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Title 5 — Business Licenses, Regulations and Taxes

Chapter 5.38 — LOCKSMITH

Bell Gardens Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-01 · Bell Gardens

§ 5.38.010. Records required.

Every locksmith must keep a book, which shall be open to inspection of the law enforcement agency at all times, in which the following must be entered:

  • A. The name and address of every person for whom a key is made by code or number;

  • B. The name and address of every person for whom a locked automobile, building, structure, house, or store, whether vacant or occupied, is opened, and a key provided therefor.

  • (Prior code § 6508)

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§ 5.38.020. Stamping of serial number on keys required.

It shall be unlawful for any locksmith to fail to stamp the serial number of his permit upon any key made, repaired, sold, or given away by him. (Prior code § 6508)

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