State rankings
Lockpick Laws by State
Lockpick Laws by State: compare 50 US states on 2 metrics.
Lockpick Legality
3 values across 50 entries
Data
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50 states
Alabama | Legal (Statute) | — |
Alaska | Legal (Statute) | — |
Arizona | Legal (Statute) | — |
Arkansas | Legal (No Statute) | — |
California | Legal (Statute) | — |
Colorado | Legal (Statute) | — |
Connecticut | Legal (Statute) | — |
Delaware | Legal (Statute) | — |
Florida | Legal (Statute) | — |
Georgia | Legal (Statute) | — |
Hawaii | Legal (Statute) | — |
Idaho | Legal (Statute) | — |
Illinois | Legal (Statute) | — |
Indiana | Legal (No Statute) | — |
Iowa | Legal (Statute) | — |
Kansas | Legal (Statute) | — |
Kentucky | Legal (Statute) | — |
Louisiana | Legal (Statute) | — |
Maine | Legal (Statute) | — |
Maryland | Legal (Statute) | — |
Massachusetts | Legal (Statute) | — |
Michigan | Legal (Statute) | — |
Minnesota | Legal (Statute) | — |
Mississippi | Legal but caution is advised | Possessor may have to counter prima facie evidence of intent, but only if their picks are "concealed". |
Missouri | Legal (Statute) | — |
Montana | Legal (Statute) | — |
Nebraska | Legal (Statute) | — |
Nevada | Legal but caution is advised | Possessor may have to counter prima facie evidence of intent. |
New Hampshire | Legal (Statute) | — |
New Jersey | Legal (Statute) | — |
New Mexico | Legal (Statute) | — |
New York | Legal (Statute) | — |
North Carolina | Legal (No Statute) | Only licensed individuals may offer locksmith services. |
North Dakota | Legal (No Statute) | — |
Ohio | Legal but caution is advised | Possessor may have to counter prima facie evidence of intent. |
Oklahoma | Legal (Statute) | — |
Oregon | Legal (Statute) | — |
Pennsylvania | Legal (No Statute) | — |
Rhode Island | Legal (Statute) | — |
South Carolina | Legal (Statute) | — |
South Dakota | Legal (Statute) | — |
Tennessee | Legal (Statute) | — |
Texas | Legal (Statute) | — |
Utah | Legal (Statute) | — |
Vermont | Legal (Statute) | — |
Virginia | Legal but caution is advised | Possessor may have to counter prima facie evidence of intent. |
Washington | Legal (Statute) | — |
West Virginia | Legal (No Statute) | — |
Wisconsin | Legal (Statute) | — |
Wyoming | Legal (Statute) | — |
Quick answers
- Where does this lockpick laws by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Lockpick Laws In the United States - TOOOL.

















































