmith 535
801	801	services on behalf of the licensee. A p hoto identification card 536
802	802	must contain the name and photograph of the locksmith or 537
803	803	apprentice, the name of the locksmith services business, and the 538
804	804	license number. The photograph on the photo identification card 539
805	805	shall be replaced with a current photograph a t least once every 540
806	806	2 calendar years. The photo identification card must also 541
807	807	include: 542
808	808	1. For a locksmith or automotive -only locksmith, the word 543
809	809	"Locksmith." 544
810	810	2. For an apprentice locksmith, the word "Apprentice." 545
811	811	(b) A locksmith, automotive -only locksmith, and apprentice 546
812	812	locksmith must display the photo identification card on his or 547
813	813	her person at all times while performing locksmith services. 548
814	814	(5) A locksmith services business must display a copy of 549
815	815	its license at each business location in a manner ea sily 550
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828	828	readable by the general public. A mobile locksmith services 551
829	829	business shall keep a copy of its license in each service 552
830	830	vehicle for immediate presentation to any law enforcement 553
831	831	officer, state or local official, or member of the general 554
832	832	public upon request. 555
833	833	(6) Each advertisement or other form of advertising, each 556
834	834	service vehicle, and each work order, invoice, sales receipt, or 557
835	835	other business form of a licensee must include the license 558
836	836	number and name of the locksmith services business as the 559
837	837	license number and name appear on the license issued by the 560
838	838	department. 561
839	839	Section 12. Section 559.97191, Florida Statutes, is 562
840	840	created to read: 563
841	841	559.97191 Methods of payment for locksmith services; 564
842	842	recordkeeping.— 565
843	843	(1) A locksmith services business shall accept at least 566
844	844	two of the following methods of payment: 567
845	845	(a) Cash, cashier's check, money order, or traveler's 568
846	846	check. 569
847	847	(b) Valid personal check, showing upon its face the name 570
848	848	and address of the person or an authorized representative for 571
849	849	whom the locksmith ser vices were performed. 572
850	850	(c) Valid credit card, which includes, but is not limited 573
851	851	to, Visa or MasterCard. 574
852	852	(2) A locksmith services business shall clearly and 575
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863	863
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865	865	conspicuously disclose to the person requesting locksmith 576
866	866	services in a work order, invoice, or sales receipt the methods 577
867	867	of payment that the locksmith services business accepts. 578
868	868	(3)(a) A locksmith services business must retain a copy of 579
869	869	each work order, invoice, and sales receipt for at least 2 580
870	870	years. 581
871	871	(b) Each work order, invoice, and sales rece ipt must 582
872	872	include the name of the person performing the service. 583
873	873	(c) A copy of each work order, invoice, and sales receipt 584
874	874	must be readily available for inspection at any time during 585
875	875	normal business hours by a law enforcement officer or by the 586
876	876	department. 587
877	877	Section 13. Section 559.97192, Florida Statutes, is 588
878	878	created to read: 589
879	879	559.97192 Locksmith tools. — 590
880	880	(1) This section does not apply to: 591
881	881	(a) A licensee. 592
882	882	(b) A locksmith or an apprentice locksmith performing 593
883	883	locksmith services on behalf of a licens ee. 594
884	884	(c) A motor vehicle dealer as defined in s. 320.27(1)(c). 595
885	885	(d) A recovery agent licensed under part IV of chapter 596
886	886	493. 597
887	887	(e) A wrecker operator as defined in s. 1.01(15). 598
888	888	(f) A lock manufacturer or the lock manufacturer's agent 599
889	889	who has a reasonable need to possess locksmith tools, 600
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902	902	implements, or outfits for demonstration, testing, or research 601
903	903	purposes. 602
904	904	(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1), a 603
905	905	person may not obtain, own, or possess locksmith tools, 604
906	906	implements, or outfits, in any forma t, either in person, through 605
907	907	an intermediary, through mail order, or by any other procurement 606
908	908	method. As used in this subsection, the term "locksmith tools" 607
909	909	includes, but is not limited to: 608
910	910	(a) A bump key, which is a fabricated, specially shaped or 609
911	911	modified key intended to be used to unlock a lock by any means 610
912	912	other than the specific method designed for the normal operation 611
