Utah Carry Laws

Prohibited Places - Where You Cannot Carry

Utah: 'no firearms' signs at ordinary businesses have no criminal force of law (trespass applies only if you refuse to leave), BUT houses of worship and private residences that give notice -- by posted sign, personal communication, congregational announcement, or publication -- make carrying an infraction under Utah Code 76-11-219 (renumbered from 76-10-530 by the 2025 recodification, ch. 208); carrying a firearm at a K-12 school is a class A misdemeanor but concealed-permit holders 21 and older carrying concealed are EXEMPT (76-11-205(3)-(4), as amended 2026 ch. 171 -- Utah is one of the few states allowing permit holders in public schools); at colleges and universities only OPEN carry is an offense, a class C misdemeanor (76-11-205.5); airport secure areas are prohibited even for permit holders (76-11-218); secure areas of courthouses and of correctional and mental-health facilities are also off-limits (76-8-311.1, 76-8-311.3, 78A-2-203); carrying while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is separately barred (76-11-217).

PROHIBITED PLACES - WHERE YOU CANNOT CARRY
Utah

Utah: 'no firearms' signs at ordinary businesses have no criminal force of law (trespass applies only if you refuse to leave), BUT houses of worship and private residences that give notice -- by posted sign, personal communication, congregational announcement, or publication -- make carrying an infraction under Utah Code 76-11-219 (renumbered from 76-10-530 by the 2025 recodification, ch. 208); carrying a firearm at a K-12 school is a class A misdemeanor but concealed-permit holders 21 and older carrying concealed are EXEMPT (76-11-205(3)-(4), as amended 2026 ch. 171 -- Utah is one of the few states allowing permit holders in public schools); at colleges and universities only OPEN carry is an offense, a class C misdemeanor (76-11-205.5); airport secure areas are prohibited even for permit holders (76-11-218); secure areas of courthouses and of correctional and mental-health facilities are also off-limits (76-8-311.1, 76-8-311.3, 78A-2-203); carrying while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is separately barred (76-11-217).

Authority: Utah Code 76-11-219 (renumbered from 76-10-530 by ch. 208, 2025); 76-11-205 (schools, permit-holder exemption); 76-11-205.5 (open carry at higher ed); 76-11-218 (airport secure areas).

Constitutional Carry - No Permit Required

Utah allows permitless concealed carry for anyone 21+ who can legally possess a firearm.

Utah has permitless (constitutional) carry, enacted by HB 60 effective May 5, 2021. Any person 21 or older who may lawfully possess a firearm may carry it concealed without a permit — current law criminalizes concealed carry only by individuals UNDER 21 who lack a provisional Utah permit or a permit from another state (Utah Code § 76-11-202, renumbered from Title 76 Chapter 10 effective May 7, 2025). Individuals 18-20 may obtain a provisional concealed carry permit (§ 53-5a-304). Open carry of an unloaded firearm was already legal without a permit. The Utah concealed firearm permit (CFP) remains available and is useful for reciprocity when traveling. Firearms may be prohibited in secure areas established under Utah Code § 76-8-311.1 (correctional, law-enforcement, and mental-health facilities and certain government facilities); additional location restrictions exist elsewhere in Utah law.

Duty to Inform - No Statutory Requirement

Utah: No statute requires you to tell an officer you are carrying, to answer questions about carrying, or to display a permit on demand - the permit statute (Utah Code § 53-5-704) imposes no officer-interaction duty, and Utah's 2021 permitless-carry law adds none.

DUTY TO INFORM LAW ENFORCEMENT
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Utah: No statute requires you to tell an officer you are carrying, to answer questions about carrying, or to display a permit on demand - the permit statute (Utah Code § 53-5-704) imposes no officer-interaction duty, and Utah's 2021 permitless-carry law adds none.

Authority: Absence of any duty in Utah Code § 53-5-704 (the concealed-firearm-permit statute - full-section sweep found no carry/display/inform duty); Utah has permitless carry (2021).

