LOCKSMITH APPRENTICE (063)

DCA Licensing Center
42 Broadway, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10004
For more information, call 311

A person must have a Locksmith Apprentice license if he or she is learning the trade of locksmithing under the supervision of a licensed locksmith. Such apprentice-training period should not exceed 36 months. After 36 months of being a locksmith apprentice, you are required to obtain a license as a locksmith. This description is only a general explanation of who needs to have a Locksmith Apprentice license.

Note: New York City businesses must comply with all relevant federal, state, and City laws and rules. All laws and rules of the City of New York, including the Consumer Protection Law and Rules, are accessible using the Public Access Portal. For convenience, sections of the New York City Licensing Law (and Rules, if enacted) are available as a downloadable handout. The Law (and Rules) are current as of January 2009.

Please note that businesses are responsible for knowing and complying with the most current laws, including any City Council amendments. The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) is not responsible for errors or omissions in the handout. The information is not legal advice. You can only obtain legal advice from a lawyer.

Below are the requirements for a Locksmith Apprentice license. All requirements must be submitted when filing your application. Applications must be filed in person at the DCA Licensing Center, 42 Broadway, 5th floor between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and on Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. To speed processing, please submit documents in the order listed below.

• Basic Individual License Application (download).

• Photo ID of the person submitting the application. Acceptable identification includes:

• a driver's license or a non-driver's ID issued by a State Department of Motor Vehicles
• a passport
• an alien card/green card
• a license or permit issued by a government agency
• if applicant is a city, state or federal employee, an employee identification card

Note: If this application will be filed by someone other than the person to be licensed, an original notarized Affidavit Granting Authority to Act (download) must be submitted together with one of the above acceptable forms of ID.

• Current Photograph. Come in person with Photo ID to the DCA Licensing Center at 42 Broadway, 5th floor, in Manhattan to be photographed. Photographs are taken at no cost to you.

• Fingerprints. You must come in person with Photo ID to the DCA Licensing Center to be fingerprinted. You must pay a processing fee of $75 by Check (corporate or personal) or Postal Money Order, payable to NYC Department of Consumer Affairs. (Cash will not be accepted.) Your fingerprints will be checked for any criminal record that you may have. Note that a conviction will not necessarily prevent you from being granted a license. However, failure to reveal a conviction can constitute grounds for the denial of your application.

• A letter from your employer. This employer must be the same Department of Consumer Affairs licensed Locksmith that you name on your Basic Individual License Application form.

This letter MUST:

• Be written on the locksmith's letterhead and be signed by the locksmith;
• Include the locksmith's Department of Consumer Affairs license number; and
• State that this locksmith will employ you when your license is issued.

• Notarized Child Support Certification form (download)

• License Fee must be paid by either check or money order payable to NYC Department of Consumer Affairs. The chart below lists the amount due depending upon when your license application is filed. Note: An odd year is any year ending in an odd digit; for example, 2005, 2007, etc. An even year is any year ending in an even digit; for example, 2006, 2008, etc.