{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-76-11-202","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 76-11-202","heading":"Unlawful carrying of a concealed firearm by an individual under 21 years old.","body":"(1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-11-101, and 76-11-201 apply to this section.\n(2) An actor commits unlawful carrying of a concealed firearm by an individual under 21 years old if:\n(a) the actor is younger than 21 years old;\n(b) the actor does not have a provisional concealed carry permit issued in accordance with Section 53-5a-304 or a concealed carry permit lawfully issued by or in another state;\n(c) the actor conceals a firearm in a covered, hidden, or secreted manner that the public would not be aware of the firearm's presence;\n(d) the firearm described in Subsection (2)(c) is readily accessible for immediate use by the actor; and\n(e) the actor is in a location that is not:\n(i) the actor's residence;\n(ii) the actor's real property;\n(iii) a vehicle that the actor is lawfully present in; or\n(iv) a business under the actor's control.\n(3)\n(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b) or (3)(c), a violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor.\n(b) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), a violation of Subsection (2) is a class A misdemeanor if the firearm was loaded at the time of the violation.\n(c) A violation of Subsection (2) is a second degree felony if the firearm was used in the commission of a violent felony and the actor was a party to the offense.\n(4) This section does not:\n(a) apply to an individual who is categorized as a restricted person under Section 76-11-302 or 76-11-303 and may not possess a firearm in any manner or location and is subject to the penalties described in Part 3, Persons Restricted Regarding Dangerous Weapons;\n(b) prohibit an individual engaged in the lawful taking of protected or unprotected wildlife as defined in Title 23A, Wildlife Resources Act, from carrying a concealed firearm while performing an act to take the wildlife if the taking of wildlife does not occur:\n(i) within the limits of a municipality in violation of that municipality's ordinances; or\n(ii) upon the highways of the state as defined in Section 41-6a-102;\n(c) apply to an individual who is not a restricted person as described in Section 76-11-302 or 76-11-303 or 18 U.S.C. Sec. 922(g) and is issued a protective order under Subsection 78B-7-404(1)(b) or 78B-7-603(1)(b), for a period of 120 days after the day on which the individual is issued the protective order; or\n(d) prohibit the owner or lawful possessor of a vehicle from prohibiting another individual from carrying a firearm in the owner's or lawful possessor's vehicle.\n(5) An actor is lawfully present in a vehicle while carrying a firearm under this section if:\n(a) the vehicle is in the lawful possession of the actor; or\n(b) the actor has the consent of the person lawfully in possession of the vehicle to carry the firearm in the vehicle.","path":["Title 76 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 76-11 Weapons","Part 76-11-2 General Weapons Violations"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter11/76-11-S202.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"e37f647bc7dd349ba2a5b4cc7d5cb2263cfd9bffa97713a2b1848386c05bf2ae","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-76-11-201","next":"us-ut/utah-code-76-11-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}