913	913	of opening the lock. 612
914	914	(b) A car-opening tool, which is a metal, cloth, nylon, 613
915	915	rubber, or plastic tool or device designed to enter, b ypass, or 614
916	916	otherwise overcome the locking systems or locking mechanisms of 615
917	917	a motor vehicle by any means other than the specific method 616
918	918	designed for the normal operation of opening the lock. 617
919	919	(c) A change key, which is a key planned and cut to 618
920	920	operate a specific group or series of locks that all have the 619
921	921	same combination of tumblers, pins, or wafers. 620
922	922	(d) A manual or codebook, which is a compilation, in any 621
923	923	form, of key codes. 622
924	924	(e) A code-grabbing device, which is a device that can 623
925	925	receive, record, or r eceive and record the code signal sent by 624
926	926	the transmitter of a motor vehicle's security, alarm, or 625
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939	939	immobilizer system and play back the signal to disarm, bypass, 626
940	940	or neutralize the system. 627
941	941	(f) A lock pick, which is a manual, electric, or 628
942	942	electronic tool or device used to bypass, override, or 629
943	943	neutralize a lock by any means other than the specific method 630
944	944	designed for the normal operation of opening the lock. 631
945	945	(g) A manipulation key, which is a key other than a change 632
946	946	or master key which can be variably posi tioned or manipulated in 633
947	947	a keyway to bypass, override, or neutralize a lock by any means 634
948	948	other than the specific method designed for the normal operation 635
949	949	of opening the lock. As used in this paragraph, the term 636
950	950	"manipulation key" includes wiggle and bump k eys. 637
951	951	(h) A master key, which is a key planned or cut to operate 638
952	952	all locks in a series or group of locks, with each lock in the 639
953	953	series or group having its own unique key. As used in this 640
954	954	paragraph, the term "master key" includes sub -master, grand 641
955	955	master, great grand master, emergency override, and maid's keys. 642
956	956	(i) A safe-opening tool, which is a tool designed, or 643
957	957	intended by the user to be used, to open a safe, vault, safe -644
958	958	deposit box, or similar object by means other than that which is 645
959	959	intended by the manufacturer of the safe, vault, safe -deposit 646
960	960	box, or similar object for normal opening. 647
961	961	(j) A tryout key, which is a manipulation key that may or 648
962	962	may not be one of a set of similar keys used for a specific 649
963	963	series, keyway, or brand of lock to open, bypass , override, or 650
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976	976	neutralize a lock by means other than intended by the 651
977	977	manufacturer. 652
978	978	Section 14. Section 559.97193, Florida Statutes, is 653
979	979	created to read: 654
980	980	559.97193 Prohibited acts. — 655
981	981	(1) A person may not: 656
982	982	(a) Perform or offer to perform locksmith se rvices without 657
983	983	having or acting under a valid license issued by the department 658
984	984	under this part. 659
985	985	(b) Advertise or represent himself or herself as a 660
986	986	locksmith services business without having a valid license 661
987	987	issued by the department under this part. 662
988	988	(2) A licensee, or a locksmith, apprentice locksmith, or 663
989	989	other person acting on behalf of a licensee, may not: 664
990	990	(a) Fraudulently misuse a consumer's credit card. 665
991	991	(b) Require a consumer to waive his or her rights provided 666
992	992	in this part as a precondition to th e performance of locksmith 667
993	993	services. 668
994	994	(c) Fail or refuse, after notice, to provide a law 669
995	995	enforcement officer or the department with any document or 670
996	996	record or disclose any information required to be produced or 671
997	997	disclosed. 672
998	998	(d) Employ or contract with any person disqualified under 673
999	999	s. 559.9714 to perform locksmith services on behalf of the 674
1000	1000	licensee. 675
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1013	1013	(e) Submit to the department the fingerprints of a person 676
1014	1014	other than the person for whom fingerprints must be submitted 677
1015	1015	pursuant to s. 559.9714 or fail to subm it replacement 678
1016	1016	fingerprints for a locksmith or apprentice locksmith whose 679
1017	1017	original fingerprint submissions are returned to the department 680
1018	1018	as unclassifiable by the screening agency. 681
1019	1019	(f) Use a mailing address, registration facility, drop 682
1020	1020	box, or answering service in the promotion, advertisement, 683
1021	1021	solicitation, or sale of locksmith services, unless the street 684
