Check us before you let us in
Our license number is 7237. Go and look it up.
California licenses locksmith companies. The register is public and free. Most locksmith websites never print a number. We print ours and we tell you where to type it in.
The record, as the State holds it
Written exactly as it appears in the Bureau's own record. That is what California law requires of an advertisement.
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How to check it, in under a minute
Go to search.dca.ca.gov. Choose License Type: Locksmith Company. Type 7237. Press search.
You should see this business, the status and the expiry date. If the status is not current, do not let the person in. Ours or anyone else's.
A California locksmith license goes delinquent the day after it expires. There is no grace period.
Words you will hear
Two licenses, and people mix them up
A Locksmith Company license belongs to the business. A Locksmith Employee registration belongs to the technician. They are different things.
That matters. A company can be properly licensed and still send out somebody who is not registered. Ask about both.
The State runs a Department of Justice check and an FBI check on every applicant, partner and officer of a locksmith company. Employees are fingerprinted too. They may work on a temporary registration for up to 120 days while that clears.
And one more license, for bigger jobs
A locksmith license covers locksmith work. Once a single job at one site passes $500 including labor and materials, California also wants a contractor's license: a C-28, C-61 or D-16.
For a lockout, a rekey or a key, this never comes up. For a full door replacement or access control across a building, ask whoever is bidding.
Insurance
We carry liability insurance. Need a certificate for a property manager, a building or an insurer? Ask when you call and we will have it sent.
And the part nobody advertises
It is not a formality and it is not about you. A locksmith who opens anything for anybody will open yours for somebody else.
Cannot produce it at the curb? Say so on the phone and we will work out what you can show. What we will not do is skip it.
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