Do you need a locksmith license in Utah?
No. Utah has no state locksmith license, but Provo City requires its own locksmith license. Utah's occupations and professions law, Title 58 of the Utah Code, has no locksmith act.
Last checked October 13, 2026 · 11 quoted facts from official pages
Utah at a glance
- State license
- No statewide license
- City and county rules
- Some cities or counties license locksmiths (below)
City and county rules in Utah
Each entry is backed by the official sources quoted below.
What the official sources say
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Utah Code Title 58, Occupations and Professions, lists the licensing acts administered under the Division of Professional Licensing Act; its chapter index (read 2026-10-13) contains no locksmith act.
“Utah Code Title 58 Occupations and Professions Chapter 1 Division of Professional Licensing Act”
Source: le.utah.gov · checked October 13, 2026
Provo City requires a city license for locksmithing within city limits; each act is a separate violation (Provo City Code 6.16.020, Am 1996-15).
“carry on the business of locksmithing or do work defined as above within the City limits of Provo City, without first having obtained a license”
Source: provo.municipal.codes · checked October 13, 2026
Provo defines locksmithing to include installing, changing or repairing locks and duplicating keys (Provo City Code 6.16.010).
“the installing, changing, removing, construction, reconstruction, repair, adjustment, manufacture, or duplication of locks, combinations for safes, tool boxes or vaults, or the duplication of keys.”
Source: provo.municipal.codes · checked October 13, 2026
Provo licenses are personal; each employee of a firm needs a separate license (Provo City Code 6.16.040).
“Licenses issued shall be personal in nature and each individual employee of corporations or other firms, shall be required to have a separate license.”
Source: provo.municipal.codes · checked October 13, 2026
Provo applicants file fingerprints with the Provo Police Department (Provo City Code 6.16.040(5)).
“(5) Fingerprints to be filed with the Provo Police Department.”
Source: provo.municipal.codes · checked October 13, 2026
Provo applications need Chief of Police approval after investigation, and a felony conviction means denial (Provo City Code 6.16.070).
“Each application when received shall be first approved by the Chief of Police after an investigation.”
Source: provo.municipal.codes · checked October 13, 2026
Provo denies a license to any applicant convicted of a felony (Provo City Code 6.16.070(2)).
“Any applicant having been convicted of a felony shall be denied a license.”
Source: provo.municipal.codes · checked October 13, 2026
Provo requires a $1,000 bond before a locksmithing license is issued (Provo City Code 6.16.060, Am 2006-45).
“to deposit with the City license department a bond in the penal sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)”
Source: provo.municipal.codes · checked October 13, 2026
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Provo's license fee is set on the city's Consolidated Fee Schedule, and renewal requires a statement of changes (Provo City Code 6.16.050, last Am 2016-28).
“The license fee payable at the time of submission of application shall be as shown on the Consolidated Fee Schedule adopted by the Municipal Council.”
Source: provo.municipal.codes · checked October 13, 2026
Provo exempts store employees who only duplicate keys by a mechanical process (Provo City Code 6.16.030(2)).
“Employees of a store where the functions are limited to simply duplication of keys by a mechanical process.”
Source: provo.municipal.codes · checked October 13, 2026
Out-of-town licensed locksmiths doing two or more contract jobs in Provo in a calendar year are presumed subject to Provo licensing (Provo City Code 6.16.030(4)).
“doing two (2) or more contract jobs in Provo City within the same calendar year or doing business on a regular basis”
Source: provo.municipal.codes · checked October 13, 2026
Sales tax on locksmith work in Utah
Rates, local taxes and how Utah treats labor and repair charges: sales tax facts for Utah.
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Utah locksmith license questions
Do you need a license to be a locksmith in Utah?
No. Utah has no state locksmith license, but Provo City requires its own locksmith license. Utah's occupations and professions law, Title 58 of the Utah Code, has no locksmith act.
Do cities or counties in Utah license locksmiths?
Provo City licenses locksmiths itself. The details are in the city and county section below.
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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