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My duties as the Executive Director of the National Low Voltage Contractors Association, Inc. (NLVCA) have taken precedence.  In the State of Florida the NLVCA is working hard to change the current locksmith legislation which if enacted in its present form will negatively impact the lives and income of many electrical contractors in the State of Florida.

Current locksmith legislation, Florida Senate Bill 658 is proposed to be enacted by July 1, 2010 which would include this definition of a lock: "Lock” means a mechanical, electromechanical, electronic, or electromagnetic device or system, including, but not limited to, any peripheral hardware such as, a closed circuit television system, wireless or infrared transmitter, card reader, keypad, or biometric scanner, that is designed to control access to and egress from a door, gate, safe, vault, safe-deposit box, motor vehicle, or other enclosure or that is designed to control the use of such an enclosure."  This definition conflicts with the scope of the Electrical (EC), Alarm 1 (EF), Alarm 2 (EG), and Limited Energy (ES-069) contractors regulated by Department of Business and Professional Regulation.  If this definition is not changed before signed into law by the governor, locksmiths will be allowed to install, service and maintain; electric locks, access control systems, closed circuit television systems, and possible security systems regulated by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. This piece of legislation has gone unnoticed by many and is being lobbied hard by the Associated Locksmiths of America (ALOA.org).  The NLVCA is not opposed to the licensing of locksmith however we are opposed to defining a lock to infringe upon the current scope of electrical contractors. The NLVCA believes the definition of a lock is a "keyed mechanical device used to secure or restrict access via a door, window, safe, or other opening on an enclosure".  The definition of a lock should not include card readers, cameras (CCTV) or other access control systems which are currently defined under the scope of electrical contractors. 

For more detailed please visit: http://www.nlvca.org/legislative_updates/florida.php