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What is NYC AC § 20-302?

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This section required manufacturers or jobbers of locksmith devices to file a list of their equipment with the department and the police department. It prohibited the disposal of such equipment to anyone other than a licensed locksmith. Applies to manufacturers and jobbers in the locksmith trade.

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This section has been repealed and is no longer in force.

It is shown here for historical reference. For the current law, consult the official source or speak with an attorney.

§ 20-302 Equipment to be listed.

AC § 20-302

Editor's note: this section has been repealed and replaced by L.L. 2025/183, 12/12/2025, eff. 5/31/2027. Each manufacturer or jobber of devices aiding locksmiths in their trade shall file a list of his or her equipment with the department and with the police department, enumerating in such list all master key blanks, code books, machinery, skeleton keys that open and operate more than one lock and known to the trade as pressure keys, key sets for automobiles, vibrating lockpickers, and all similar equipment in his or her possession. It shall be unlawful to dispose of any such equipment to any person other than a licensed locksmith. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2025/183.

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