LOCKSMITHS

Salt Lake City Code tit. 5, div. II, ch. 5.40

in effect

Salt Lake City Code § 5.40.010 DEFINITIONS

5.40.010: DEFINITIONS: As used in this chapter: APPLICANT: Any person applying for a license hereunder. LOCKSMITHING: The installation, change, removal, construction, reconstruction, repair, adjustment, manufacture or duplication of locks, combinations for safes, toolboxes, vaults, and the duplication of keys. (Ord. 37-99 § 3, 1999: Prior Code § 20-30-1)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.40.020 LICENSE; REQUIRED

5.40.020: LICENSE; REQUIRED: No person, including an employee or officer of any firm or corporation, shall engage in the business of locksmithing within the City without first having obtained a license to do so. Each act of locksmithing performed without such a license shall be deemed a separate violation of the law. (Ord. 5-94 § 21, 1994: Prior Code § 20-30-2)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.40.030 EXCEPTIONS TO CHAPTER APPLICABILITY

5.40.030: EXCEPTIONS TO CHAPTER APPLICABILITY: The requirements of this chapter shall not apply to the following: A. A person otherwise licensed by the City or the State as a contractor or carpenter who installs a lock as part of a door or remodeled door when the lock and key come from a manufacturer's stock and the installation does not involve adjustment or reconstruction of the lock; B. A person or an employee of a firm or corporation who is duly licensed to conduct such business in an area outside the jurisdiction of the City, and who is not otherwise subject to the provisions of this law, when their work in the City does not involve, in a six (6) month period, more than one contract and one day to perform. (Prior Code § 20-30-12)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.40.040 LICENSE; ISSUED TO INDIVIDUALS

5.40.040: LICENSE; ISSUED TO INDIVIDUALS: A. Licenses issued shall be personal in nature, and each individual or employee engaged in the business of locksmithing shall be required to have a license. B. If a licensee changes his or her employment or place of business during the year, he or she shall immediately notify the City Police Department, in writing, of the name and address of his or her new employer or the name and address of his or her new place of business. (Ord. 5-94 § 22, 1994: Prior Code § 20-30-3)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.40.050 LICENSE; APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

5.40.050: LICENSE; APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: A. Information Required: Every application for a license and application for license renewal hereunder shall be filed with the License Office, and shall, in addition to providing the information required under section 5.02.060 of this title or its successor section, also provide the following information verified under oath: 1. The name under which licensee will conduct his or her business, or the name of the firm or corporation by whom he or she is employed, and a concise history of his or her employment; 2. Applicant's name, age, address, phone number, and length of residency in the State; 3. The names and addresses of three (3) character references; 4. A statement disclosing whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, other than nonalcohol related traffic offenses, and, if so, the nature of the offense, and where and when it was committed. B. Photograph And Fingerprints Required: Every applicant for license or renewal of license hereunder shall also be required to furnish the following: 1. A photograph of applicant, to be taken by the Police Department; 2. If deemed necessary, a complete set of applicant's fingerprints to be taken by said department. (Ord. 44-18, 2018)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.40.070 INVESTIGATION OF APPLICANT; APPROVAL CONDITIONS

5.40.070: INVESTIGATION OF APPLICANT; APPROVAL CONDITIONS: A. Police Recommendation: After investigation of each applicant, the Chief of Police shall recommend to the Mayor either approval or denial of each application. Any recommendation of approval from the Chief of Police shall be based on an affirmative finding in each of the following: 1. A reputation for honesty; 2. A police record devoid of a conviction of, or any alleged but as yet unresolved charge that licensee has committed a crime involving moral turpitude; 3. No known association with felons. B. Mayoral Consideration: The Mayor shall, upon consideration of the application and the police recommendation, approve or reject the application. C. Hearing Upon Rejection: If the application is rejected, the applicant shall be entitled to a hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 5.02 of this title, or its successor. (Ord. 37-99 § 3, 1999: Prior Code § 20-30-6)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.40.080 LICENSE; BOND REQUIREMENTS

5.40.080: LICENSE; BOND REQUIREMENTS: All licensees shall be required, before issuance of a license hereunder, to deposit with the City a corporate surety bond in the penal sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for locksmithing licensees, conditioned that the licensee shall faithfully observe and comply with all ordinances and laws pertaining to locksmithing, and that such bond shall indemnify the City and any person injured or damaged by reason of the failure of the licensee to comply with such ordinances and laws. (Ord. 5-94 § 24, 1994: Prior Code § 20-30-7)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.40.090 LICENSE; ISSUANCE; IDENTIFYING NUMBER

5.40.090: LICENSE; ISSUANCE; IDENTIFYING NUMBER: Upon approval of an application, the City shall issue a license to the applicant which license shall bear the applicant's name, address, age, signature, photograph and identifying number. (Ord. 37-99 § 3, 1999: Prior Code § 20-30-8)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.40.100 DISPLAY OF LOCKSMITH PLAQUE

5.40.100: DISPLAY OF LOCKSMITH PLAQUE: Each licensee shall display conspicuously at his place of business or employment a plaque, of the style, size and color prescribed by the Chief of Police, which shall include licensee's name and the words "Licensed Locksmith", together with the licensee's identifying number. (Ord. 5-94 § 25, 1994: Prior Code § 20-30-9)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.40.110 LICENSEE RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS

5.40.110: LICENSEE RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS: Each licensee shall keep for a minimum of two (2) years orderly and adequate records containing the following, which shall be open to inspection by a police officer at any reasonable time: A. The name and address of every person for whom a key is made from a key bearing the imprint "M" or "Master" or other recognizable mark indicating it is a master key, together with the name and address of every person for whom a locked automobile, building, structure, house, store, safe or vault is opened and the date of transaction; B. The name and address of every person for whom a lock or combination of a lock is changed and the date of the transaction. (Prior Code § 20-30-11)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.40.120 LICENSE; REVOCATION CONDITIONS

5.40.120: LICENSE; REVOCATION CONDITIONS: Any license granted or extended under this chapter may be revoked or suspended pursuant to the procedures provided in Chapter 5.02 for any of the following reasons: A. Any misrepresentation made in obtaining a license; B. A conviction of, or any alleged but as yet unresolved charge that licensee has committed a crime involving moral turpitude; C. The violation of any provision of this chapter; D. A showing of any evidence which provides reasonable grounds to believe that the licensee has committed or aided in the preparation for or allowed his records, tools, equipment, facilities or supplies to be used for the commission of any crime. (Ord. 50-25, 2025: Ord. 37-99 § 3, 1999: Prior Code § 20-30-10)

Source: Salt Lake City, Utah, City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/saltlakecityut/latest/saltlakecity_ut/0-0-0-46892Fetched: 11/1/2026