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2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 500 - Uniform law.

Effective 5/4/2022
76-10-500.
Uniform law.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Directive" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-6-2301.
(b) "Firearm" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-5a-102.
(c) "Local or state governmental entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-6-2301.
(2) The individual right to keep and bear arms being a constitutionally protected right under Article I, Section 6, of the Utah Constitution and the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, the Legislature finds the need to provide uniform civil and criminal laws throughout the state and declares that the Legislature occupies the whole field of state regulation of firearms.
(3) Except as specifically provided by state law, a local or state governmental entity may not:
(a) prohibit an individual from owning, possessing, purchasing, selling, transferring, transporting, or keeping any firearm at the individual's place of residence, property, business, or in any vehicle lawfully in the individual's possession or lawfully under the individual's control; or
(b) require an individual to have a permit or license to purchase, own, possess, transport, or keep a firearm.
(4) This part is uniformly applicable throughout this state and in all the state's political subdivisions.
(5) Authority to regulate firearms is reserved to the state except where the Legislature specifically delegates responsibility to local or state governmental entities.
(6) Unless specifically authorized by the Legislature by statute, a local or state governmental entity may not enact or enforce a directive pertaining to firearms that in any way inhibits or restricts the possession, ownership, purchase, sale, transfer, transport, or use of firearms on either public or private property.
(7) This part does not restrict or expand private property rights.
(8) A violation of this section is subject to Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 23, Firearm Preemption Enforcement Act.
Amended by Chapter 428, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 502 - When weapon deemed loaded.

76-10-502.
When weapon deemed loaded.
(1) For the purpose of this chapter, any pistol, revolver, shotgun, rifle, or other weapon described in this part shall be deemed to be loaded when there is an unexpended cartridge, shell, or projectile in the firing position.
(2) Pistols and revolvers shall also be deemed to be loaded when an unexpended cartridge, shell, or projectile is in a position whereby the manual operation of any mechanism once would cause the unexpended cartridge, shell, or projectile to be fired.
(3) A muzzle loading firearm shall be deemed to be loaded when it is capped or primed and has a powder charge and ball or shot in the barrel or cylinders.
Amended by Chapter 328, 1990 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 504 - Carrying concealed firearm -- Penalties.

Effective 7/1/2023
76-10-504.
Carrying concealed firearm -- Penalties.
(1) Except as provided in Sections 76-10-503 and 76-10-523 and in Subsections (2), (3), and (4), a person who carries a concealed firearm, as defined in Section 76-10-501, including an unloaded firearm on his or her person or one that is readily accessible for immediate use which is not securely encased, as defined in this part, in or on a place other than the person's residence, property, a vehicle in the person's lawful possession, or a vehicle, with the consent of the individual who is lawfully in possession of the vehicle, or business under the person's control is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(2) A person who carries a concealed firearm that is a loaded firearm in violation of Subsection (1) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(3) A person who carries concealed an unlawfully possessed short barreled shotgun or a short barreled rifle is guilty of a second degree felony.
(4) If the concealed firearm is used in the commission of a violent felony as defined in Section 76-3-203.5, and the person is a party to the offense, the person is guilty of a second degree felony.
(5) Nothing in Subsection (1) or (2) prohibits a person engaged in the lawful taking of protected or unprotected wildlife as defined in Title 23A, Wildlife Resources Act, from carrying a concealed firearm as long as the taking of wildlife does not occur:
(a) within the limits of a municipality in violation of that municipality's ordinances; or
(b) upon the highways of the state as defined in Section 41-6a-102.
Amended by Chapter 34, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 505 - Carrying loaded firearm in vehicle or on street.

Effective 5/5/2021
76-10-505.
Carrying loaded firearm in vehicle or on street.
(1) Unless otherwise authorized by law, a person may not carry a loaded firearm:
(a) in or on a vehicle, unless:
(i) the vehicle is in the person's lawful possession; or
(ii) the person is carrying the loaded firearm in a vehicle with the consent of the person lawfully in possession of the vehicle;
(b) on a public street; or
(c) in a posted prohibited area.
(2) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to a minor under 18 years of age, since a minor under 18 years of age may not carry a loaded firearm in or on a vehicle.
(3) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a)(i) and (ii), and Subsection 76-10-523(5), a person may not possess a loaded rifle, shotgun, or muzzle-loading rifle in a vehicle.
(4) A violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 12, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 505.5 - Possession of a dangerous weapon, firearm, or short barreled shotgun on or about school premises -- Penalties.

