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Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code
Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities
Section 47.5 - Knives regulated by state.
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UT Code § 10-8-47.5 (2025)
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10-8-47.5. Knives regulated by state.
Enacted by Chapter 272, 2011 General Session
- (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.
Enacted by Chapter 272, 2011 General Session
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