RULES CONSIDERED FOR ADOPTION (PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OPEN – PLEASE MAIL OR EMAIL COMMENTS TO BOARD OFFICE) :
21 NCAC 29 .0405
21 NCAC 29 .0503
21 NCAC 29 .0802
This is the official website of The North Carolina Locksmith Licensing Board. If you are interested in becoming a licensed locksmith in the state of North Carolina, you can either submit a written request for an application to the address below, or print the application off this website, or email us with your request.
YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE AN APPRENTICE BEFORE YOU ARE FULLY LICENSED.
The Board also has a study guide available for the locksmith licensure examination. The study guide costs $25. You can mail a written request for the study guide with a check or money order for $25, and we will mail you this study guide.
Please note that the Board encourages all licensed locksmiths and apprentices as well as those making application to the Board to mail their correspondence Certified, Return receipt requested via the US postal service. The Board is not liable for mail lost in transit to the Board office. By mailing items with return receipt requested, you will have proof of your documents reaching the Board office.
Current Board Members:
Jim Storie, Banner Elk
Chair
Alan Boone, Boone
Vice Chair
Steve Bright, Fayetteville
Secretary/Treasurer
Steven Bimbo, Charlotte
Melanie Wade Goodwin, Raleigh
Steve Stroud, China Grove
Jason Walls, Raleigh
Jimmy Wilson, Hurdle Mills
Executive Director:
Barden Culbreth
Consumers and Locksmiths Beware!
Fraudulent Locksmiths are active throughout North Carolina.
Statewide media outlets have shed light onto unlicensed locksmith work recently. Follow any of these links to see stories and videos of investigative reporting about this illegal activity.
WRAL Reports by Cullen Browder
Scam operations are also operating in the state selling alarm systems:
Report from Tennessee regarding APX Alarm
File an Official Complaint with:
- the Attorney General’s Office
- Complaint Form
