{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-17-60-502","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 17-60-502","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 county.\n(3)\n(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.\n(b) A county 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 17 Counties","Chapter 17-60 General Provisions Applicable to Counties","Part 17-60-5 Limitations on County Power"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title17/Chapter60/17-60-S502.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"7eb50b3cfdf9f438cb0349e276af39d86cb43a5a5ad20c6a8245b646a9b7fb0c","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-17-60-501","next":"us-ut/utah-code-17-60-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}