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
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