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This Bill was offered January 9, 2008, and has been signed into law. This locksmith legislation will help to counter the problem of phony locksmiths that have flooded the printed directories, 411, and the internet with ficticious addresses that mislead consumers needing service into thinking they are calling a local locksmith company. If you are a victim of an unlicensed, illegal locksmith company, Baldino's is here to assist you in repairing criminal break in damage and restore your confidence in what real locksmiths do in both emergency and non-emergency situations.
VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 9.1-138, 9.1-139, 9.1-140, and 9.1-143 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 9.1-140.1, relating to the Department of Criminal Justice Services; licensing of locksmiths.
[H 462]
Approved
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 9.1-138, 9.1-139, 9.1-140, and 9.1-143 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 9.1-140.1 as follows:
§ 9.1-138. Definitions.
In addition to the definitions set forth in § 9.1-101, as used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Alarm respondent" means an individual who responds to the signal of an alarm for the purpose of detecting an intrusion of the home, business or property of the end user.
"Armed" means a private security registrant who carries or has immediate access to a firearm in the performance of his duties.
"Armed security officer" means a natural person employed to (i) safeguard and protect persons and property or (ii) deter theft, loss, or concealment of any tangible or intangible personal property on the premises he is contracted to protect, and who carries or has access to a firearm in the performance of his duties.
"Armored car personnel" means persons who transport or offer to transport under armed security from one place to another, money, negotiable instruments or other valuables in a specially equipped motor vehicle with a high degree of security and certainty of delivery.
"Business advertising material" means display advertisements in telephone directories, letterhead, business cards, local newspaper advertising and contracts.
"Central station dispatcher" means an individual who monitors burglar alarm signal devices, burglar alarms or any other electrical, mechanical or electronic device used (i) to prevent or detect burglary, theft, shoplifting, pilferage or similar losses; (ii) to prevent or detect intrusion; or (iii) primarily to summon aid for other emergencies.
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