<p>anyone know if you can do that?
well someone stole my wallet along with the dorm keys, and i dont want to pay $80 right now, especially when i just lost all my money.</p>
<p>so i was wondering if i could copy the keys.. i know they're a bit more special for security reasons.. but hmm</p>
<p>btw i go to SDSU at san diego, so if anyone know any good key copying places..</p>
<p>Do it. Just keep it on the DL and you'll be fine.</p>
<p>The keys for my dorm at my school have "Do Not Duplicate" on them, but there are certainly places that will do it. I would assume it's similar in most places.</p>
<p>You're not supposed to do that. Try talking with ResLife and seeing how compassionate they'd be about your situation. If that's not helpful, then ok</p>
<p>"You're not supposed to do that. Try talking with ResLife and seeing how compassionate they'd be about your situation."</p>
<p>HAHAHA, yea right.</p>
<p>Just copy the ish, no one's gonna notice. I used to work in the Locksmith shop of a local university and they don't keep track. Try the lock shop if you have one...most of the times they'll copy it for nothing if you tell 'em your not a student</p>
<p>As the son of a locksmith, I can give advice which probably many others can't. First, the "Do not Duplicate" emblem on keys doesn't really mean anything, there is nothing stopping someone from duplicating it if they want. </p>
<p>However, if the keys you lost are your dorm keys, you may have a problem. Many universities use Restricted Access key systems, which means that the key blank itself (not the cuts, or "grooves" that you see) are not readily available to locksmiths, and can only be used if you have that certain restricted access. Students do not have this, usually the adminstrators do. </p>
<p>If a locksmith company gives you a restricted key when you actually do not have access to it, that is a felony, the key company will find out based on records, and the lock shop will be dragged through the mud, lose there license, and face criminal charges. Therefore, lockshops will probably never make such a copy for you if you don't have access. </p>
<p>So, if your locks are Schlage, Medeco, Best, they will almost certainly be restricted access, and you won't be able to get a copy. </p>
<p>You will probably save time by just coughing up the money to get new keys.</p>
<p>When my keys/wallet were stolen freshman year at a bar (on my birthday) - I got new ones, and they billed it to the bursar which went straight home and I didn't have to deal with it out of pocket at that moment in time. It's funny since before that happened, I went to a locksmith to try and get duplicates and they wouldn't do it.</p>