# Texas Locksmith Help > Texas locksmith rules from official sources: DPS locksmith licensing, how to check a license, the lockout ID rule, renter rekey and lock rules, complaints and penalties. Information only. A free information site from Local Help Stations. Not a locksmith company or government office. Contact: call (888) 477-1121 (calls only) or email requests@localhelpstations.com. ## How to cite Plain credit line for quotes from this site: Source: Texas Locksmith Help (texaslocksmithhelp.com), part of the Local Help Stations network (localhelpstations.com). Page URLs follow https://texaslocksmithhelp.com// . Link the page you used. Each page shows the date it was last updated or checked. ## Key facts - Texas locksmith companies need a DPS security services contractor license, and each locksmith needs an individual license. Source: https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/docs/OC/htm/OC.1702.htm (checked 2026-11-02) - For a lockout, a locksmith must see a government issued ID and get a signed authorization, unless there is an imminent threat. Source: https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/docs/OC/htm/OC.1702.htm (checked 2026-11-02) - Landlords must rekey at their expense by the seventh day after each tenant turnover date. Source: https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm (checked 2026-11-02) - An individual locksmith license costs $37 at DPS. Source: https://www.dps.texas.gov/rsd/psb/docs/FeeSchedule.pdf (checked 2026-11-02) - Licensed locksmiths must complete 16 hours of continuing education every two years. Source: https://www.dps.texas.gov/sites/default/files/documents/rsd/psb/docs/psStatutesAndRules2024.pdf (checked 2026-11-02) ## Pages - [Do Texas locksmiths need a license?](https://texaslocksmithhelp.com/locksmith-license/): Who needs a Texas locksmith license from DPS, for the company and for each locksmith. - [How to check a Texas locksmith license](https://texaslocksmithhelp.com/check-a-locksmith/): Look up a Texas locksmith company and technician in the DPS TOPS search before work starts. - [Why a Texas locksmith asks for your ID during a lockout](https://texaslocksmithhelp.com/lockout-id-rule/): The Texas rule that a locksmith must check ID and get a signed authorization before opening a door or car. - [Who can unlock my car in Texas?](https://texaslocksmithhelp.com/car-lockout/): Locksmiths, auto clubs and repossession agents: who may open or rekey a car under Texas law. - [Who does not need a Texas locksmith license?](https://texaslocksmithhelp.com/who-is-exempt/): Retail key cutting, installing a lockset that comes already keyed, hotels and other exemptions. - [Smart locks, keypads and access control: which Texas license?](https://texaslocksmithhelp.com/smart-locks-and-access-control/): Electronic access control, alarm companies and gate or garage openers under Texas private security law. - [Texas renters: rekeying after you move in](https://texaslocksmithhelp.com/renter-rekey/): When a Texas landlord must rekey, who pays, and how to ask. - [What locks must a Texas rental have?](https://texaslocksmithhelp.com/required-security-devices/): The security devices Texas law requires on rental homes without the tenant asking. - [How fast must a Texas landlord fix or rekey locks?](https://texaslocksmithhelp.com/landlord-lock-timelines/): Repair and rekey deadlines for Texas landlords, including after a break in. - [What a Texas renter can do if the landlord will not rekey](https://texaslocksmithhelp.com/tenant-remedies/): Tenant remedies when required locks are missing or not rekeyed. - [Can a Texas landlord change my locks?](https://texaslocksmithhelp.com/landlord-lock-change/): Texas rules on lockouts for unpaid rent and the key a landlord must provide. - [How to complain about a Texas locksmith](https://texaslocksmithhelp.com/locksmith-complaints/): Where to report a Texas locksmith: DPS for licensing problems and the Attorney General for deceptive practices. - [Penalties for unlicensed locksmith work in Texas](https://texaslocksmithhelp.com/unlicensed-penalties/): Civil and criminal penalties in Occupations Code Chapter 1702. - [What a Texas locksmith license costs](https://texaslocksmithhelp.com/license-fees/): DPS license fees for locksmith companies and individual locksmiths. - [Texas locksmith experience and training rules](https://texaslocksmithhelp.com/locksmith-training/): What DPS requires of a locksmith company representative, and continuing education. - [Do Texas cities license locksmiths?](https://texaslocksmithhelp.com/city-locksmith-licenses/): Why a Texas locksmith needs a state license but not a city one, and city door permit rules. - [Before a Texas locksmith starts work](https://texaslocksmithhelp.com/before-work-starts/): A short checklist from the Attorney General and Texas law, plus the door to door cancellation rule. ## Cities - 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