Effective 5/5/2021
76-10-505.5.
Possession of a dangerous weapon, firearm, or short barreled shotgun on or about school premises -- Penalties.
(1) As used in this section, "on or about school premises" means:
(a)
(i) in a public or private elementary or secondary school; or
(ii) on the grounds of any of those schools;
(b)
(i) in a public or private institution of higher education; or
(ii) on the grounds of a public or private institution of higher education; and
(iii)
(A) inside the building where a preschool or child care is being held, if the entire building is being used for the operation of the preschool or child care; or
(B) if only a portion of a building is being used to operate a preschool or child care, in that room or rooms where the preschool or child care operation is being held.
(2) A person may not possess any dangerous weapon, firearm, or short barreled shotgun, as those terms are defined in Section 76-10-501, at a place that the person knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is on or about school premises as defined in this section.
(3)
(a) Possession of a dangerous weapon on or about school premises is a class B misdemeanor.
(b) Possession of a firearm or short barreled shotgun on or about school premises is a class A misdemeanor.
(4) This section does not apply if:
(a) the person is authorized to possess a firearm as provided under Section 53-5-704, 53-5-705, 76-10-511, or 76-10-523, or as otherwise authorized by law;
(b) the person is authorized to possess a firearm as provided under Section 53-5-704.5, unless the person is in a location where the person is prohibited from carrying a firearm under Subsection 53-5-710(2);
(c) the possession is approved by the responsible school administrator;
(d) the item is present or to be used in connection with a lawful, approved activity and is in the possession or under the control of the person responsible for its possession or use; or
(e) the possession is:
(i) at the person's place of residence or on the person's property; or
(ii) in any vehicle lawfully under the person's control, other than a vehicle owned by the school or used by the school to transport students.
(5) This section does not prohibit prosecution of a more serious weapons offense that may occur on or about school premises.
Amended by Chapter 141, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 506 - Threatening with or using dangerous weapon in fight or quarrel.

Effective 5/14/2019
76-10-506.
Threatening with or using dangerous weapon in fight or quarrel.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Dangerous weapon" means an item that in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing death or serious bodily injury. The following factors shall be used in determining whether an item, object, or thing is a dangerous weapon:
(i) the character of the instrument, object, or thing;
(ii) the character of the wound produced, if any; and
(iii) the manner in which the instrument, object, or thing was exhibited or used.
(b) "Threatening manner" does not include:
(i) the possession of a dangerous weapon, whether visible or concealed, without additional behavior which is threatening; or
(ii) informing another of the actor's possession of a deadly weapon to prevent what the actor reasonably perceives as a possible use of unlawful force by the other and the actor is not engaged in any activity described in Subsection 76-2-402(3)(a).
(2) Except as otherwise provided in Section 76-2-402 and for an individual described in Section 76-10-503, an individual who, in the presence of two or more individuals, and not amounting to a violation of Section 76-5-103, draws or exhibits a dangerous weapon in an angry and threatening manner or unlawfully uses a dangerous weapon in a fight or quarrel is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(3) This section does not apply to an individual who, reasonably believing the action to be necessary in compliance with Section 76-2-402, with purpose to prevent another's use of unlawful force:
(a) threatens the use of a dangerous weapon; or
(b) draws or exhibits a dangerous weapon.
(4) This section does not apply to an individual listed in Subsections 76-10-523(1)(a) through (f) in performance of the individual's duties.
Amended by Chapter 39, 2019 General Session
Amended by Chapter 201, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 507 - Possession of deadly weapon with criminal intent.

Effective 5/12/2015
76-10-507.
Possession of deadly weapon with criminal intent.
Every person having upon his person any dangerous weapon with intent to use it to commit a criminal offense is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 406, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 508 - Discharge of firearm from a vehicle, near a highway, or in direction of specified items -- Penalties.

