<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0083" sponsor="Jake Fitisemanu" designation="HB" otherSponsor="" otherHouse="Senate" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL0403" date="12/23/2025 15:12:520" printDate="12-23 15:55" subVer="0" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>3</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/06/2026"><seclist><sect action="E" src="code" buid="1" uid="C53-5a-S109_2026050620260506" sort="53 05a01090020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">53-5a-109</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="2" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Imitation Firearm Amendments</st><sessionhead>2026 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 documented warning from a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10"/>law enforcement officer, to possess an altered toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm that <ln numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11"/>has the appearance of an actual firearm.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="13">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="15">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saent numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17"><snhead>ENACTS:</snhead><sn num="53-5a-109" src="code" uid="C53-5a-S109_2026050620260506" buid="1" sort="53 05a01090020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18"><bold>53-5a-109</bold>, Utah Code Annotated 1953</sn></saent></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="19"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="0-20">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="1" num="53-5a-109" type="enact" src="code" uid="C53-5a-S109_2026050620260506" sort="53 05a01090020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="1-2" number="53-5a-109" type="enact"><secline lineno="21">Section 1. Section <bold>53-5a-109</bold> is enacted to read:</secline><catline lineno="22"><bold>53-5a-109<parens/>. Possession of an altered toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm by a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-3"/>minor.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="1-1" dnum="_-o:1-i" numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-4" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" 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="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">As used in this section:</amend><subsection ssid="1-2" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-5" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" 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="11" groupid="8" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">"Altered toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm" means a toy, look-alike, or imitation <ln numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-6"/>firearm that has been altered so that a reasonable person would believe that the toy, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-7"/>look-alike, or imitation firearm is an actual firearm.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-3" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-8" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" 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="16" groupid="12" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">"Minor" means an individual younger than 18 years old.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-4" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-9" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1003" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="20" groupid="15" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">"Public place" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-9-102">76-9-102</xref>.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-5" dnum="_-o:d-i" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-10" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1004" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(d)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="25" groupid="19" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">"Toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm" means a non-firearm device regulated under <ln numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-11"/>16 C.F.R. Part 1272.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-6" dnum="_-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-12" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1005" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="29" groupid="22" style="1" owner="ahaskell" 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="33" slineno="1-13"/>the minor:</amend><subsection ssid="1-7" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-14" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1006" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="34" groupid="26" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">intentionally or knowingly possesses the altered toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm <ln numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-15"/>in a public place;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-8" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-16" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1007" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="39" groupid="30" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">knows the possessed toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm is an altered toy, look-alike, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-17"/>or imitation firearm; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-9" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-18" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1008" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="43" groupid="33" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">has previously received a documented warning from a law enforcement officer <ln numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-19"/>warning the minor that it is unlawful for the minor to possess an altered toy, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-20"/>look-alike, or imitation firearm in a public place.</amend></subsection></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="2" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="41">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="42"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="5/6/2026">May 6, 2026</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>12-23-25 3:55 PM</tm></rev></foot></leg>