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...principals, superintendents, and school security personnel to assist in the development of these standards
and certification requirements;
45. Establish training standards and publish a model policy and protocols for local and regional
sexual assault response teams;
46. License and regulate property bail bondsmen and surety bail bondsmen in accordance with
Article 11 (§ 9.1-185 et seq.) of this chapter;
47. License and regulate bail enforcement agents in accordance with Article 12 (§ 9.1-186 et seq.) of
this chapter;
48. In conjunction with the Virginia State Police and the State Compensation Board, advise criminal
justice agencies regarding the investigation, registration, and dissemination of information requirements
as they pertain to the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act (§ 9.1-900 et seq.);
49. Establish minimum standards for (i) employment, (ii) job-entry and in-service training curricula,
and (iii) certification requirements for campus security officers. Such training standards shall include, but
not be limited to, the role and responsibility of campus security officers, relevant state and federal laws,
school and personal liability issues, security awareness in the campus environment, and disaster and
emergency response. The Department shall provide technical support and assistance to campus police
departments and campus security departments on the establishment and implementation of policies and
procedures, including but not limited to: the management of such departments, investigatory procedures,
judicial referrals, the establishment and management of databases for campus safety and security
information sharing, and development of uniform record keeping for disciplinary records and statistics,
such as campus crime logs, judicial referrals and Clery Act statistics. The Department shall establish an
advisory committee consisting of college administrators, college police chiefs, college security
department chiefs, and local law-enforcement officials to assist in the development of the standards and
certification requirements and training pursuant to this subdivision; and
50. License and regulate locksmiths in accordance with Article 13 (§ 9.1-187 et seq.) of this chapter;
and
51. Perform such other acts as may be necessary or convenient for the effective performance of its
duties.
Article 13.
Locksmiths.
§ 9.1-187. Definitions.
As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Board" means the Criminal Justice Services Board.
"Code book" means a compilation, in any form, of key codes and combinations.
"License" means a certificate issued by the Board recognizing the person named therein as having
met the requirements to perform locksmith services.
"Locksmith" means a person who has been issued a license by the Board.
"Locksmith services" means repairing, rebuilding, rekeying, repinning, servicing, adjusting, or
installing locks, mechanical or electronic locking devices, access control devices, egress control devices,
safes, vaults, and safe-deposit boxes for compensation or other consideration, including services
performed by safe technicians.
"Locksmith tools" means any tools that are designed or used to open a mechanical or electrical
locking device in a way other than that which was intended by the manufacturer.
§ 9.1-188. Licenses required; qualifications.
A. No person shall perform or offer to perform locksmith services in the Commonwealth unless the
person has been licensed under the provisions of this article. A violation of this section shall be
punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor unless the conduct is covered under some other provision of law
providing greater punishment.
B. An applicant shall be licensed as a locksmith if the applicant meets all of the following
qualifications:
1. Is of good moral and ethical character;
2. Is at least 18 years of age;
3. Successfully completes an examination administered by the Board that measures the knowledge
and skill of the applicant in locksmith services and the laws applicable to licensed locksmiths; and
4. Pays the required fee under § 9.1-190.
C. Any person who submits proof to the Board that the person has been actively engaged as a
locksmith in the Commonwealth for at least two consecutive years prior to July 1, 2009, and pays the
required fee for the issuance of a license under subsection B shall be licensed without having to satisfy
the requirements of subdivision B 3. All persons who do not make application to the Board within one
year of July 1, 2009, shall be required to complete all requirements prescribed by the Board and to
otherwise comply with the provisions of this article.
§ 9.1-189. Licensure based on experience; licensure of nonresident; reciprocity.

 

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