Effective 7/1/2023
76-10-508.
Discharge of firearm from a vehicle, near a highway, or in direction of specified items -- Penalties.
(1)
(a) An individual may not discharge a dangerous weapon or firearm:
(i) from an automobile or other vehicle;
(ii) from, upon, or across a highway;
(iii) at a road sign placed upon a highway of the state;
(iv) at communications equipment or property of public utilities including facilities, lines, poles, or devices of transmission or distribution;
(v) at railroad equipment or facilities including a sign or signal;
(vi) within a Utah State Park building, designated camp or picnic sites, overlooks, golf courses, boat ramps, and developed beaches; or
(vii) without written permission to discharge the dangerous weapon from the owner or person in charge of the property within 600 feet of:
(A) a house, dwelling, or any other building; or
(B) any structure in which a domestic animal is kept or fed, including a barn, poultry yard, corral, feeding pen, or stockyard.
(b) It is a defense to any charge for violating this section that the individual being accused had actual permission of the owner or person in charge of the property at the time in question.
(2) A violation of any provision of Subsection (1) is a class B misdemeanor.
(3) In addition to any other penalties, the court shall:
(a) notify the Driver License Division of the conviction for purposes of any revocation, denial, suspension, or disqualification of a driver license under Subsection 53-3-220(1)(a)(xi); and
(b) specify in court at the time of sentencing the length of the revocation under Subsection 53-3-225(1)(c).
(4) This section does not apply to an individual who:
(a) discharges a firearm when that individual is in lawful defense of self or others;
(b) is performing official duties as provided in Section 23A-5-202 and Subsections 76-10-523(1)(a) through (f) and as otherwise provided by law; or
(c) discharges a dangerous weapon or firearm from an automobile or other vehicle, if:
(i) the discharge occurs at a firing range or training ground;
(ii) at no time after the discharge does the projectile that is discharged cross over or stop at a location other than within the boundaries of the firing range or training ground described in Subsection (4)(c)(i);
(iii) the discharge is made as practice or training for a lawful purpose;
(iv) the discharge and the location, time, and manner of the discharge are approved by the owner or operator of the firing range or training ground before the discharge; and
(v) the discharge is not made in violation of Subsection (1).
Amended by Chapter 34, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 508.1 - Felony discharge of a firearm -- Penalties.

Effective 7/1/2023
76-10-508.1.
Felony discharge of a firearm -- Penalties.
(1) Except as provided under Subsection (2) or (3), an individual who discharges a firearm is guilty of a third degree felony punishable by imprisonment for a term of not less than three years nor more than five years if:
(a) the actor discharges a firearm in the direction of one or more individuals, knowing or having reason to believe that any individual may be endangered by the discharge of the firearm;
(b) the actor, with intent to intimidate or harass another or with intent to damage a habitable structure as defined in Section 76-6-101, discharges a firearm in the direction of any individual or habitable structure; or
(c) the actor, with intent to intimidate or harass another, discharges a firearm in the direction of any vehicle.
(2) A violation of Subsection (1) that causes bodily injury to any individual is a second degree felony punishable by imprisonment for a term of not less than three years nor more than 15 years.
(3) A violation of Subsection (1) that causes serious bodily injury to any individual is a first degree felony.
(4) In addition to any other penalties for a violation of this section, the court shall:
(a) notify the Driver License Division of the conviction for purposes of any revocation, denial, suspension, or disqualification of a driver license under Subsection 53-3-220(1)(a)(xi); and
(b) specify in court at the time of sentencing the length of the revocation under Subsection 53-3-225(1)(c).
(5) This section does not apply to an individual:
(a) who discharges a firearm when that individual is in lawful defense of self or others;
(b) who is performing official duties as provided in Section 23A-5-202 or Subsections 76-10-523(1)(a) through (f) or as otherwise authorized by law; or
(c) who discharges a dangerous weapon or firearm from an automobile or other vehicle, if:
(i) the discharge occurs at a firing range or training ground;
(ii) at no time after the discharge does the projectile that is discharged cross over or stop at a location other than within the boundaries of the firing range or training ground described in Subsection (5)(c)(i);
(iii) the discharge is made as practice or training for a lawful purpose;
(iv) the discharge and the location, time, and manner of the discharge are approved by the owner or operator of the firing range or training ground before the discharge; and
(v) the discharge is not made in violation of Subsection (1).
Amended by Chapter 34, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 509 - Possession of dangerous weapon by minor.

76-10-509.
Possession of dangerous weapon by minor.
(1) A minor under 18 years of age may not possess a dangerous weapon unless he:
(a) has the permission of his parent or guardian to have the weapon; or
(b) is accompanied by a parent or guardian while he has the weapon in his possession.
(2) Any minor under 14 years of age in possession of a dangerous weapon shall be accompanied by a responsible adult.
(3) Any person who violates this section is guilty of:
(a) a class B misdemeanor upon the first offense; and
(b) a class A misdemeanor for each subsequent offense.
Amended by Chapter 10, 1993 Special Session 2
Amended by Chapter 10, 1993 Special Session 2
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 509.4 - Prohibition of possession of certain weapons by minors.

