Nassau County locksmith license
Yes. Nassau County requires anyone performing locksmith services in the county to hold a county locksmith license from its Office of Consumer Affairs, with fingerprinting and liability insurance. Employees and apprentices of a licensed locksmith are exempt.
Last checked October 13, 2026 · 32 quoted facts from official pages
Nassau County at a glance
- Local license
- Yes
- State rules
- New York locksmith license rules
License types
Company
Locksmith License (Locksmith Business License)
Issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs to the business (sole proprietor, partnership, corporation or LLC). Employees and apprentices working under the control and supervision of a licensed locksmith do not need their own license, but the licensee must give the county the names of every employee who performs locksmith services or has access to locksmith tools. Covers locks, electronic locking devices, safes, vaults and safe-deposit boxes, including automobile technicians and those who originate keys.
Requirements
Only what the official pages state.
- Minimum age
- 18
- Training or experience
- No training or experience requirement appears in Title D-2 or the application; the applicant must maintain a bona fide establishment at a definite location (no answering service or P.O. box) and show good moral character and financial responsibility.
- Background check
- Fingerprint-based criminal history check through the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services for the owner, general partners, or corporate officers, principals, directors and 10%+ stockholders, and employees of each entity; applicant pays the state processing fee. The county also runs judgment and open-complaint searches on every owner, principal and salesperson.
- Insurance
- Current liability insurance with a certificate naming the Department of Consumer Affairs as certificate holder: bodily injury $100,000/$300,000, property damage $50,000/$50,000, combined limit $300,000 minimum, no deductibles; proof of insurance each year of the license. A workers' compensation certificate (or CE-200 exemption) is also required.
- Bond
- Not required for locksmiths: the application limits bonds to dry cleaner/laundromat, health club, scrap metal and storage warehouse licenses.
Fees
Fees change, so check with the office before you apply.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| New application fee for a two-year license (all business licenses except health club and environmental, so including locksmith) | $650 |
| Additional location fee (all licenses except dry cleaners/laundromats) | $110 |
| Replacement fee for a lost license (licenses other than home services and electronic/home appliance) | $55 |
Renewal
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
Working without a license
Violating Title D-2 or its rules is a class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $5,000, each violation a separate offense, plus a further fine of up to $5,000 per violation; using a false license number or falsely claiming to be licensed is also a deceptive trade practice under § 21-10.2, and the County Attorney may sue to stop violations (§ 21-12.7).
What the official sources say
Each line is a short quote from the official page it links to, with the date we read it.
Nassau County's Department of Consumer Affairs lists locksmiths among the businesses it licenses, under Administrative Code 21-12.1.
“-LOCKSMITHS ( 21-12.1 )”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
The licensing page says the Department of Consumer Affairs issues licenses and registrations for the listed businesses.
“the Department of Consumer Affairs issues licenses and registrations for the following businesses:”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
Licensing contact: 240 Old Country Rd, 3rd Floor, Mineola, NY 11501, (516) 571-2600.
“240 Old Country Rd 3rd Floor Mineola, New York 11501 Directions (516) 571-2600”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
The county's compiled Administrative Code is dated January 1, 2024 and prepared by the County Attorney's Office.
“PREPARED BY THE NASSAU COUNTY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE January 1, 2024”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
A valid county locksmith license is required to perform locksmith services in Nassau County (§ 21-12.2).
“No person shall perform locksmith services within the County of Nassau unless such person holds a valid locksmith license issued by the Commissioner”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
Employees and apprentices of a licensed locksmith working under its control and supervision are exempt from holding their own license (§ 21-12.2(a)).
“An employee or apprentice of a licensed locksmith acting under the control and supervision of the licensed locksmith.”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
The definition of locksmith covers safe technicians, automobile technicians and people who originate keys (§ 21-12.1).
“including services performed by safe technicians, automobile technicians and those who originate keys for locks”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
Licenses and renewals are valid for two years (§ 21-12.3).
“shall be valid for a period of two years”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
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Since Local Law 9-2016 (effective January 2, 2017) the locksmith license fee is set by ordinance rather than stated in the code (the 2007 text said $400).
“The fee for a locksmith’s license shall be set by ordinance. (Amended by Local Law No. 9-2016, in effect January 2, 2017).”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
The original Local Law 19-2007 set the locksmith license fee at four hundred dollars (since superseded by the fee ordinance).
“The fee for a locksmith’s license shall be four hundred dollars.”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
The county's business license instructions (revised 3/25), which cover the locksmith license, set the new-application fee for a two-year license at $650.
“1. New Application fee for a two (2) year license (except Health and Environmental)* $ 650.00”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
An additional business location costs $110.
“5. Additional location fee for all licenses except Dry Cleaners/Laundromats $ 110.00”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
Replacing a lost license (other than home services and electronic/home appliance licenses) costs $55.
