Section 47.5 - Knives regulated by state.

UT Code § 10-8-47.5 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) As used in this section, "knife" means a cutting instrument that includes a sharpened or pointed blade.

(2) The authority to regulate a knife is reserved to the state except where the Legislature specifically delegates responsibility to a municipality.

(3) (a) Unless specifically authorized by the Legislature or, subject to Subsection (3)(b), a municipal ordinance with a criminal penalty, a municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance or a regulation pertaining to a knife. (b) A municipality may not enact an ordinance with a criminal penalty pertaining to a knife that is: (i) more restrictive than a state criminal penalty pertaining to a knife; or (ii) has a greater criminal penalty than a state penalty pertaining to a knife.

(a) Unless specifically authorized by the Legislature or, subject to Subsection (3)(b), a municipal ordinance with a criminal penalty, a municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance or a regulation pertaining to a knife.

(b) A municipality may not enact an ordinance with a criminal penalty pertaining to a knife that is: (i) more restrictive than a state criminal penalty pertaining to a knife; or (ii) has a greater criminal penalty than a state penalty pertaining to a knife.

(i) more restrictive than a state criminal penalty pertaining to a knife; or

(ii) has a greater criminal penalty than a state penalty pertaining to a knife.