<section number="76-10-523"><effdate>5/5/2021</effdate><enddate type="RN">5/7/2025</enddate><catchline>Persons exempt from weapons laws.</catchline><subsection number="76-10-523(1)">
Except for Sections <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-10-506" start="0">76-10-506</xref>, <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-10-508" start="0">76-10-508</xref>, and <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-10-508.1" start="0">76-10-508.1</xref>, this part and <xref depth="2" refnumber="53-5-7" start="0">Title 53, Chapter 5, Part 7, Concealed Firearm Act</xref>, do not apply to any of the following:
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a United States marshal;</subsection><subsection number="76-10-523(1)(b)">
a federal official required to carry a firearm;</subsection><subsection number="76-10-523(1)(c)">
a peace officer of this or any other jurisdiction;</subsection><subsection number="76-10-523(1)(d)">
a law enforcement official as defined and qualified under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53-5-711" start="0">53-5-711</xref>;</subsection><subsection number="76-10-523(1)(e)">
a judge as defined and qualified under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53-5-711" start="0">53-5-711</xref>;</subsection><subsection number="76-10-523(1)(f)">
a court commissioner as defined and qualified under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53-5-711" start="0">53-5-711</xref>; or</subsection><subsection number="76-10-523(1)(g)">
a common carrier while engaged in the regular and ordinary transport of firearms as merchandise.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="76-10-523(2)">
Notwithstanding Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-10-523(1)" start="0">(1)</xref>, the provisions of Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-10-528" start="0">76-10-528</xref> apply to any individual listed in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-10-523(1)" start="0">(1)</xref> who is not employed by a state or federal agency or political subdivision that has adopted a policy or rule regarding the use of dangerous weapons.</subsection><subsection number="76-10-523(3)">
Subsections <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-10-504(1)" start="0">76-10-504(1)</xref> and <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-10-504(2)" start="0">(2)</xref>, and Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-10-505" start="0">76-10-505</xref> do not apply to:
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an individual to whom a permit to carry a concealed firearm has been issued:<subsection number="76-10-523(3)(a)(i)">
pursuant to Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53-5-704" start="0">53-5-704</xref>; or</subsection><subsection number="76-10-523(3)(a)(ii)">
by another state or county; or</subsection></subsection><subsection number="76-10-523(3)(b)">
a person who is issued a protective order under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-7-603(1)(b)" start="0">78B-7-603(1)(b)</xref> or <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-7-404(1)(b)" start="0">78B-7-404(1)(b)</xref>, unless the person is a restricted person as described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-10-503(1)" start="0">76-10-503(1)</xref>, for a period of 120 days after the day on which the person is issued the protective order.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="76-10-523(4)">
Except for Sections <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-10-503" start="0">76-10-503</xref>, <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-10-506" start="0">76-10-506</xref>, <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-10-508" start="0">76-10-508</xref>, and <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-10-508.1" start="0">76-10-508.1</xref>, this part and <xref depth="2" refnumber="53-5-7" start="0">Title 53, Chapter 5, Part 7, Concealed Firearm Act</xref>, do not apply to a nonresident traveling in or though the state, provided that any firearm is:
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unloaded; and</subsection><subsection number="76-10-523(4)(b)">
securely encased as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-10-501" start="0">76-10-501</xref>.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="76-10-523(5)">
Subsections <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-10-504(1)" start="0">76-10-504(1)</xref> and <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-10-504(2)" start="0">(2)</xref>, and <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-10-505(1)(b)" start="0">76-10-505(1)(b)</xref> do not apply to a person 21 years old or older who may otherwise lawfully possess a firearm.</subsection></section>