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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0187" sponsor="Jake Fitisemanu" designation="HB" otherSponsor="" otherHouse="Senate" subNumber="03" subSponsor="Jake Fitisemanu" sess="2025GS" fileno="2025FL1065" date="02-10-25" printDate="02-10 14:07" subVer="3" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>10</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/07/2025"><seclist><sect action="E" src="code" buid="8" uid="C53-5a-S105_2025050720250507" sort="53 05a01050020250507" mtype="section" effdate="05/07/2025">53-5a-105</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="9" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/07/2025"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo/><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Imitation Firearm Amendments</st><sessionhead>2025 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Jake Fitisemanu</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: </otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill addresses imitation firearms that have been altered to have the appearance of a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="6" slineno="0-6"/>firearm.</gd><hphead lineno="7">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9" level="1">creates an infraction for a minor, after receiving a previous written warning, to possess an <ln numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10"/>altered toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm that has the appearance of an actual firearm.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="12">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="14">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saent numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16"><snhead>ENACTS:</snhead><sn num="53-5a-105" src="code" uid="C53-5a-S105_2025050720250507" buid="8" sort="53 05a01050020250507" numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17"><bold>53-5a-105</bold>, Utah Code Annotated 1953</sn></saent></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="18"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="0-19">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="8" num="53-5a-105" type="enact" src="code" uid="C53-5a-S105_2025050720250507" sort="53 05a01050020250507" numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="1-2" number="53-5a-105" type="enact"><secline lineno="20">Section 1, Section <bold>53-5a-105</bold> is enacted to read:</secline><catline lineno="21"><bold>53-5a-105. Possession of an altered toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm by a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="1-3"/>minor.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="8-6-61" dnum="_-o:1-i" numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-4" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1000" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(1)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="3" groupid="3" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">As used in this section:</amend><subsection ssid="8-6-63" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-5" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1001" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="118" groupid="83" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Altered toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm" means a toy, look-alike, or imitation <ln numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-6"/>firearm that has been altered so that a reasonable person would believe that the toy, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-7"/>look-alike, or imitation firearm is an actual firearm.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="8-80" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-8" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1002" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="138" groupid="98" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Minor" means an individual younger than 18 years old.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="8-6-64" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-9" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1003" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><subsection ssid="8-6-65" dnum="_-o:i-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1004" style="1" owner="i" level="1">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="56" groupid="40" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Public place" means any location or structure to which the public or a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-10"/>substantial group of the public has access, and includes:</amend><subsection ssid="8-6-66" dnum="_-o:A-i" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-11" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4" tab="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1005" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(A)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="64" groupid="45" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a sidewalk, street, or highway;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="8-6-67" dnum="_-o:B-i" numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-12" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4" tab="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1006" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(B)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="69" groupid="49" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a public park, public recreation facility, or any other area open to the public;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="8-6-68" dnum="_-o:C-i" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-13" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4" tab="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1007" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(C)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="74" groupid="53" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a shopping mall, sports facility, stadium, arena, theater, movie house, or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-14"/>playhouse, or the parking lot or structure adjacent to any of these; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="8-6-69" dnum="_-o:D-i" numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-15" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4" tab="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1008" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(D)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="79" groupid="57" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">the common areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, office buildings, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-16"/>transport facilities, and businesses.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="8-6-70" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-17" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1009" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="91" groupid="65" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Public place" includes the lobbies, hallways, elevators, restaurants and other <ln numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-18"/>dining areas, and restrooms of any of the locations or structures under Subsection <xref tempid="159" depth="4" refnumber="(1)(a)"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-19"/>(1)(a)</xref>(ii)(A).</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="8-6-71" dnum="_-o:d-i" numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-20" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1010" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(d)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="55" groupid="39" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm" means a non-firearm device regulated under <ln numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-21"/>16 C.F.R. Part 1272.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="8-6-73" dnum="_-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-22" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1011" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="23" groupid="16" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">It is an infraction for a minor to possess an altered toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm if <ln numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-23"/>the minor:</amend><subsection ssid="8-6-75" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-24" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1012" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="50" groupid="35" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">intentionally or knowingly possesses the altered toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm <ln numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-25"/>in a public place;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="8-6-77" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-26" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1013" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="130" groupid="92" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">knows the possessed toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm is an altered toy, look-alike, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-27"/>or imitation firearm; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="8-81" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-28" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1014" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="143" groupid="102" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">has previously received a written warning from a law enforcement officer warning <ln numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-29"/>the minor that it is unlawful for the minor to possess an altered toy, look-alike, or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-30"/>imitation firearm in a public place.</amend></subsection></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="9" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="50">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="51"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="5/7/2025">May 7, 2025</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>2-10-25 2:07 PM</tm></rev></foot></leg>