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PROPOSED RULES

  • On January 14, 2025 the Board voted to amend three of its administrative rules. 

The proposed amended rules are linked here. 

In summary, the proposed changes will:

  • Eliminate the 30 days prior due date for renewals.
  • Increase initial and renewal fee to $300.
  • Renewal late fee will apply to renewals received after their expiration date.
  • Reinstatement fee will apply to renewals received 1 year after expiration date.

There is a 60-day comment period for these proposed changes, ending April 21, 2025, for these proposed changes. To comment, click here to go to our contact form.

You may also attend a public hearing for these proposed changes by attending the Board meeting on April 2, 2025, at 12pm, at 4131 Parklake Ave, #300, Raleigh, NC 27612.

The proposed effective date for these rules would be July 1, 2025.

PERIODIC RULES REVIEW

Posted February 6, 2025 –
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-21.3A requires the Board to conduct a review of its rules every ten years, determining whether each rule is necessary or unnecessary. An unnecessary rule is obsolete, redundant, or otherwise not needed. A report of the Board’s initial determination concerning each rule can be found at the link below. The report will be available for at least 60 days for the public to review and provide comment. A copy of the report is also posted on the Office of Administrative Hearings’ website. The Board will respond to any public comments by addressing the merits of each comment. After the comment period is over and the Board has had an opportunity to make its final determination, the Board will send the Rules Review Commission a report of the determinations as well as public comments received and the Board’s response.

“Public comment” is defined by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-21.3A(a)(5) as a written objection to all or part of a rule. Additionally, pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-21.3A(c)(2), in order for the Rules Review Commission to determine whether the public comment has merit, the public comment must address the specific substance of the rule and address any of the standards of Commission review, as set forth in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-21.9(a). The deadline to submit public comment is April 15, 2025.

If you would like to provide comment on the Board’s initial determination of whether each of its rules are necessary or unnecessary, please send written comment to:

NC Locksmith Licensing Board
PO BOX 10972
Raleigh, NC 27605
[email protected]

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