Utah § 76-11-216 Prohibited conduct in the sale of a dangerous weapon.

Utah Statutes

§ 76-11-216 — Prohibited conduct in the sale of a dangerous weapon.

Utah § 76-11-216

Title 76Utah Criminal Code

Ch. 76-11Weapons

Part 76-11-2General Weapons Violations

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Utah Code Ann. § 76-11-216 (2026).

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(1)(1)(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.

(1)(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-11-101, and 76-11-201 apply to this section.

(2)An actor commits prohibited conduct in the sale of a dangerous weapon if the actor:

(2)(a) (2)(a)(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

(2)(a)(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

(2)(b) (2)(b)(i) provides information that the actor knows is materially false

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(1) (1)(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.
(1)(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-11-101, and 76-11-201 apply to this section.
(2) An actor commits prohibited conduct in the sale of a dangerous weapon if the actor:
(2)(a) (2)(a)(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
(2)(a)(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
(2)(b) (2)(b)(i) provides information that the actor knows is materially false information to a person; and
(2)(b)(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.
(3) (3)(a) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class A misdemeanor if the dangerous weapon sold, transferred, or provided is not a firearm.
(3)(b) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony if the dangerous weapon sold, transferred, or provided is a firearm.