Now is the time for everyone to make suggestions for changes in the regulations and fees not to complain about the larger locksmith companies whom spearheaded this law. They just got the money to the lobbyist for the result they wanted. Money talks it appears. It is done now though, let's help make it fair for everyone, locksmiths and the public.

After all, the more expenses we have, in the end the public will help pay the price. If the public doesn't,  some locksmiths will go out of business. The public needs to be aware.

There were  too many exceptions made regarding whom needed to be licensed. I just want the public to be aware that the way this law is written tow truck drivers, larger retail stores employees, etc are excluded from having to be licensed. So folks, your local retail stores can employee sex offenders (rapists.child molesters), theives, murders, gang members etc but they can come in your home and scope it out along with your family. Scary!  

Maybe the business license fee could be modified and done the same way as our regular local business licenses are (based upon the previous years business or potential business for new locksmiths), in order to help the smaller locksmiths. Why should they have to pay the same fees as the larger companies? I would think that the larger locksmith companies shouldn't have an issue with this. If so, maybe they do want the smaller locksmiths out of the way. Everyone should incur the same costs for everything else. DCJS does have fees they incur to process fingerprints and background checks.

After all the fees that we have already paid in, where are the (2) new employees to help handle this? They are not there because of a state hiring freeze. But I am sure the existing employees have been working overtime to handle the locksmith addition. Does anyone know the round-a-bout figure on what they have collected from locksmiths? Just curious.

The education aspect is that they didn't really know about our industry before enacting the education requirements from my understanding. With the exception of input but I don't believe they had an understanding fully. Can anyone that is more familiar comment on the schools teaching the education classes? I understand that it is a joke. We as, locksmiths are having to pay someone whom has no clue. 

What education requirements/classes do the alarm people take other than the rules and regulations? They aren't that much different than us. They have access to homes, banks, etc. The DCJS needs to keep it inform.

I would like to see the classes taught by ALOA, SAVTA, etc. accepted. Locksmiths have to pay for these classes to maintain their accredition anyhow. Locksmiths will have to pay for the education classes too. Another expense that will passed through to you the public.

It would be great if being licensed through DCJS gave locksmiths more avenues of verifying ownership of cars and homes/buidlings  our disposal. This would benefit the public too.

Another issue is concealed weapons, I feel that our local law enforcement processes the license request and checks out the individuals prior to anyone who has obtained  one. This will stop the public from receiving locksmith services do to the fact their neighborhoods are questionable areas of town (Locksmiths safety issue). We need to work to support our families too just like everyone else. Locksmiths get called out for jobs due to domestic and financial problems. We are the ones that people get upset with. Have you ever had a group of 8 or more people running up on you with threats? Note most of the time,  we can't see who is behind us or coming up on us.

There needs to also be a temporary apprentice license for new employees. We all know not all people can do what we do. This would enable the business owner to try an empoyee on a probationary period based upon their ability. The way it is now, you would have to get them in classes immediately basically. I have no problem with the background checks and so forth for public safety. Maybe a 90 - 120 day period before classes would need to be started.

As for the NSP issue as long as we as locksmiths are licensed that's should be it. By not having the locksmith business search not done on the DCJS website, we have to check on it  so we don't lose our license or get fined. We don't know what their contracts entails, for that matter their dispatchers usually don't either. The dispatcher is just doing their job too. While doing so, that company trying to allow us to work, calls elsewhere to take care of their customer.

The HB-462 was pushed through quicker than I would have thought due to the fact that the phone book companies such as Yellow Book. published ads placed by scam companies. Maybe they needed to verify whom was placing ads with them before publishing to the public.  I would love to see them have to go thru hoops too.

Please keep in mind that the above comments are my personal thoughts. I hope others voice their opinions on the HB-462 law changes we would like to see made. Even if you agree or not, let your voice be heard.  Sorry for any grammar errors I wanted to submit this before time ran out. Send your comment in before 12/12/08.