1022	1022	address of the licensed business location is clearly disclosed 685
1023	1023	during any telephone solicitation and is prominently and 686
1024	1024	conspicuously disclosed in all a dvertisements and on the work 687
1025	1025	orders, invoices, and sales receipts. 688
1026	1026	(g) Operate as a locksmith services business at a business 689
1027	1027	location other than the location that appears on the license 690
1028	1028	issued by the department. 691
1029	1029	(h) Make a false statement in response to a request or 692
1030	1030	investigation by the department, the Department of Legal 693
1031	1031	Affairs, a law enforcement officer, or a state attorney. 694
1032	1032	(i) Make a material false statement in an application, 695
1033	1033	document, or record required to be submitted or kept under this 696
1034	1034	part. 697
1035	1035	(j) Commit any other act of fraud or misrepresentation or 698
1036	1036	fail to disclose a material fact. 699
1037	1037	(k) Disclose or permit the disclosure of any consumer 700
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1050	1050	information without the consumer's written approval, except as 701
1051	1051	authorized by this part. 702
1052	1052	(l) Violate this part or any rule adopted or order issued 703
1053	1053	under this part. 704
1054	1054	Section 15. Section 559.97194, Florida Statutes, is 705
1055	1055	created to read: 706
1056	1056	559.97194 Civil penalties; remedies. — 707
1057	1057	(1) A consumer injured by a violation of this part may 708
1058	1058	bring an action in the ap propriate court for relief. The court 709
1059	1059	shall award reasonable costs and attorney fees to the prevailing 710
1060	1060	party. The consumer may also bring an action for injunctive 711
1061	1061	relief in the circuit court. 712
1062	1062	(2)(a) The department may bring an action in a court of 713
1063	1063	competent jurisdiction to recover any penalties or damages 714
1064	1064	authorized in this part and for injunctive relief to enforce 715
1065	1065	this part. 716
1066	1066	(b) The department may seek a civil penalty of up to 717
1067	1067	$10,000 for each violation of this part. 718
1068	1068	(c) The department may seek restitution for and on behalf 719
1069	1069	of any consumer injured by a violation of this part. 720
1070	1070	(3) An agreement or representation that waives, limits, 721
1071	1071	restricts, or avoids any duty, obligation, or requirement of a 722
1072	1072	locksmith services business, as provided in this pa rt, is void. 723
1073	1073	(4) A remedy provided in this part is in addition to any 724
1074	1074	other remedy otherwise available for the same conduct. 725
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1087	1087	Section 16. Section 559.97195, Florida Statutes, is 726
1088	1088	created to read: 727
1089	1089	559.97195 Administrative sanctions; criminal penalties .— 728
1090	1090	(1) The department shall process a consumer complaint 729
1091	1091	against a locksmith services business in the manner described in 730
1092	1092	ss. 570.07 and 570.544. 731
1093	1093	(2) A locksmith services business shall allow department 732
1094	1094	personnel to enter its business locations for pur poses of 733
1095	1095	determining whether the license is current. If department 734
1096	1096	personnel are refused entry or access to the premises, the 735
1097	1097	department may seek injunctive relief in circuit court to 736
1098	1098	enforce this subsection. 737
1099	1099	(3) If the department determines that a locks mith services 738
1100	1100	business has violated, or is operating in violation of, this 739
1101	1101	part or any rules adopted or orders issued under this part, the 740
1102	1102	department may enter an order doing one or more of the 741
1103	1103	following: 742
1104	1104	(a) Issuing a notice of noncompliance under s. 12 0.695. 743
1105	1105	(b) Imposing an administrative fine not to exceed $10,000 744
1106	1106	for each act or omission. 745
1107	1107	(c) Directing that the locksmith services business cease 746
1108	1108	and desist specified activities. 747
1109	1109	(d) Refusing to issue or renew, suspending, or revoking a 748
1110	1110	license. 749
1111	1111	(e) Placing the licensee on probation for a specified 750
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1124	1124	period, subject to conditions specified by the department. 751
1125	1125	(4) Administrative proceedings that may result in an order 752
1126	1126	imposing any of the penalties specified in subsection (3) are 753
1127	1127	governed by chapter 120. 754
1128	1128	(5) In a final order imposing an administrative fine or 755
1129	1129	refusing to issue or renew, suspending, or revoking a license, 756
1130	1130	the department may assess against the sanctioned party the cost 757
