{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53-5a-203","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53-5a-203","heading":"Prohibition on enforcement.","body":"(1) A law enforcement officer, state employee, or employee of a political subdivision is prohibited from implementing, enforcing, assisting, or cooperating in the enforcement of a federal regulation on firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition.\n(2) An employee of the state or a political subdivision may not expend public funds or allocate public resources for the enforcement of a federal regulation on firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition.\n(3) Notwithstanding Subsection (1) or (2), this section does not prohibit or otherwise limit a law enforcement officer, state employee, or employee of a political subdivision from:\n(a) cooperating, communicating, or collaborating with a federal agency if the primary purpose of the cooperation is not the investigation or enforcement of a federal regulation on firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories;\n(b) serving on or participating in:\n(i) a federal law enforcement task force or program if:\n(A) investigation and prosecution of state or federal firearms regulations are part of the duties of the task force or program; or\n(B) the law enforcement officer, state employee, or employee of the political subdivision is compensated by federal funds; or\n(ii) a state law enforcement task force or program that:\n(A) receives federal funding; or\n(B) has participation from federal law enforcement officials; or\n(c) referring an investigation to a federal law enforcement agency if the law enforcement officer, state employee, or political subdivision employee reasonably believes that a federal law regarding firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories has been violated.\n(4) This section does not apply to:\n(a) a law enforcement officer or state employee employed by or assisting:\n(i) the Bureau of Criminal Identification of the Department of Public Safety established in Section 53-10-201;\n(ii) the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division created in Section 53-6-103; or\n(iii) the Utah National Guard or the Utah State Defense Force created in Title 39A, National Guard and Militia Act; or\n(b) an individual who:\n(i) is appointed as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 925D; or\n(ii) is assisting another individual that is appointed as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 925D.","path":["Title 53 Public Safety Code","Chapter 53-5a Firearm Laws","Part 53-5a-2 Federal Firearm Enforcement Limitation Act"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53/Chapter5a/53-5a-S203.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"26713945c2e69aeb7c95c4a4644afc3912440d0a2d9d6c79dbeb2bafb6a9ba95","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53-5a-202","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53-5a-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}