Constitutional Carry

If you are at least 21 years old and not a prohibited person as defined in 76-10-503 or 18 U.S.C. 922(g):

It is LEGAL to carry any lawfully owned firearm fully loaded and concealed without a concealed firearm permit. No law requires the firearm to be concealed.

It is ILLEGAL to have any firearm in State Prohibited Areas, or Federal Prohibited Areas.
It is ILLEGAL to carry a firearm on any school premises unless you have a valid Utah concealed firearm permit.
It is ILLEGAL to have a loaded rifle, shotgun, or muzzle-loading rifle in a vehicle unless you have a valid concealed firearm permit and it is your vehicle or you have consent from the owner of the vehicle. This means you can only have a loaded handgun in a vehicle.

See all other Constitutional Carry States.

Open Carry

This section only applies if you are 18 to 20 years old, not a prohibited person as defined in 76-10-503 or 18 U.S.C. 922(g) and you do not have a valid provisional concealed firearm permit:

- It is LEGAL to open carry (visible at all times) any lawfully owned firearm unloaded in public. See the law 76-10-502 and an explanation below.
- It is LEGAL to carry any lawfully owned firearm loaded and concealed;
  1. In your home including any temporary residence (hotel) or camp (including the tent) and on your real property.
  2. In your vehicle or a vehicle with the owner’s consent. Handguns ONLY
  3. In your business or business under your control. This can be explained as the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. A member of an organization or an employee of a company who has significant sway in the decision-making process.
  4. While hunting as long as you are not within the limits of a municipality (city) and not on any highway (road).
  5. On duty as an armed security officer with a valid armed private security officer license.

Laws

76-10-500. Uniform law.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Directive" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-6-2301.
(b) "Firearm" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-5a-102.
(c) "Local or state governmental entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-6-2301.
(2) The individual right to keep and bear arms being a constitutionally protected right under Article I, Section 6, of the Utah Constitution and the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, the Legislature finds the need to provide uniform civil and criminal laws throughout the state and declares that the Legislature occupies the whole field of state regulation of firearms.
(3) Except as specifically provided by state law, a local or state governmental entity may not:
(a) prohibit an individual from owning, possessing, purchasing, selling, transferring, transporting, or keeping any firearm at the individual's place of residence, property, business, or in any vehicle lawfully in the individual's possession or lawfully under the individual's control; or
(b) require an individual to have a permit or license to purchase, own, possess, transport, or keep a firearm.
(4) This part is uniformly applicable throughout this state and in all the state's political subdivisions.
(5) Authority to regulate firearms is reserved to the state except where the Legislature specifically delegates responsibility to local or state governmental entities.
(6) Unless specifically authorized by the Legislature by statute, a local or state governmental entity may not enact or enforce a directive pertaining to firearms that in any way inhibits or restricts the possession, ownership, purchase, sale, transfer, transport, or use of firearms on either public or private property.
(7) This part does not restrict or expand private property rights.
(8) A violation of this section is subject to Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 23, Firearm Preemption Enforcement Act.

76-10-502. When weapon deemed loaded.
(1) For the purpose of this chapter, any pistol, revolver, shotgun, rifle, or other weapon described in this part shall be deemed to be loaded when there is an unexpended cartridge, shell, or projectile in the firing position.
(2) Pistols and revolvers shall also be deemed to be loaded when an unexpended cartridge, shell, or projectile is in a position whereby the manual operation of any mechanism once would cause the unexpended cartridge, shell, or projectile to be fired.
(3) A muzzle loading firearm shall be deemed to be loaded when it is capped or primed and has a powder charge and ball or shot in the barrel or cylinders.

What Is An Unloaded Firearm?

