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First Substitute H.B. 207

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OUT OF STATE FIREARM PERMIT

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1997 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Robert H. M. Killpack

5    AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL CODE; PROVIDING THAT PERSONS WITH A
6    CONCEALED FIREARM PERMIT ISSUED BY CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS BE EXEMPT
7    FROM CERTAIN WEAPONS LAWS.
8    This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9    AMENDS:
10         76-10-523, as last amended by Chapter 80, Laws of Utah 1995
11    Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12        Section 1. Section 76-10-523 is amended to read:
13         76-10-523. Persons exempt from weapons laws.
14        (1) This part and Title 53, Chapter 5, Part 7, Concealed Weapon Act, do not apply to any
15    of the following:
16        (a) a United States marshal while engaged in the performance of his official duties;
17        (b) a federal official required to carry a firearm while engaged in the performance of his
18    official duties;
19        (c) a law enforcement official of this or any other jurisdiction while engaged in the
20    performance of his official duties;
21        (d) a common carrier while engaged in the regular and ordinary transport of firearms as
22    merchandise;
23        (e) a nonresident traveling in or through the state, provided that any firearm is:
24        (i) unloaded; and
25        (ii) securely encased as defined in Section 76-10-501.
26        (2) The provisions of Subsections 76-10-504(1)(a), (1)(b), and Section 76-10-505 do not
27    apply to any person to whom a permit to carry a concealed firearm has been issued:


1        (a) pursuant to Section 53-5-704; or
2        (b) by another state whose requirements for issuance of a concealed firearm permit have
3    been determined by the Department of Public Safety to meet or exceed the requirements for
4    issuance of a concealed firearm permit in this state.

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