Effective 5/3/2023
76-10-509.4.
Prohibition of possession of certain weapons by minors.
(1) An individual who is under 18 years old may not possess a handgun.
(2) Except as provided by federal law, an individual who is under 18 years old may not possess the following:
(a) a short barreled rifle;
(b) a short barreled shotgun;
(c) a fully automatic weapon; or
(d) a machinegun firearm attachment.
(3) An individual who violates Subsection (1) is guilty of:
(a) a class B misdemeanor upon the first offense; and
(b) a class A misdemeanor for each subsequent offense.
(4) An individual who violates Subsection (2) is guilty of a third degree felony.
Amended by Chapter 161, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 509.5 - Penalties for providing certain weapons to a minor.

76-10-509.5.
Penalties for providing certain weapons to a minor.
(1) Any person who provides a handgun to a minor when the possession of the handgun by the minor is a violation of Section 76-10-509.4 is guilty of:
(a) a class B misdemeanor upon the first offense; and
(b) a class A misdemeanor for each subsequent offense.
(2) Any person who transfers in violation of applicable state or federal law a short barreled rifle, short barreled shotgun, or fully automatic weapon to a minor is guilty of a third degree felony.
Amended by Chapter 301, 2013 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 509.6 - Parent or guardian providing firearm to violent minor.

76-10-509.6.
Parent or guardian providing firearm to violent minor.
(1) A parent or guardian may not intentionally or knowingly provide a firearm to, or permit the possession of a firearm by, any minor who has been convicted of a violent felony as defined in Section 76-3-203.5 or any minor who has been adjudicated in juvenile court for an offense which would constitute a violent felony if the minor were an adult.
(2) Any person who violates this section is guilty of:
(a) a class A misdemeanor upon the first offense; and
(b) a third degree felony for each subsequent offense.
Amended by Chapter 303, 2000 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 509.7 - Parent or guardian knowing of minor's possession of dangerous weapon.

Effective 5/13/2014
76-10-509.7.
Parent or guardian knowing of minor's possession of dangerous weapon.
Any parent or guardian of a minor who knows that the minor is in possession of a dangerous weapon in violation of Section 76-10-509 or a firearm in violation of Section 76-10-509.4 and fails to make reasonable efforts to remove the dangerous weapon or firearm from the minor's possession is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 428, 2014 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 509.9 - Sales of firearms to juveniles.

76-10-509.9.
Sales of firearms to juveniles.
(1) A person may not sell any firearm to a minor under 18 years of age unless the minor is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
(2) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a third degree felony.
Enacted by Chapter 13, 1993 Special Session 2
Enacted by Chapter 13, 1993 Special Session 2
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 511 - Possession of loaded firearm at residence or on real property authorized.

76-10-511.
Possession of loaded firearm at residence or on real property authorized.
Except for persons described in Section 76-10-503 and 18 U.S.C. Sec. 922(g) and as otherwise prescribed in this part, a person may have a loaded firearm:
(1) at the person's place of residence, including any temporary residence or camp; or
(2) on the person's real property.
Amended by Chapter 362, 2009 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 512 - Target concessions, shooting ranges, competitions, and hunting excepted from prohibitions.

Effective 5/13/2014
76-10-512.
Target concessions, shooting ranges, competitions, and hunting excepted from prohibitions.
(1) The provisions of Section 76-10-509 and Subsection 76-10-509.4(1) regarding possession of handguns by minors do not apply to any of the following:
(a) patrons firing at lawfully operated target concessions at amusement parks, piers, and similar locations provided that the firearms to be used are firmly chained or affixed to the counters;
(b) any person in attendance at a hunter's safety course or a firearms safety course;
(c) any person engaging in practice or any other lawful use of a firearm at an established range or any other area where the discharge of a firearm is not prohibited by state or local law;
(d) any person engaging in an organized competition involving the use of a firearm, or participating in or practicing for such competition;
(e) any minor under 18 years of age who is on real property with the permission of the owner, licensee, or lessee of the property and who has the permission of a parent or legal guardian or the owner, licensee, or lessee to possess a firearm not otherwise in violation of law;
(f) any resident or nonresident hunters with a valid hunting license or other persons who are lawfully engaged in hunting; or
(g) any person traveling to or from any activity described in Subsection (1)(b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) with an unloaded firearm in the person's possession.
(2) It is not a violation of Subsection 76-10-503(2) or (3) for a restricted person defined in Subsection 76-10-503(1) to own, possess, or have under the person's custody or control, archery equipment, including crossbows, for the purpose of lawful hunting and lawful target shooting.
(3) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), the possession of archery equipment, including crossbows, by a restricted person defined in Subsection 76-10-503(1) may be prohibited by:
(a) a court, as a condition of pre-trial release or probation; or
(b) the Board of Pardons and Parole, as a condition of parole.
Amended by Chapter 428, 2014 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 520 - Number or mark assigned to pistol or revolver by Department of Public Safety.

