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What is NYC AC § 20-305?

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This section prohibits licensed itinerant locksmiths from operating within five hundred feet of a licensed locksmith's business. The statute has been repealed and replaced by L.L. 2025/183, effective May 31, 2027. Applies to itinerant 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This section has been repealed and is no longer in force.

It is shown here for historical reference.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.

§ 20-305 Prohibition as to itinerant locksmiths.

AC § 20-305

Editor's note: this section has been repealed and replaced by L.L. 2025/183, 12/12/2025, eff. 5/31/2027. It shall be unlawful for any licensed itinerant locksmith to ply his or her trade or occupation or maintain a stand within five hundred feet of any store or other permanent place of business of a licensed locksmith, or at any other place upon the streets or highways of the city where police regulations will not permit. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1992/064 and L.L. 2025/183.

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