{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53-7-504","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53-7-504","heading":"Offenses -- Civil penalties -- Penalty money to be deposited into the Fire Prevention Support Account.","body":"(1)\n(a) A person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute a novelty lighter in this state.\n(b) A person may not import a novelty lighter into this state for the purpose of selling or distributing the novelty lighter within this state.\n(c) A person may not possess a novelty lighter in inventory for the purpose of selling or distributing the novelty lighter within this state.\n(2)\n(a) The state fire marshal may assess a civil penalty against a person who violates Subsection (1) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.\n(b) The civil penalty for a violation of Subsection (1) may not exceed:\n(i) $10,000 for the importation of novelty lighters;\n(ii) $1,000 if the person acts as a wholesaler of novelty lighters or distributes novelty lighters by means other than distribution directly to consumers; and\n(iii) $500 if the person is:\n(A) a retail seller of novelty lighters; or\n(B) a person distributing novelty lighters, other than as a manufacturer, importer, or wholesaler.\n(3) If a person continues to violate this section after the state fire marshal gives the person written notice of a violation, each day that the violation continues after written notice is given is a separate offense subject to a civil penalty.\n(4)\n(a) For purposes of imposing civil penalties, it is prima facie evidence that a lighter is a novelty lighter if the lighter is listed by the state fire marshal as a novelty lighter under Section 53-7-503, or is of a class or type of lighter listed by the state fire marshal as a novelty lighter.\n(b) Listing by the state fire marshal is not a requirement for a determination that a lighter is a novelty lighter.\n(5) All money collected from civil penalties under this section shall be deposited into the Fire Prevention Support Account created in Section 53-7-204.2.\n(6) A person may seek judicial review of a final agency action under this part as provided in Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.","path":["Title 53 Public Safety Code","Chapter 53-7 Utah Fire Prevention and Safety Act","Part 53-7-5 Regulation of Novelty Lighters"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53/Chapter7/53-7-S504.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"98e454e9096012e7b184eeb1808c4a2400f8422f221b3b43938af1d20da5801f","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53-7-503","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53-7-505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}