No Magazine Capacity Limit

Utah has no state law limiting firearm magazine capacity: the entire recodified Utah weapons chapter (Utah Code Title 76, ch. 11, effective May 7, 2025) contains no magazine-capacity provision.

NO MAGAZINE CAPACITY LIMIT
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Utah has no state law limiting firearm magazine capacity: the entire recodified Utah weapons chapter (Utah Code Title 76, ch. 11, effective May 7, 2025) contains no magazine-capacity provision.

Authority: Negative claim: no Utah magazine-capacity statute. Evidence: the COMPLETE official recodified Utah weapons chapter (Utah Code Title 76, ch. 11, eff. 5/7/2025 — the rule's own citation) downloaded as the le.utah.gov chapter PDF (26 pp., sections 76-11-101 through 76-11-310) and searched exhaustively; Giffords 14-state survey absence..

No Red Flag Law

Utah: No red flag (ERPO) law is in effect as of February 2026.

RED FLAG / EXTREME RISK LAW
Utah

Utah: No red flag (ERPO) law is in effect as of February 2026.

Authority: no extreme-risk (ERPO) statute in the state code as of February 2026; Johns Hopkins National ERPO Resource Center state tracker.

No-Carry Signs - Mixed: Binding at Houses of Worship and Residences

Utah is mixed: at houses of worship and private residences, notice that firearms are prohibited — which may be given by posted signage, personal communication, announcement, bulletin, or publication — makes armed entry itself an offense (trespass with a firearm, Utah Code 76-11-219, an infraction); at ordinary private businesses no statute gives a 'no guns' sign independent force, and exclusion runs through the general criminal trespass statute after notice.

"NO FIREARMS" SIGN LAW
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Utah is mixed: at houses of worship and private residences, notice that firearms are prohibited — which may be given by posted signage, personal communication, announcement, bulletin, or publication — makes armed entry itself an offense (trespass with a firearm, Utah Code 76-11-219, an infraction); at ordinary private businesses no statute gives a 'no guns' sign independent force, and exclusion runs through the general criminal trespass statute after notice.

Authority: Utah Code § 76-11-219 (trespass with a firearm in a house of worship or private residence - notice incl. signage; infraction); general businesses via criminal trespass § 76-6-206.

Stand Your Ground - No Duty to Retreat

Utah: Stand Your Ground state. No duty to retreat before using force in self-defense anywhere you have a legal right to be.

STAND YOUR GROUND - NO DUTY TO RETREAT
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Utah: Stand Your Ground state. No duty to retreat before using force in self-defense anywhere you have a legal right to be.
Authority: Utah Code § 76-2-402(4)(a).

Vehicle Carry - Loaded HANDGUNS Allowed Without Permit (21+); Loaded Long Guns Prohibited

Utah: adults 21+ who may lawfully possess a firearm may carry a loaded handgun in a vehicle without a permit (76-10-523(5), enacted by HB 60 (2021); recodified 2025 at Utah Code Title 76 ch. 11) — but a loaded rifle, shotgun, or muzzleloader in ANY vehicle remains prohibited without a concealed firearm permit (76-11-204(2)(b)(ii)). Utah CFPs remain available for reciprocity.

VEHICLE CARRY - LOADED HANDGUNS ALLOWED WITHOUT PERMIT (21+); LOADED LONG GUNS PROHIBITED
Utah

Utah: adults 21+ who may lawfully possess a firearm may carry a loaded handgun in a vehicle without a permit (76-10-523(5), enacted by HB 60 (2021); recodified 2025 at Utah Code Title 76 ch. 11) — but a loaded rifle, shotgun, or muzzleloader in ANY vehicle remains prohibited without a concealed firearm permit (76-11-204(2)(b)(ii)). Utah CFPs remain available for reciprocity.

Authority: Utah Code § 76-10-523(5) (HB 60, 2021: 21+ lawful possessors exempt from 76-10-504(1)-(2) and 76-10-505(1)(b)), recodified 2025 into Title 76, ch. 11; § 76-11-204(2)(b)(ii) (loaded rifle/shotgun/muzzleloader in a vehicle remains prohibited without a CFP).