I'm not talking after you have entered a building or finished using the tool. I'm talking about if you get searched for some miscellaneous reason and a kit is found on your person. More specifically: Is this illegal to have in Florida?
2007-01-22 08:41:02 · 14 answers · asked by avatar8644 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I'm not talking after you have entered a building or finished using the tool. I'm talking about if you get searched for some miscellaneous reason and a kit is found on your person. More specifically: Is this illegal to have in Florida? I'm not interested in B&E, just more of a personal interest like you would take to a hobby.
2007-01-22 08:51:21 · update #1
I'm not interested in B&E, just more of a personal interest like you would take to a hobby.
2007-01-22 08:51:52 · update #2
It may very well be unless you are a locksmith.
Even if you are a PI, chances are high that you would still be breaking and entering.
If you really need it for your profession, you best check with your boss about it and make sure he will get you some type of license to carry that...
2007-01-22 08:49:53 · answer #1 · answered by sara_00_0 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Lock Picking Tools Uk
2016-12-12 07:13:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
under most state laws unless you are a certified locksmith working on a jobsite not in your home or busines rebuilding a lock or picking 1 with no key (example is buying a salvaged mystery trunk at an auction where the key has been lost or destroyed)lockpicking tools are considered criminal burglary tools in most states I'm not exactly sure about Florida though but in ohio that is the way it is
2007-01-22 10:55:34 · answer #3 · answered by Pale Rider 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are a licensed locksmith, carrying them in the course of business, you have no problem, if you are not a licensed locksmith and get caught with them, you probably will be charged with possession of burglary tools. AND if their is any unsolved burglary's in the area you are stopped, and the point of entry cant be determined, you could be charged with that crime even if you didn't do it. time to get a new hobby
2007-01-22 13:11:17 · answer #4 · answered by silver lining 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, it is usually illegal to simply possess lock picking equipment unless you are certified locksmith or similar. I'm not sure about Florida specifically -- might want to get a lawyer.
2007-01-22 08:48:49 · answer #5 · answered by Julian A 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The offence, if any, would be going equipped, however if you do not have such a thing on your record and you are not acting suspiciously around someones door, it is not very likely you will have anything to worry about. Cant imagine what brought the question about though
2016-03-28 21:32:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you only have to have a permit if you charge for your services, otherwise their just tools. if you use them in the event of a crime then they are burglar tools..class c felony. even if you have a permit....and a side note read webster's definition of a locksmith...the permit thing is a money thing not a right thing.
2007-01-23 17:31:40 · answer #7 · answered by james 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, possession of burglary tools
2007-01-23 05:04:45 · answer #8 · answered by watchman_1900 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know, you have to have a license to be a locksmith in order to have any lock tools on your person or in your residence, vehicle, etc.
2007-01-22 08:50:00 · answer #9 · answered by koral2800 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As long as you aren't an ex felon - convict, it should be OK. After all, they are just tools!
I didn't just suddenly get transported into the old Soviet Union, did I?
You can buy them easily enough, so...
2007-01-22 08:49:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