Title 53
Chapter 5a
Part 6
Section 603
| Index | Utah Code |
| Title 53 | Public Safety Code |
| Chapter 5a | Firearm Laws |
| Part 6 | Sale and Purchase of a Firearm |
| Section 603 | Information check before private sale of firearm.
(Effective 5/7/2025)
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Effective 5/7/2025
53-5a-603.
Information check before private sale of firearm.
| (1) | As used in this section:
| (a) | "Governmental entity" means the state and the state's political subdivisions. |
| (b) | "Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-1-102. |
| (c) | "Personally identifiable information" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63D-2-102. |
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| (2) | Subject to Subsections (3) and (4), the bureau shall create an online process that allows an individual who is selling or purchasing a firearm to voluntarily determine:
| (a) | if the other individual involved in the sale of the firearm has a valid concealed carry permit issued under Section 53-5a-303, a provisional concealed carry permit issued under Section 53-5a-304, or a temporary concealed carry permit issued under Section 53-5a-305; or |
| (b) | based on the serial number of the firearm, if the firearm is reported as stolen. |
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| (3) | Subsection (2) does not apply to a federal firearms licensee or dealer. |
| (4) | The bureau may not:
| (a) | provide information related to a request under Subsection (2) to a law enforcement agency; or |
| (b) | collect a user's personally identifiable information under Subsection (2). |
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| (5) | A governmental entity may not require an individual who is selling or purchasing a firearm to use the process under Subsection (2). |
| (6) | If an individual uses the process under Subsection (2), the individual is not required, based on the information the individual receives from the bureau, to make a report to a law enforcement agency. |
| (7) | After responding to a request under Subsection (2), the bureau shall immediately dispose of all information related to the request. |
| (8) |
| (a) | This section does not create a civil cause of action arising from the sale or purchase of a firearm under this section. |
| (b) | An individual's failure to use the process under Subsection (2) is not evidence of the individual's negligence in a civil cause of action. |
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Renumbered and Amended by Chapter
208, 2025 General Session
Sunset by Section 63I-1-253