1131	1131	of conducting the administrative proceedings, unless the 758
1132	1132	department determines that the offense was inadvertent or done 759
1133	1133	in a good faith belief that the act or omission did not violate 760
1134	1134	a state law or rule. An assessment is limited to the reasonable 761
1135	1135	hourly rate of the hearing officer and the actual cost of 762
1136	1136	recording or transcribing the proceedings. 763
1137	1137	(6)(a) The department shall prominently post a "Closed by 764
1138	1138	Order of the Department" sign at a business location of a 765
1139	1139	locksmith services business whose license is suspended or 766
1140	1140	revoked. The department shall also post the sign at a business 767
1141	1141	location of a locksmith services business that is judicially or 768
1142	1142	administratively determined to be operating without a license. 769
1143	1143	(b) A person who defaces or removes the sign described in 770
1144	1144	paragraph (a) without written authorization from the depart ment, 771
1145	1145	or a locksmith services business that opens for operation 772
1146	1146	without a license or opens for operation as a locksmith services 773
1147	1147	business while its license is suspended or revoked, commits a 774
1148	1148	misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775
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1161	1161	775.082 or s. 775.083. 776
1162	1162	(c) A criminal penalty imposed under this subsection shall 777
1163	1163	be in addition to any administrative sanction imposed by the 778
1164	1164	department under subsection (3). 779
1165	1165	Section 17. Section 559.97196, Florida Statutes, is 780
1166	1166	created to read: 781
1167	1167	559.97196 Unfair and deceptive trade practices. —A person 782
1168	1168	who violates any provision of this part commits an unfair and 783
1169	1169	deceptive trade practice and is subject to the penalties and 784
1170	1170	remedies provided in part II of chapter 501. 785
1171	1171	Section 18. Section 559.97 197, Florida Statutes, is 786
1172	1172	created to read: 787
1173	1173	559.97197 Criminal penalties. —A person who violates: 788
1174	1174	(1) Section 559.97192 or s. 559.97193 commits a 789
1175	1175	misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 790
1176	1176	775.082 or s. 775.083. 791
1177	1177	(2) Section 559.97192 with the intent of committing 792
1178	1178	burglary, robbery, or larceny commits a felony of the third 793
1179	1179	degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 794
1180	1180	775.084. 795
1181	1181	Section 19. Section 559.97198, Florida Statutes, is 796
1182	1182	created to read: 797
1183	1183	559.97198 Rulemaking authority.—The department shall adopt 798
1184	1184	rules to administer this part. The rules must include, but need 799
1185	1185	not be limited to, the following: 800
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1198	1198	(1) Requirements and procedures for the licensure of 801
1199	1199	locksmith services businesses. 802
1200	1200	(2) Requirements and procedures for the fingerprinting and 803
1201	1201	background screening of license applicants and persons listed in 804
1202	1202	s. 559.9713(1)(f) for criminal history records. 805
1203	1203	(3) Forms required to implement this part, including 806
1204	1204	license applications, renewal applications, finger print 807
1205	1205	submissions, affidavits of criminal history, and photo 808
1206	1206	identification cards. 809
1207	1207	(4) Establishment and periodic update of a background 810
1208	1208	screening fee schedule to incorporate fee changes by the Federal 811
1209	1209	Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Law Enfor cement, and 812
1210	1210	other entities involved in conducting the background screenings. 813
1211	1211	(5) Methods of obtaining and renewing photographs for 814
1212	1212	photo identification cards. 815
1213	1213	(6) Use and display of licenses and license numbers. 816
1214	1214	Section 20. Section 559.97199, Flori da Statutes, is 817
1215	1215	created to read: 818
1216	1216	559.97199 Deposit and use of revenues from fees, civil 819
1217	1217	penalties, and fines. —Any fees, civil penalties, administrative 820
1218	1218	fines, or other funds collected by the department pursuant to 821
1219	1219	this part shall be deposited into the Ge neral Inspection Trust 822
1220	1220	Fund and used to administer this part. 823
1221	1221	Section 21. Section 559.981, Florida Statutes, is created 824
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1235	1235	559.981 Preemption; local business tax receipts. — 826
1236	1236	(1) This part preempts any local act, law, ordinance, or 827
1237	1237	regulation of a county or municipality that relates to locksmith 828
1238	1238	services, locksmiths, or locksmith services businesses. 829
