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 :

(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;

(b)	a town, as classified in Section 10-2-301; or

(c)	a metro township as that term is defined in Section 10-2a-403 unless the term is used in the context of authorizing, governing, or otherwise regulating the provision of municipal services. 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)

(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.

(b)

A municipality may not enact an ordinance with a criminal penalty pertaining to a knife that is:

(i)	more restrictive than a state criminal penalty pertaining to a knife; or

(ii)	has a greater criminal penalty than a state penalty pertaining to a knife.

Enacted by Chapter 272, 2011 General Session

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