H.B. 199 Enrolled

LIMITS ON GUN MANUFACTURER'S LIABILITY
2000 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Matt Throckmorton
AN ACT RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL CODE; PROHIBITING THE STATE AND ITS
POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FROM SUING FIREARM MANUFACTURERS.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
ENACTS:
78-27-64, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 78-27-64 is enacted to read:
78-27-64. Regulation of firearms reserved to state -- Lawsuits prohibited.
(1) As prescribed by Section 76-10-500 , all authority to regulate firearms is reserved to the
state through the Legislature.
(2) A person who lawfully designs, manufactures, markets, advertises, transports, or sells
firearms or ammunition to the public may not be sued by the state or any of its political subdivisions
for the subsequent use, whether lawfully or unlawfully, of the firearm or ammunition, unless the suit
is based on the breach of a contract or warranty for a firearm or ammunition purchased by the state
or political subdivision.