Tennessee Organization of Locksmiths

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Part of our proposed update to the licensing law has passed. Read the bill as passed.

Some changes were proposed by DCI. Read that bill as passed. See a synopsis of both bills on our News page.

Read the Attorney General’s opinion on state or local govenment employees offering locksmithing services and business offering car opening services and no other locksmithing services.

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Federal Trade Commission Issues Consumer Alert regarding Phony Locksmiths! Read the full article on the FTC website

The Associated Locksmiths of America has also warned about phony locksmiths.

Phony Locksmiths are Operating in Tennessee! See a story originally aired on WREG in Memphis.

The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance licenses locksmiths to do business in Tennessee. Information on currently licensed locksmiths and locksmith companies is available to the public. Verify a locksmith license at the department website. The information includes the name of the locksmith, their address, and their license number. In addition, licensed locksmiths and apprentice locksmiths are required to carry their state issued identification card and present it upon request.

The Better Business Bureau has issued a national warning about call centers masquerading as local locksmith shops. These companies are operating in the Nashville area and may be operating in other araes of the Volunteer State as well.

The BBB reports that the companies operate under a variety of names but all use similar methods. They are significantly overcharging consumers, charging consumers for unnecessary services, using intimidation tactics, and failing to give refunds or respond to consumer complaints.

" Ironically, these companies operate under names like ‘ Dependable Locksmith ’ but in reality they exploit the vulnerable situation of consumers who are locked out of their house or car " , said Steve Cox spokesperson for the BBB System. " We’ ve found that some locksmiths have made taking advantage of consumers’ misfortune part of their business model." .