(a) The bureau may suspend or revoke a license issued pursuant to this chapter for acts including, but not limited to, any of the following acts which shall also be unlawful:

(1) Misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact in a license application.

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 6980.74

  • Bureau: means the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. See California Business and Professions Code 6980
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • license: means license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Section 1000 or 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.7
  • 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
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15

(2) Interference with authorized personnel engaged in the enforcement or administration of this chapter.

(3) Knowingly using or permitting the use of any of his or her skills, tools, or facilities for the commission of any crime.

(4) Conviction of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a locksmith.

(5) A violation of this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted under the authority of this chapter.

(b) The bureau may suspend or revoke a license issued to a corporation or to a partnership for the commission of any act listed in subdivision (a) by an officer of the corporation or by a partner in the partnership.

(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 568, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2001.)