Utah § 53-5a-601 Definitions.

Utah Statutes

§ 53-5a-601 — Definitions.

Utah § 53-5a-601

Title 53Public Safety Code

Ch. 53-5aFirearm Laws

Part 53-5a-6Sale and Purchase of a Firearm

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Utah Code Ann. § 53-5a-601 (2026).

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As used in this part:

(1)"Antique firearm" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-5a-101.5.

(2)"Bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification created in Section 53-10-201 within the department.

(3)"Criminal history background check" means a criminal background check conducted through the bureau or a local law enforcement agency.

(4)"Dangerous weapon" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-11-101.

(5)"Dealer" means a person who is:

(5)(a) licensed under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 923; and

(5)(b) engaged in the business of selling, leasing, or otherwise transferring a firearm or handgun, whether the person is a retail or wholesale dealer, pawnbroker, or other type of merchant or seller.

(6)"Domestic violence" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-36

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As used in this part:
(1) "Antique firearm" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-5a-101.5.
(2) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification created in Section 53-10-201 within the department.
(3) "Criminal history background check" means a criminal background check conducted through the bureau or a local law enforcement agency.
(4) "Dangerous weapon" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-11-101.
(5) "Dealer" means a person who is:
(5)(a) licensed under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 923; and
(5)(b) engaged in the business of selling, leasing, or otherwise transferring a firearm or handgun, whether the person is a retail or wholesale dealer, pawnbroker, or other type of merchant or seller.
(6) "Domestic violence" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-36-1.
(7) "Federal firearms licensee" means a person who:
(7)(a) holds a valid federal firearms license issued under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 923; and
(7)(b) is engaged in the activities authorized by the specific category of license held by the person.
(8) (8)(a) "Firearm" means a pistol, revolver, shotgun, short barreled shotgun, rifle, or short barreled rifle, or a device that could be used as a dangerous weapon from which is expelled a projectile by action of an explosive.
(8)(b) "Firearm" does not include an antique firearm.
(9) (9)(a) "Short barreled rifle" means a rifle having a barrel or barrels of fewer than 16 inches in length.
(9)(b) "Short barreled rifle" includes a dangerous weapon made from a rifle by alteration, modification, or otherwise, if the weapon as modified has an overall length of fewer than 26 inches.
(10) (10)(a) "Short barreled shotgun" means a shotgun having a barrel or barrels of fewer than 18 inches in length.
(10)(b) "Short barreled shotgun" includes a dangerous weapon made from a shotgun by alteration, modification, or otherwise, if the weapon as modified has an overall length of fewer than 26 inches.
(11) "Shotgun" means a smooth bore firearm designed to fire cartridges containing pellets or a single slug.
(12) "Slug" means a single projectile discharged from a shotgun shell.