(a) The Police Commissioner shall require any applicant for a locksmith's license to furnish documentary proof that he is a qualified locksmith, and if such evidence is not satisfactory to the Commissioner, he may require the applicant to submit to an examination by at least two licensed locksmiths to be named by the Commissioner, and such licensed locksmiths, after examining the applicant shall certify in writing to the Commissioner whether or not the applicant in their opinion is sufficiently qualified to be licensed as a locksmith.
(b) Once licensed under the provisions of this chapter, the license shall be renewed annually without examination upon payment of the prescribed fees.