2019 Utah Code
Title 13 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 32a - Pawnshop and Secondhand Merchandise Transaction Information Act
Section 114 - Preemption of local ordinances -- Exceptions.

Universal Citation: UT Code § 13-32a-114 (2019)
Effective 5/14/2019
13-32a-114. Preemption of local ordinances -- Exceptions.
  • (1) This chapter preempts town, city, county, and other local ordinances governing pawn or secondhand businesses, if the ordinances are more restrictive than the provisions of this chapter or are not consistent with this chapter.
  • (2) Subsection (1) does not preclude a city, county, or other local governmental unit from:
    • (a) enacting or enforcing local ordinances concerning public health, safety, or welfare, if the ordinances are uniform and equal in application to pawn and secondhand businesses and other retail businesses or activities;
    • (b) requiring a pawn or secondhand business to obtain and maintain a business license and providing for revocation of the business license based on multiple violations of Section 76-6-408; and
    • (c) enacting zoning ordinances that restrict areas where pawn or secondhand businesses and other retail businesses or activities can be located.


Amended by Chapter 309, 2019 General Session
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