76-10-520.
Number or mark assigned to pistol or revolver by Department of Public Safety.
The Department of Public Safety upon request may assign a distinguishing number or mark of identification to any pistol or revolver whenever it is without a manufacturer's number, or other mark of identification or whenever the manufacturer's number or other mark of identification or the distinguishing number or mark assigned by the Department of Public Safety has been destroyed or obliterated.
Amended by Chapter 234, 1993 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 521 - Unlawful marking of pistol or revolver.

76-10-521.
Unlawful marking of pistol or revolver.
(1) Any person who places or stamps on any pistol or revolver any number except one assigned to it by the Department of Public Safety is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(2) This section does not prohibit restoration by the owner of the name of the maker, model, or of the original manufacturer's number or other mark of identification when the restoration is authorized by the Department of Public Safety, nor prevent any manufacturer from placing in the ordinary course of business the name of the make, model, manufacturer's number, or other mark of identification upon a new pistol or revolver.
Amended by Chapter 234, 1993 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 522 - Alteration of number or mark on pistol or revolver.

76-10-522.
Alteration of number or mark on pistol or revolver.
Any person who changes, alters, removes, or obliterates the name of the maker, the model, manufacturer's number, or other mark of identification, including any distinguishing number or mark assigned by the Department of Public Safety, on any pistol or revolver, without first having secured written permission from the Department of Public Safety to make the change, alteration, or removal, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 234, 1993 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 523 - Persons exempt from weapons laws.

Effective 5/5/2021
76-10-523.
Persons exempt from weapons laws.
(1) Except for Sections 76-10-506, 76-10-508, and 76-10-508.1, this part and Title 53, Chapter 5, Part 7, Concealed Firearm Act, do not apply to any of the following:
(a) a United States marshal;
(b) a federal official required to carry a firearm;
(c) a peace officer of this or any other jurisdiction;
(d) a law enforcement official as defined and qualified under Section 53-5-711;
(e) a judge as defined and qualified under Section 53-5-711;
(f) a court commissioner as defined and qualified under Section 53-5-711; or
(g) a common carrier while engaged in the regular and ordinary transport of firearms as merchandise.
(2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the provisions of Section 76-10-528 apply to any individual listed in Subsection (1) who is not employed by a state or federal agency or political subdivision that has adopted a policy or rule regarding the use of dangerous weapons.
(3) Subsections 76-10-504(1) and (2), and Section 76-10-505 do not apply to:
(a) an individual to whom a permit to carry a concealed firearm has been issued:
(i) pursuant to Section 53-5-704; or
(ii) by another state or county; or
(b) a person who is issued a protective order under Subsection 78B-7-603(1)(b) or 78B-7-404(1)(b), unless the person is a restricted person as described in Subsection 76-10-503(1), for a period of 120 days after the day on which the person is issued the protective order.
(4) Except for Sections 76-10-503, 76-10-506, 76-10-508, and 76-10-508.1, this part and Title 53, Chapter 5, Part 7, Concealed Firearm Act, do not apply to a nonresident traveling in or though the state, provided that any firearm is:
(a) unloaded; and
(b) securely encased as defined in Section 76-10-501.
(5) Subsections 76-10-504(1) and (2), and 76-10-505(1)(b) do not apply to a person 21 years old or older who may otherwise lawfully possess a firearm.
Amended by Chapter 12, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 523.5 - Compliance with rules for secure facilities.

