(225 ILCS 447/30-5)

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-309)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)

Sec. 30-5. Exemptions; locksmith.

The provisions of this
Act do not apply to any of the following if the person
performing the service does not hold himself or herself out as
a locksmith:

(1) Automobile service dealers who service, install, repair, or rebuild automobile

locks.

(2) Police officers, firefighters, or municipal employees who open a lock in an

emergency situation.

(3) A retail merchant selling locks or similar security accessories, duplicating keys,

or installing, programming, repairing, maintaining, reprogramming, rebuilding, or servicing electronic garage door devices.

(4) A member of the building trades who installs or removes complete locks or locking

devices in the course of residential or commercial new construction or remodeling.

(5) An employee of a towing service, repossessor, roadside assistance service, or

automobile club opening automotive locks in the normal course of his or her duties. Additionally, this Act shall not prohibit an employee of a towing service or roadside assistance service from opening motor vehicles to enable a vehicle to be moved without towing, provided the towing service or roadside assistance service does not hold itself out to the public, by directory advertisement, through a sign at the facilities of the towing service or roadside assistance service, or by any other form of advertisement, as a locksmith.

(6) A student in the course of study in locksmith
programs approved by the Department.

(7) Warranty service by a lock manufacturer or its employees on the manufacturer's own

products.

(8) A maintenance employee of a property management company at a multi-family

residential building who services, installs, repairs, or opens locks for tenants.

(9) A person employed exclusively by only one employer in connection with the exclusive

activities of that employer, providing that person does not hold himself or herself out to the public as a locksmith.

(10) Persons who have no access to confidential or security information and who

otherwise do not provide traditional locksmith services, as defined in this Act, are exempt from employee registration. Examples of exempt employees include, but are not limited to, employees working in the capacity of key cutters, cashiers, drivers, and reception personnel. Confidential or security information is that which pertains to employee files, scheduling, client contracts, master key charts, access codes, or technical security and alarm data.

(Source: P.A. 98-253, eff. 8-9-13.)

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-309)