Utah Code 10-8-47.5. Knives regulated by state
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(1) As used in this section, “knife” means a cutting instrument that includes a sharpened or pointed blade.
Terms Used In Utah Code 10-8-47.5
- Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
- Municipality: means :(5)(a) a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;(5)(b) a town, as classified in Section
10-2-301 ; or(5)(c) a preliminary municipality incorporated under Chapter 2a, Part 5, Incorporation of a Preliminary Municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) The authority to regulate a knife is reserved to the state except where the Legislature specifically delegates responsibility to a municipality.(3)(3)(a) Unless specifically authorized by the Legislature or, subject to Subsection (3)(b), a municipal ordinance with a criminal penalty, a municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance or a regulation pertaining to a knife.(3)(b) A municipality may not enact an ordinance with a criminal penalty pertaining to a knife that is:(3)(b)(i) more restrictive than a state criminal penalty pertaining to a knife; or(3)(b)(ii) has a greater criminal penalty than a state penalty pertaining to a knife.