76-10-523.5.
Compliance with rules for secure facilities.
Any person, including a person licensed to carry a concealed firearm under Title 53, Chapter 5, Part 7, Concealed Firearm Act, shall comply with any rule established for secure facilities pursuant to Sections 53B-3-103, 76-8-311.1, 76-8-311.3, and 78A-2-203 and shall be subject to any penalty provided in those sections.
Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 524 - Purchase of firearms pursuant to federal law.

76-10-524.
Purchase of firearms pursuant to federal law.
This part will allow purchases of firearms and ammunition pursuant to U.S.C. Title 18 Chapter 44 Sec. 922b(3).
Amended by Chapter 360, 2004 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 526.1 - Information check before private sale of firearm.

Affected by 63I-1-276 on 7/1/2025
Effective 7/1/2023
76-10-526.1.
Information check before private sale of firearm.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Governmental entity" means the state and the state's political subdivisions.
(b) "Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-1-102.
(c) "Personally identifiable information" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63D-2-102.
(2) Subject to Subsections (3) and (4), the bureau shall create an online process that allows an individual who is selling or purchasing a firearm to voluntarily determine:
(a) if the other individual involved in the sale of the firearm has a valid concealed carry permit; or
(b) based on the serial number of the firearm, if the firearm is reported as stolen.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a federal firearms licensee or dealer.
(4) The bureau may not:
(a) provide information related to a request under Subsection (2) to a law enforcement agency; or
(b) collect a user's personally identifiable information under Subsection (2).
(5) A governmental entity may not require an individual who is selling or purchasing a firearm to use the process under Subsection (2).
(6) If an individual uses the process under Subsection (2), the individual is not required, based on the information the individual receives from the bureau, to make a report to a law enforcement agency.
(7) After responding to a request under Subsection (2), the bureau shall immediately dispose of all information related to the request.
(8)
(a) This section does not create a civil cause of action arising from the sale or purchase of a firearm under this section.
(b) An individual's failure to use the process under Subsection (2) is not evidence of the individual's negligence in a civil cause of action.
Enacted by Chapter 398, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 527 - Penalties.

76-10-527.
Penalties.
(1) A dealer is guilty of a class A misdemeanor who willfully and intentionally:
(a) requests, obtains, or seeks to obtain criminal history background information under false pretenses;
(b) disseminates criminal history background information; or
(c) violates Section 76-10-526.
(2) A person who purchases or transfers a firearm is guilty of a felony of the third degree if the person willfully and intentionally makes a false statement of the information required for a criminal background check in Section 76-10-526.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (1), a dealer is guilty of a felony of the third degree if the dealer willfully and intentionally sells or transfers a firearm in violation of this part.
(4) A person is guilty of a felony of the third degree if the person purchases a firearm with the intent to:
(a) resell or otherwise provide a firearm to a person who is ineligible to purchase or receive a firearm from a dealer; or
(b) transport a firearm out of this state to be resold to an ineligible person.
Amended by Chapter 20, 2009 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 528 - Carrying a dangerous weapon while under influence of alcohol or drugs unlawful.

Effective 5/3/2023
76-10-528.
Carrying a dangerous weapon while under influence of alcohol or drugs unlawful.
(1) It is a class B misdemeanor for an actor to carry a dangerous weapon while under the influence of:
(a) alcohol as determined by the actor's blood or breath alcohol concentration in accordance with Subsections 41-6a-502(1)(a) through (c); or
(b) a controlled substance as defined in Section 58-37-2.
(2) This section does not apply to:
(a) an actor carrying a dangerous weapon that is either securely encased, as defined in this part, or not within such close proximity and in such a manner that it can be retrieved and used as readily as if carried on the person;
(b) an actor who uses or threatens to use force in compliance with Section 76-2-402;
(c) an actor carrying a dangerous weapon in the actor's residence or the residence of another with the consent of the individual who is lawfully in possession;
(d) an actor under the influence of cannabis or a cannabis product, as those terms are defined in Section 26B-4-201, if the actor's use of the cannabis or cannabis product complies with Title 26B, Chapter 4, Part 2, Cannabinoid Research and Medical Cannabis; or
(e) an actor who:
(i) has a valid prescription for a controlled substance;
(ii) takes the controlled substance described in Subsection (2)(e)(i) as prescribed; and
(iii) after taking the controlled substance, the actor:
(A) is not a danger to the actor or another individual; or
(B) is capable of safely handling a dangerous weapon.
(3) It is not a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor:
(a) is licensed in the pursuit of wildlife of any kind; or
(b) has a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm.
Amended by Chapter 330, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 386, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 5 - Weapons › Section 530 - Trespass with a firearm in a house of worship or private residence -- Notice -- Penalty.

