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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.C.R. NO. |
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING A SUNRISE ANALYSIS OF LOCKSMITHS.
WHEREAS, only ten states have locksmith licensing laws and only three have locksmith registration laws in contrast to the claims of many locksmiths who use their mere business registration or license to claim that they are "licensed" in a professional sense; and
WHEREAS, locksmiths have begun to emerge in every state who have little or no training and whose backgrounds have not been checked for possible past criminal activity; and
WHEREAS, these locksmiths reportedly often employ questionable trade practices such as a "bait-and-switch" in which the consumer is quoted one price over the phone but charged up to five times that amount when the job is completed; and
WHEREAS, the public deserves to be able to place their trust in those who hold themselves out as locksmith professionals; and
WHEREAS, locksmiths are currently an unregulated profession and section 26H-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires that any new regulatory measure being considered for enactment in this State concerning heretofore unregulated professions and occupations must be referred to the Auditor for analysis; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fifth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2009, the Senate concurring, that the Auditor is requested to conduct a sunrise analysis of the regulation of locksmiths as contemplated under H.B. No. 344, introduced during the Regular Session of 2009; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Auditor is requested to submit any findings and recommendation, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature not later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2010; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Auditor and the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
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Locksmiths; Licensing