(a) A locksmith licensed by the bureau shall be subject to the provisions of § 466.6 of the Penal Code, and shall be able to duplicate any key for any vehicle from another key.

(b) A locksmith licensed by the bureau shall be subject to the provisions of § 466.8 of the Penal Code, and shall be able to duplicate any key for a residence, commercial establishment, or personal property from another key, except as follows:

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 6980.54

  • Bureau: means the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. See California Business and Professions Code 6980
  • Locksmith: means any person who, for any consideration or compensation whatsoever, engages, directly or indirectly and as a primary or secondary object, in the business of rekeying, installing, repairing, opening, modifying locks, or who originates keys for locks, including, but not limited to, electronic cloning of transponder keys and any other electronic programming of automotive keys and electronic operating devices, such as key fobs, door and ignition key devices, and successive electronic and other high-security key technology. See California Business and Professions Code 6980
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.

(1) Duplication is prohibited when a key is stamped, imprinted, marked, or incised with the wording “Do Not Duplicate” or “Unlawful To Duplicate” and includes the originator’s company name and telephone number.

(2) Duplication is prohibited when a key is a Restricted Key or a High Security Key and includes the originator’s company name and telephone number or registration number.

(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 679, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2009.)

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