Utah § 53-7-503 Rulemaking authority -- Publicly accessible list of contraband lighters maintained by the state fire marshal -- Authority to seize and destroy novelty lighters.

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§ 53-7-503 — Rulemaking authority -- Publicly accessible list of contraband lighters maintained by the state fire marshal -- Authority to seize and destroy novelty lighters.

Utah § 53-7-503

Title 53Public Safety Code

Ch. 53-7Utah Fire Prevention and Safety Act

Part 53-7-5Regulation of Novelty Lighters

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Utah Code Ann. § 53-7-503 (2026).

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(1)The Utah Fire Prevention Board, created in Section 53-7-203, may adopt rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to:

(1)(a) identify lighters or classes or types of lighters that are novelty lighters; and

(1)(b) provide for an informal adjudicative hearing, as provided in Section 63G-4-203, by the board to hear appeals of decisions of the State Fire Marshal Division under this part.

(2)(2)(a) The state fire marshal shall establish and maintain a list of lighters, or classes and types of lighters, that the state fire marshal has determined to be novelty lighters under this part.

(2)(b) The state fire marshal shall make the list available on the website maintained by the Department of Public Safety.

(3)A lighter is a contraband item subject to

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(1) The Utah Fire Prevention Board, created in Section 53-7-203, may adopt rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to:

(1)(a) identify lighters or classes or types of lighters that are novelty lighters; and
(1)(b) provide for an informal adjudicative hearing, as provided in Section 63G-4-203, by the board to hear appeals of decisions of the State Fire Marshal Division under this part.
(2) (2)(a) The state fire marshal shall establish and maintain a list of lighters, or classes and types of lighters, that the state fire marshal has determined to be novelty lighters under this part.
(2)(b) The state fire marshal shall make the list available on the website maintained by the Department of Public Safety.
(3) A lighter is a contraband item subject to seizure and destruction by the state fire marshal, a representative of the state fire marshal, a local fire enforcement official, or by a law enforcement agency, if the lighter is:

(3)(a) listed, or of a class or type listed, by the state fire marshal as a novelty lighter; and
(3)(b) offered for sale, sold, or distributed in this state.
(4) (4)(a) The state fire marshal, a representative of the state fire marshal, a local fire enforcement official, or a law enforcement agency may seize a novelty lighter that is not described in Subsection (3).
(4)(b) Upon finding that the person from whom the novelty lighter was seized is subject to a civil penalty under Section 53-7-504 for being an importer, wholesaler, seller, or distributor of the novelty lighter, the state fire marshal or a representative may order that the novelty lighter be forfeited and destroyed.