{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-10-8-47.5","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 10-8-47.5","heading":"Knives regulated by state.","body":"(1) As used in this section, \"knife\" means a cutting instrument that includes a sharpened or pointed blade.\n(2) The authority to regulate a knife is reserved to the state except where the Legislature specifically delegates responsibility to a municipality.\n(3)\n(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.\n(b) A municipality may not enact an ordinance with a criminal penalty pertaining to a knife that is:\n(i) more restrictive than a state criminal penalty pertaining to a knife; or\n(ii) has a greater criminal penalty than a state penalty pertaining to a knife.","path":["Title 10 Utah Municipal Code","Chapter 10-8 Powers and Duties of Municipalities"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title10/Chapter8/10-8-S47.5.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"2c5e3849b5c57ad7074659769ee5c26fb7a3b00439f505e6e8fc2bbe04ce1b4f","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-10-8-47","next":"us-ut/utah-code-10-8-49"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}