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Utah Code § 17-60-502: Knives regulated by state.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 17 Counties
  2. Chapter 17-60 General Provisions Applicable to Counties
  3. Part 17-60-5 Limitations on County Power

(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 county.

(3)

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

(b) A county 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.

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