{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-34-45-103","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 34-45-103","heading":"Protection of certain activities -- Firearms -- Free exercise of religion.","body":"(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a person may not establish, maintain, or enforce any policy or rule that has the effect of:\n(a) prohibiting any individual from transporting or storing a firearm in a motor vehicle on any property designated for motor vehicle parking, if:\n(i) the individual is legally permitted to transport, possess, purchase, receive, transfer, or store the firearm;\n(ii) the firearm is locked securely in the motor vehicle or in a locked container attached to the motor vehicle while the motor vehicle is not occupied; and\n(iii) the firearm is not in plain view from the outside of the motor vehicle; or\n(b) prohibiting any individual from possessing any item in or on a motor vehicle on any property designated for motor vehicle parking, if the effect of the policy or rule constitutes a substantial burden on that individual's free exercise of religion.\n(2) A person may establish, maintain, or enforce a policy or rule that has the effect of placing limitations on or prohibiting an individual from transporting or storing a firearm in a motor vehicle on property the person has designated for motor vehicle parking if:\n(a) the person provides, or there is otherwise available, one of the following, in a location reasonably proximate to the property the person has designated for motor vehicle parking:\n(i) alternative parking for an individual who desires to transport, possess, receive, transfer, or store a firearm in the individual's motor vehicle that:\n(A) imposes no additional cost on the individual; and\n(B) is in a location that is legal and safe for parking; or\n(ii) a secured and monitored storage location where the individual may securely store a firearm before proceeding with the vehicle into the secured parking area; or\n(b) the person complies with Subsection 34-45-107(5).","path":["Title 34 Labor in General","Chapter 34-45 Protection of Activities in Private Vehicles"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title34/Chapter45/34-45-S103.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"b4c57059526c5b874c98a2ddc4f13ddaa9b688e8caaac0f997978ad8cb2f7376","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-34-45-102","next":"us-ut/utah-code-34-45-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}