1239	1239	(2) A county or municipality may not issue or renew a 830
1240	1240	local business tax receipt for a locksmith services business 831
1241	1241	unless the person applying for or renewing the local business 832
1242	1242	tax receipt exhibits a valid license issued by the department. 833
1243	1243	Section 22. Section 559.9811, Florida Statutes, is created 834
1244	1244	to read: 835
1245	1245	559.9811 Florida Locksmith Services Advisory Council. —The 836
1246	1246	Florida Locksmith Services Ad visory Council, a council as 837
1247	1247	defined in s. 20.03, is created within the department to advise 838
1248	1248	and assist the department in carrying out this part. The council 839
1249	1249	shall comply with s. 20.052, except as otherwise provided in 840
1250	1250	this section. 841
1251	1251	(1) The council shall be composed of the following 842
1252	1252	members, appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture: 843
1253	1253	(a) Six industry members who are owners or employees of 844
1254	1254	locksmith services businesses licensed under this part, as 845
1255	1255	follows: 846
1256	1256	1. Five industry members who are locksmiths and owners or 847
1257	1257	employees of separate, licensed locksmith services businesses 848
1258	1258	who do not perform automotive -only locksmith services. 849
1259	1259	2. One member who is an automotive -only locksmith and an 850
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1272	1272	owner or employee of a licensed locksmith services business. 851
1273	1273	(b) One member who is an electrical contractor certified 852
1274	1274	under part II of chapter 489. 853
1275	1275	(c) One member who has private investigative, private 854
1276	1276	security, motor vehicle recovery, or law enforcement experience 855
1277	1277	or expertise. 856
1278	1278	(d) One member who is a consumer an d is not affiliated 857
1279	1279	with any locksmith services business. 858
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1281	1281	Each member must be a resident of this state. Each member, 860
1282	1282	except the consumer member, must have at least 3 years of 861
1283	1283	experience and be currently engaged in the profession. Initial 862
1284	1284	industry members must be owners or employees of locksmith 863
1285	1285	services businesses, but, notwithstanding paragraph (a), the 864
1286	1286	locksmith services businesses of the initial members are not 865
1287	1287	required to be licensed. 866
1288	1288	(2) Members shall be appointed for 4 -year terms and must 867
1289	1289	be geographically representative of this state. However, for the 868
1290	1290	purpose of providing staggered terms, of the initial 869
1291	1291	appointments, the members who are not industry members and who 870
1292	1292	are appointed under paragraph (1)(b), paragraph (1)(c), or 871
1293	1293	paragraph (1)(d) shall be appointed to 2-year terms. A member 872
1294	1294	whose term expires shall continue to serve until his or her 873
1295	1295	successor is appointed. A vacancy occurring before the 874
1296	1296	expiration of a member's term shall be filled by the 875
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1309	1309	commissioner for the remainder of the term. 876
1310	1310	(3)(a) The council shall annually elect a chair and a vice 877
1311	1311	chair from among its members. 878
1312	1312	(b) The council shall meet at the call of the chair, upon 879
1313	1313	the request of a majority of its membership, or upon the request 880
1314	1314	of the Commissioner of Agriculture. 881
1315	1315	(c) In conducting its meetings, the council shall use 882
1316	1316	accepted rules of procedure. The department shall keep a 883
1317	1317	complete record of each meeting, which must show the names of 884
1318	1318	the members present and actions taken. The department shall keep 885
1319	1319	the records of the council. 886
1320	1320	(4) Members of the council shall serve without 887
1321	1321	compensation but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses as 888
1322	1322	provided in s. 112.061. 889
1323	1323	(5) The department shall provide administrative and staff 890
1324	1324	support for the council. 891
1325	1325	(6) The council may review any rules adopted by the 892
1326	1326	department pursuant to this part and may advise the department 893
1327	1327	on matters relating to advancements in industry standards, 894
1328	1328	practices, and other issues that require technical expertise and 895
1329	1329	consultation or that promote consumer protectio n in the 896
1330	1330	locksmith services industry. 897
1331	1331	(7) In accordance with s. 20.052(8), this section is 898
1332	1332	repealed October 2, 2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal 899
1333	1333	through reenactment by the Legislature. 900
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