H.B. 207 Enrolled

OUT OF STATE FIREARM PERMIT
1997 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Robert H. M. Killpack
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL CODE; PROVIDING THAT PERSONS WITH A
CONCEALED FIREARM PERMIT ISSUED BY CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS BE
EXEMPT FROM CERTAIN WEAPONS LAWS.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
76-10-523, as last amended by Chapter 80, Laws of Utah 1995
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 76-10-523 is amended to read:
76-10-523. Persons exempt from certain weapons laws.
(1) This part and Title 53, Chapter 5, Part 7, Concealed Weapon Act, do not apply to any
of the following:
(a) a United States marshal while engaged in the performance of his official duties;
(b) a federal official required to carry a firearm while engaged in the performance of his
official duties;
(c) a law enforcement official of this or any other jurisdiction while engaged in the
performance of his official duties;
(d) a common carrier while engaged in the regular and ordinary transport of firearms as
merchandise;
(e) a nonresident traveling in or through the state, provided that any firearm is:
(i) unloaded; and
(ii) securely encased as defined in Section 76-10-501.
(2) The provisions of Subsections 76-10-504(1)(a), (1)(b), and Section 76-10-505 do not
apply to any person to whom a permit to carry a concealed firearm has been issued:
(a) pursuant to Section 53-5-704; or
(b) by another state whose requirements for issuance of a concealed firearm permit have

been determined annually by the Department of Public Safety to meet or exceed the requirements
for issuance of a concealed firearm permit in this state.

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