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When searching for laws the following may be helpful:

Search terms:

• criminal instruments
• instruments of crime
• burglar's tool(s)
• burglary tool(s)
• burglarious instrument(s)
• burglarious tool(s)
• lock smith
• locksmith
• security guard
• surreptitous entry
• forced entry
• pick(s)
• lockpick(s)
• pick lock(s)

Most states include lockpicking within the burglary or trespassing section of their criminal code. Rules for licensing/certification of locksmiths is usually in a broad list of regulations for various professions, sometimes lumped together with security guards and private investigators.

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