{"id":846364,"date":"2026-11-05T17:47:03","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=846364"},"modified":"2026-11-05T17:47:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:47:03","slug":"locksmith-south-fl-releases-hiring-checklist-for-miamidade-broward-and-palm-beach-residents-after-florida-law-ends-county-locksmith-licensing-and-a-statewide-licensing-bill-stalls-in-tallahassee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/locksmith-south-fl-releases-hiring-checklist-for-miamidade-broward-and-palm-beach-residents-after-florida-law-ends-county-locksmith-licensing-and-a-statewide-licensing-bill-stalls-in-tallahassee_846364.html","title":{"rendered":"Locksmith South FL releases hiring checklist for Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach residents after Florida law ends county locksmith licensing and a statewide licensing bill stalls in Tallahassee"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“For years, a Miami-Dade resident could ask a locksmith for a county license and know that someone had run a background check. That safeguard is gone, and the state has not replaced it, so the questions customers ask on the phone now carry more weight than ever. A written price, a real business name and a look at identification at the door take a few minutes, and they are the best protection anyone has while standing outside a locked home or car,” said a spokesperson for Locksmith South FL.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Locksmith South FL has published a checklist to help Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach residents vet a locksmith and avoid bait pricing, now that Miami-Dade County no longer issues locksmith licenses under Florida’s occupational licensing law.<\/div>\n

Miami, Florida – November 5, 2026 – <\/strong>Locksmith South FL, the operator of the South Florida locksmith referral website locksmithsouthfl.com<\/a>, today released a consumer checklist for residents of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties who need to hire a locksmith. The guidance responds to a regulatory change that many households have not noticed: Miami-Dade County no longer licenses locksmiths.<\/p>\n

Under Section 163.211 of the Florida Statutes, the licensing of occupations is preempted to the state, and local licensing programs that were in place before January 1, 2021 expired on July 1, 2025. Miami-Dade County’s Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources confirms that, effective July 1, 2025, local licensing of locksmiths and locksmith businesses is preempted to the State of Florida, and the county’s Consumer Protection division has stopped issuing those licenses.<\/p>\n

Before the change, each individual providing locksmith service in Miami-Dade had to obtain a county license, and the county’s individual application required fingerprinting and a photograph taken at the Office of Consumer Protection, with a new photograph required every five years. A 2025 bill that would have created a statewide “Florida Locksmith Services Act,” with licensing through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and criminal background screening, died in a House subcommittee in June 2025. As a result, residents can no longer rely on a county license card as a quick check when a stranger arrives to open a door, cut a car key or rekey a home.<\/p>\n

“For years, a Miami-Dade resident could ask a locksmith for a county license and know that someone had run a background check. That safeguard is gone, and the state has not replaced it, so the questions customers ask on the phone now carry more weight than ever. A written price, a real business name and a look at identification at the door take a few minutes, and they are the best protection anyone has while standing outside a locked home or car,” said a spokesperson for Locksmith South FL.<\/p>\n

The checklist<\/strong><\/p>\n

Locksmith South FL recommends that South Florida residents take the following steps before authorizing any locksmith work:<\/p>\n