76-10-530.
Trespass with a firearm in a house of worship or private residence -- Notice -- Penalty.
(1) A person, including a person licensed to carry a concealed firearm pursuant to Title 53, Chapter 5, Part 7, Concealed Firearm Act, after notice has been given as provided in Subsection (2) that firearms are prohibited, may not knowingly and intentionally:
(a) transport a firearm into:
(i) a house of worship; or
(ii) a private residence; or
(b) while in possession of a firearm, enter or remain in:
(i) a house of worship; or
(ii) a private residence.
(2) Notice that firearms are prohibited may be given by:
(a) personal communication to the actor by:
(i) the church or organization operating the house of worship;
(ii) the owner, lessee, or person with lawful right of possession of the private residence; or
(iii) a person with authority to act for the person or entity in Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii);
(b) posting of signs reasonably likely to come to the attention of persons entering the house of worship or private residence;
(c) announcement, by a person with authority to act for the church or organization operating the house of worship, in a regular congregational meeting in the house of worship;
(d) publication in a bulletin, newsletter, worship program, or similar document generally circulated or available to the members of the congregation regularly meeting in the house of worship; or
(e) publication:
(i) in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the house of worship is located or the church or organization operating the house of worship has its principal office in this state; and
(ii) as required in Section 45-1-101.
(3) A church or organization operating a house of worship and giving notice that firearms are prohibited may:
(a) revoke the notice, with or without supersedure, by giving further notice in any manner provided in Subsection (2); and
(b) provide or allow exceptions to the prohibition as the church or organization considers advisable.
(4)
(a)
(i) Within 30 days of giving or revoking any notice pursuant to Subsection (2)(c), (d), or (e), a church or organization operating a house of worship shall notify the division on a form and in a manner as the division shall prescribe.
(ii) The division shall post on its website a list of the churches and organizations operating houses of worship who have given notice under Subsection (4)(a)(i).
(b) Any notice given pursuant to Subsection (2)(c), (d), or (e) shall remain in effect until revoked or for a period of one year from the date the notice was originally given, whichever occurs first.
(5) Nothing in this section permits an owner who has granted the lawful right of possession to a renter or lessee to restrict the renter or lessee from lawfully possessing a firearm in the residence.
(6) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 388, 2009 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 6 - Charity Drives › Section 601 - Definitions.

76-10-601.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Person" means any individual, organization, group, association, partnership, corporation, or any combination of them;
(2) "Professional fund raiser" means any person who for compensation or any other consideration plans, conducts, or manages in this state, the solicitation of contributions for or on behalf of any charitable organization or any other person, or who engages in the business of, or holds himself out to persons in this state as independently engaged in the business of soliciting contributions for such purpose, but shall not include a bona fide officer or employee of a charitable organization;
(3) "Professional solicitor" means any person who is employed or retained for compensation by a professional fund raiser to solicit contributions in this state for charitable purposes;
(4) "Charitable organization" means any organization that is benevolent, philanthropic, patriotic, or eleemosynary or one purporting to be such;
(5) "Contribution" means the promise or grant of any money or property of any kind or value.
Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 6 - Charity Drives › Section 602 - Use of person's name without consent for soliciting contribution prohibited -- Exception.

76-10-602.
Use of person's name without consent for soliciting contribution prohibited -- Exception.
No charitable organization, professional fund raiser, or professional solicitor, seeking to raise funds for charitable purposes, shall use the name of any other person for the purpose of soliciting contributions, in this state, without the written consent of the person; provided that this section shall not apply to religious corporations or organizations, charities, agencies, and organizations operated, supervised, or controlled by or in connection with a religious corporation or organization.
Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 6 - Charity Drives › Section 603 - Use of name without consent on stationery or as one who contributed to organization prohibited.

76-10-603.
Use of name without consent on stationery or as one who contributed to organization prohibited.
It is a violation of this part to use, without written consent, the name of a person for the purpose of soliciting contributions if the person's name is listed on any stationery, advertisement, brochure, or correspondence of a charitable organization, or his name is listed or referred to as one who has contributed to, sponsored, or endorsed the charitable organization or its activities.
Amended by Chapter 20, 1995 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 6 - Charity Drives › Section 604 - Violations -- Classification of offense.

