H.B. 199

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LIMITS ON GUN MANUFACTURER'S
2 LIABILITY
3 2000 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Matt Throckmorton
6 AN ACT RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL CODE; PROHIBITING THE STATE AND ITS
7 POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FROM SUING FIREARM MANUFACTURERS.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 ENACTS:
10 78-27-64, Utah Code Annotated 1953
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12 Section 1. Section 78-27-64 is enacted to read:
13 78-27-64. Regulation of firearms reserved to state -- Lawsuits prohibited.
14 (1) As prescribed by Section 76-10-500 , all authority to regulate firearms is reserved to
15 the state through the Legislature.
16 (2) A person who lawfully designs, manufactures, markets, advertises, transports, or sells
17 firearms or ammunition to the public may not be sued by the state or any of it's political
18 subdivisions for the subsequent use, whether lawfully or unlawfully, of the firearm or ammunition,
19 unless the suit is based on the breach of a contract or warranty for a firearm or ammunition
20 purchased by the state or political subdivision.




Legislative Review Note
as of 10-26-99 11:31 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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