{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-76-11-216","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 76-11-216","heading":"Prohibited conduct in the sale of a dangerous weapon.","body":"(1)\n(a) As used in this section, \"materially false information\" means information that portrays an illegal dangerous weapon transaction as legal or a legal dangerous weapon transaction as illegal.\n(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-11-101, and 76-11-201 apply to this section.\n(2) An actor commits prohibited conduct in the sale of a dangerous weapon if the actor:\n(a)\n(i) knowingly solicits, persuades, encourages, or entices a person to sell, transfer, or otherwise provide a dangerous weapon to the actor or another individual; and\n(ii) knows that the sale, transfer, or providing of the dangerous weapon to the actor or other individual would be a violation of state or federal law; or\n(b)\n(i) provides information that the actor knows is materially false information to a person; and\n(ii) knowingly provides the materially false information to the person with intent to deceive the person about the lawfulness of a sale, transfer, or providing of a dangerous weapon to the actor or another individual.\n(3)\n(a) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class A misdemeanor if the dangerous weapon sold, transferred, or provided is not a firearm.\n(b) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony if the dangerous weapon sold, transferred, or provided is a firearm.","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-S216.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"0951f6e83c5f0d44017d03a471e179fbe2763b5fd0a16765e5f18f6164da4c60","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-76-11-215","next":"us-ut/utah-code-76-11-217"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}