Three key points for your consideration.

1. By your own statements  in the proposed regulation changes, attrition will or is taking place in our industry, by your hand. However, you then go on to say there is no impact from this. The state and the localities, and not to mention individuals( as if you care) are vastly impacted by this. Loss of revenue generated from sales/use taxes thru payroll taxes and then ultimately the burden of the state paying for no less than unemployment benefits of those effected, vastly start to enhance the current economic problem we are facing now.

2. THE GENERAL PUBLIC DOESN'T CARE ABOUT LICENSES ,THEY CARE ABOUT THEMSELVES. And they will do what ever they want to. THEY ARE THE CONSUMERS! WANT TO REGULATE THEM?

When the local police departments do not care about or know about "UNLICENSED ENTITIES" performing alarm or locksmith jobs in thier jurisdictions (which is supposed to be a class 1 misd.) how do you expect a property manager or facilities person to care?

3. THIER IS A SIMPLY EASY WAY TO DO THIS.

ANY PERSON(S) WHO IS IN POSSESION OF LOCKSMITH TOOLS OR PERFORMS LOCKSMITH TASKS ( AS DEFINED AS AND IN WHEREVER YOU NEED TO) IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE VA DCJS. FINGERPRINTS AND REGISTRATIONS ARE INDIVIDUAL IN NATURE AND RENEWABLE EVERY TWO YEARS. INDIVIDUALS WILL BE DENIED REGISTRATION IF THEY ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE DEFINITIONS FOUND IN ( AS DEFINED AS AND IN WHEREVER YOU NEED TO ) PENALTY; ANY PERSON(S) FOUND IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO BE IN POSSESION OF LOCKSMITH TOOLS OR PERFORMING LOCKSMITH TASKS WITHOUT A VALID VA DCJS REGISTRATION WILL FACE A CLASS 5 FELONY! 

THIS MY FRIEND WILL HAVE SOME TEETH COLLECT EVERYBODY AND GENERATE REVENUE!

CURRENTLY THE DCJS MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF THE VA CONSTITION AND THE US CONSTITION! IF WE ARE NOT RECIEVING FULL VALUE, WHICH MEANS ADDITIONAL DCJS PERSONELL TO COVER US (LOCKSMITHS) THE CURRENT LOCKSMITH LAW IS THEN BY RULE DEEMED AN UNFAIR TAX BY BOTH CONSTITIONS.

THOSE WHO CAN DO! THOSE WHO CAN'T TRY AND REGULATE THOSE WHO DO!