The following definitions apply in this Chapter:

(1)        Apprentice. – A person who has been issued an apprenticeship designation by the Board.

(1a)      Board. – The North Carolina Locksmith Licensing Board.

(2)        Code book. – A compilation, in any form, of key codes and combinations.

(3)        License. – A certificate issued by the Board recognizing the person named therein as having met the requirements to perform locksmith services as defined in this Chapter.

(4)        Locksmith. – A person who has been issued a license by the Board.

(5)        Locksmith services. – Services that include repairing, rebuilding, rekeying, repinning, servicing, adjusting, or installing locks, mechanical or electronic locking devices, access control devices, egress control devices, safes, vaults, and safe-deposit boxes for compensation or other consideration, including services performed by safe technicians. The definition also includes any method of bypassing a locking mechanism of any kind, whether in a commercial, residential, or automotive setting, for compensation.

(6)        Locksmith tools. – Any tools that are designed or used to open a mechanical or electrical locking device in a way other than that which was intended by the manufacturer. ?(2001-369, s. 1; 2003-350, ss. 1, 2; 2013-370, s. 3.)