76-10-604.
Violations -- Classification of offense.
Any person who violates the provisions of this part is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 20, 1995 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 7 - Corporation Frauds › Section 701 - Definitions.

76-10-701.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Bona fide stockholder of record" means a stockholder of record who has acquired stock in good faith and is acting for a proper purpose reasonably related to his interests as a stockholder.
(2) "Director" means any of the persons having by law the direction or management of the affairs of a corporation, by whatever name the persons are described in its charter or known by law.
Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 7 - Corporation Frauds › Section 702 - Fraudulent signing of stock subscriptions.

76-10-702.
Fraudulent signing of stock subscriptions.
Every person who signs the name of a fictitious person to any subscription for, or agreement to take, stock in any corporation existing or proposed, and every person who signs to any subscription or agreement the name of any person, knowing that the person has no means or does not intend in good faith to comply with all the terms thereof, or under any understanding or agreement that the terms of the subscription or agreement are not to be complied with or enforced, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 7 - Corporation Frauds › Section 703 - Fraudulent documents relating to organization or increase of capital stock.

76-10-703.
Fraudulent documents relating to organization or increase of capital stock.
Every officer, agent, or clerk of any corporation, or any person proposing to organize a corporation, or to increase the capital stock of any corporation, who knowingly exhibits any false, forged, or altered book, paper, voucher, security, or other instrument of evidence to any public officer or board authorized by law to examine the organization of the corporation, or to investigate its affairs, or to allow an increase of its capital, with intent to deceive the officer or board in respect thereto, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree.
Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 7 - Corporation Frauds › Section 704 - Misrepresenting person as officer, agent, member or promoter.

76-10-704.
Misrepresenting person as officer, agent, member or promoter.
Every person who, without being authorized so to do, subscribes the name of another to, or inserts the name of another in, any prospectus, circular, or other advertisement or announcement of any corporation or joint stock association, existing or intended to be formed, with intent to permit it to be published, and thereby to lead persons to believe that the person whose name is so subscribed is an officer, agent, member, or promoter of such corporation or association, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 7 - Corporation Frauds › Section 705 - Concurrence by director in dividend or division of capital in violation of law.

76-10-705.
Concurrence by director in dividend or division of capital in violation of law.
Every director of any stock corporation except savings and loan or building and loan associations who concurs in any vote or act of the directors of the corporation or any of them, by which it is intended either:
(1) to make any dividend except as permitted by Title 16, Chapter 10a, Utah Revised Business Corporation Act; or
(2) to divide, withdraw, or in any manner pay to the stockholders, or any of them, any part of the stated capital of the corporation except as permitted by Title 16, Chapter 10a, Utah Revised Business Corporation Act, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 6, 1992 Special Session 3
Amended by Chapter 6, 1992 Special Session 3
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 7 - Corporation Frauds › Section 706 - Unlawful acts by director, officer or agent.

76-10-706.
Unlawful acts by director, officer or agent.
Every director, officer, or agent of any corporation or association who knowingly receives or possesses himself of any property of such corporation or association, otherwise than in payment of a just demand, and who, with intent to defraud, omits to make, or to cause or direct to be made, a full and true entry thereof in the books or accounts of the corporation or association; and every director, officer, agent, or member of any corporation or association who embezzles, abstracts, or willfully misapplies any of the money, funds, or credits of the corporation or association; or who, without authority from the directors, issues or puts in circulation any of the notes of the corporation or association; or who, without the authority, issues or puts forth any certificate of deposit, draws any order or bill of exchange, makes any acceptance, assigns any note, bond, draft, bill of exchange, mortgage, judgment, or decree; or who makes any false entry in any book, report, or statement of the corporation or association; or who issues any fraudulent, fictitious, or illegal stock in any such corporation or association, with intent in either case to injure or defraud the corporation or association, or any other company, body politic, or corporate, or any individual person, or to deceive any officer of the corporation or association, or any agent appointed to examine the affairs of any such corporation or association; and every person who, with like intent, aids or abets any officer, clerk, or agent in any violation of this section is guilty of a felony of the third degree.
Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code › Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals › Part 7 - Corporation Frauds › Section 707 - False reports.

76-10-707.
False reports.
Every director, officer, or agent of any corporation or joint stock association who knowingly makes or concurs in making or publishing any written report, exhibit, or statement of its affairs or pecuniary condition, containing any material statement which is false is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session