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- From: billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson)
- Subject: Re: Discouragement from Locksmiths
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.202027.17559@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
- References: <Bxzn0n.Eny@unix.portal.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 20:20:27 GMT
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- zerucha@shell.portal.com (Thomas E Zerucha) writes:
- : One problem with trying to find if lockpicks are illegal is that few people
- : seem to know for sure. Our Bureau of Licensing and Regulation does not license
- : or regulate locksmiths. Our local library had a list of city ordainances that
- : also said nothing about the subject. I have to assume that in most places they
- : are not illegal.
- :
- : I also remember reading somewhere that simply using a lockpick can be considered
- : breaking and entering if it is not your lock.
-
- Only if you have no right to be picking that lock. For example, if the house
- owner hires you to open the door, then it doesn't matter whether you are a
- locksmith or not - you cannot be arrested for breaking and entering. You could,
- if the authorities wanted to be nasty, be cited for practicing locksmithing
- without the proper licenses - if they are required in your area. However, any
- such citation would be a civil charge - not a criminal matter.
-
- One warning - if someone hires you to pick a lock - be sure to get plenty
- of identification. You are required to do your best to make sure the person
- is actually in legal control of the lock, and what it is protecting.
-
- Bill
-