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[Simon Spero <ses AT unc.edu>]

On Oct 1, 2004, at 2:25 PM, Alan MacHett wrote:

> In reference to Thomas's message:
> > Can someone lend me a lockpick set for a few days?  I have a file
> > cabinet that I'm trying to get into and can't find the key anywhere.
> uh-huh. suuuuuuure you are...
>
> do your neighbors know about your felonious habits?

Unlicensed locksmithery is only a class 3 misdemeanor (GS § 74F-3), but 
even that doesn't apply to

	A property owner, or the owner's employee, when providing locksmith 
services	on the property owner's property, so long as the owner or 
employee does not represent
        himself or herself as a locksmith.
GS § 74F-16 (5)

It's also not a crime to possess a picklock as long as you have a 
reasonable excuse (GS § 14-55) - otherwise, it is a class I felony.   
Opening your own filing cabinet is pretty reasonable, as long as it 
doesn't have a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard"

Simon