“9. Replacement fee for lost licenses (others) $ 55.00”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
The instructions list the Locksmith License among the licenses they cover.
“HOME SERVICES LICENSE LOCKSMITH LICENSE PET GROOMING BUSINESS & PET GROOMERS LICENSE”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
The business license instructions were revised in March 2025.
“Revised 3/25.”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
Locksmith applicants must submit to a fingerprint-based background check.
“FINGERPRINTING: The following license applicants must submit to a fingerprint-based background check: Environmental Hazard Remediation Providers and Technicians; Locksmiths;”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
Fingerprinting covers 10%+ stockholders of a corporate applicant and the employees of each entity (§ 21-12.5(c), as amended by Local Law 12-2014).
“stockholders owning more than ten percent of the outstanding stock of the corporation if the applicant is a corporation and employees of each entity”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
The applicant pays the state processing fee for fingerprinting (§ 21-12.5(c)).
“The applicant shall pay a processing fee as required by the state division of criminal justice services.”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
A bona fide establishment at a definite location is required (§ 21-12.5(a)).
“The maintenance of a bona fide establishment at a definite location shall be a prerequisite for the issuance of a locksmith license.”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
The applicant must show good moral character and financial responsibility (§ 21-12.5(b)).
“He must furnish satisfactory evidence of a good moral character and financial responsibility.”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
The Commissioner's locksmith regulations set a minimum age of 18.
“In order to obtain a Locksmith Business License from the Nassau County Office of Consumer Affairs, the applicant must be eighteen (18) years of age.”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
The locksmith regulations require proof of insurance for each year of the license.
“All Locksmith Business owners or operators shall submit proof of insurance to the Office of Consumer Affairs for each year of the license”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
Minimum liability insurance for business licenses other than environmental remediation is $100,000/$300,000 bodily injury, $50,000/$50,000 property damage, $300,000 combined.
“For all Business licenses except Environmental Hazard Remediation: Bodily Injury - $100,000/300,000 Property Damage - $50,000/50,000 Combined Limit - $300,000 minimum.”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
Insurance deductibles are not accepted.
“DEDUCTIBLES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
A workers' compensation certificate covering all employees is required.
“A Certificate of Workman's Compensation is required covering all employees (form U26 or 105.2).”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
Bonds are required only for dry cleaner/laundromat, health club, scrap metal and storage warehouse licenses, not locksmiths.
“BONDS: For Dry Cleaner/Laundromat Licenses; Health Club Licenses; Scrap Metal Processors, Vehicle Dismantlers & Junk Dealers Licenses; and Storage Warehouse Licenses ONLY”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
Advertisements for locksmith services must include the license identification number (§ 21-12.3(c)).
“Every person advertising locksmith services performed by the person shall include in the advertisement the identification number that is printed on the license”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
Locksmith transaction records must be kept at least three years (regulation 9(c)).
“All records shall be kept for at least three (3) years from the date of each receipt.”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
Violating Title D-2 is a class A misdemeanor with a fine of up to $5,000 (§ 21-12.7(a)).
“shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor which shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
A violator is also subject to a fine of up to $5,000 per violation (§ 21-12.7(b)).
“shall be subject to a fine of not more than five thousand dollars for each such violation”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
An older, undated locksmith-specific application still posted on the county site listed a separate $75 fingerprint fee per person (alongside the old $400 two-year fee); it appears superseded by the March 2025 instructions.
“THE FINGERPRINT FEE MUST BE MADE WITH A SEPARATE CERTIFIED CHECK OR POSTAL MONEY ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $75.00.”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
Title D-2 was added by Local Law 19-2007, signed October 11, 2007.
“(Added by Local Law 19-2007, signed by the County Executive on October 11, 2007.)”
Source: nassaucountyny.gov · checked October 13, 2026
Nassau County locksmith license questions
Do locksmiths need a license in Nassau County?
Yes. Nassau County requires anyone performing locksmith services in the county to hold a county locksmith license from its Office of Consumer Affairs, with fingerprinting and liability insurance. Employees and apprentices of a licensed locksmith are exempt.
Who issues locksmith licenses in Nassau County?
Nassau County Office of Consumer Affairs, under Nassau County Administrative Code §§ 21-12.1 to 21-12.8.
How much does a Nassau County locksmith license cost?
New application fee for a two-year license (all business licenses except health club and environmental, so including locksmith): $650. Additional location fee (all licenses except dry cleaners/laundromats): $110. Replacement fee for a lost license (licenses other than home services and electronic/home appliance): $55. Fees change, so check the office's fee page before you apply.
How often do you renew a Nassau County locksmith license?
Every 2 years.
What happens if you work as a locksmith without a license in Nassau County?
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This guide summarizes the official pages linked next to each fact. Rules and fees change, so check with the licensing agency before you apply or take work. This is not legal advice.
Last checked October 13, 2026.
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