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What is NYC AC § 20-304?

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This section required licensed locksmiths to display their licenses in a visible location at their business premises. If employed by another, both the locksmith and employer were responsible for the display. The statute has been repealed and replaced by L.L. 2025/183. Applies to licensed locksmiths operating in New York City.

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This section has been repealed and is no longer in force.

It is shown here for historical reference.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.

§ 20-304 Licenses to be displayed.

AC § 20-304

Editor's note: this section has been repealed and replaced by L.L. 2025/183, 12/12/2025, eff. 5/31/2027. Every licensed locksmith shall display the license issued hereunder in a conspicuous place where it can be readily seen by anyone entering the premises where the business is conducted. Where the licensed locksmith is not in business for himself or herself but is employed by another, it shall be incumbent upon the licensee and his or her employer to display the license hereunder in a conspicuous place where it can be readily seen by anyone entering the premises wherein the business is conducted. Where more than one locksmith is employed in such premises the license of the person then in charge need only be displayed. In the case of an itinerant locksmith the license shall be on his or her person or prominently displayed upon the working kit he or she may carry or upon any vehicle which he or she may use in the plying of his or her trade or occupation. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1992/064 and L.L. 2025/183.

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