Semi-Automatic:
1. A loaded magazine in the firearm, no round in the firing position (chamber is empty).
2. Must have two mechanical actions to fire;
  a. Rack the slide to load a round from the magazine into the chamber.
  b. Press the trigger to fire the round. A “thumb”, “grip”, “trigger” or any other type of safety feature is not considered a mechanical action.
Double Action Revolver:
1. Ammunition can be loaded in the chambers of the cylinder, with no round in the firing position. This means the chamber behind the barrel must be empty. The next chamber must also be empty. Ensure you know in which direction the cylinder rotates (clockwise to the right, counterclockwise to the left).
2. Must have two mechanical actions to fire;
  1. Pressing the trigger once will rotate the cylinder with the empty chamber and place another empty chamber in line with the barrel.
  2. Pressing the trigger a second time will rotate the cylinder, position a loaded chamber in line with the barrel, and fire the round.

76-10-504. Carrying concealed firearm -- Penalties.
(1) Except as provided in Section 76-10-503 and 76-10-523 and in Subsections (2), (3), and (4), a person who carries a concealed firearm, as defined in Section 76-10-501, including an unloaded firearm on his or her person or one that is readily accessible for immediate use which is not securely encased, as defined in this part, in or on a place other than the person's residence, property, a vehicle in the person's lawful possession, or a vehicle, with the consent of the individual who is lawfully in possession of the vehicle, or business under the person's control is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(2) A person who carries a concealed firearm that is a loaded firearm in violation of Subsection (1) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(3) A person who carries concealed an unlawfully possessed short barreled shotgun or a short barreled rifle is guilty of a second degree felony.
(4) If the concealed firearm is used in the commission of a violent felony as defined in Section 76-3-203.5, and the person is a party to the offense, the person is guilty of a second degree felony.
(5) Nothing in Subsection (1) or (2) shall prohibit a person engaged in the lawful taking of protected or unprotected wildlife as defined in Title 23A, Wildlife Resources Act, from carrying a concealed weapon or a concealed firearm as long as the taking of wildlife does not occur:
(a) within the limits of a municipality in violation of that municipality's ordinances; or
(b) upon the highways of the state as defined in Section 41-6a-102

Subsection (1) means you do not need a concealed firearm permit to carry a loaded and concealed firearm in your residence, on your property, in your vehicle or a vehicle with the owner's consent, your business, or if you are in control of the business.
Subsection (5) means you do not need a concealed firearm permit to carry a loaded and concealed firearm while hunting as long as you are not within city limits or on any road.

76-10-523. Persons exempt from weapons laws.
(1) Except for Sections 76-10-506, 76-10-508, and 76-10-508.1, this part and Title 53, Chapter 5, Part 7, Concealed Firearm Act, do not apply to any of the following:
(a) a United States marshal;
(b) a federal official required to carry a firearm;
(c) a peace officer of this or any other jurisdiction;
(d) a law enforcement official as defined and qualified under Section 53-5-711;
(e) a judge as defined and qualified under Section 53-5-711;
(f) a court commissioner as defined and qualified under Section 53-5-711; or
(g) a common carrier while engaged in the regular and ordinary transport of firearms as merchandise.
(2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the provisions of Section 76-10-528 apply to any individual listed in Subsection (1) who is not employed by a state or federal agency or political subdivision that has adopted a policy or rule regarding the use of dangerous weapons.
(3) Subsections 76-10-504(1) and (2), and Section 76-10-505 do not apply to:
(a) an individual to whom a permit to carry a concealed firearm has been issued:
(i) pursuant to Section 53-5-704; or
(ii) by another state or county; or
(b) a person who is issued a protective order under Subsection 78B-7-603(1)(b) or 78B-7-404(1)(b), unless the person is a restricted person as described in Subsection 76-10-503(1), for a period of 120 days after the day on which the person is issued the protective order.
(4) Except for Sections 76-10-503, 76-10-506, 76-10-508, and 76-10-508.1, this part and Title 53, Chapter 5, Part 7, Concealed Firearm Act, do not apply to a nonresident traveling in or through the state, provided that any firearm is:
(a) unloaded; and
(b) securely encased as defined in Section 76-10-501.
(5) Subsections 76-10-504(1) and (2), and Section 76-10-505(1)b) do not apply to a person 21 years old or older who may otherwise lawfully possess a firearm.

58-63-307. Occupations and Professions - Security Personnel Licensing Act - Use of firearms
(1) An individual licensed as an armored car security officer or an armed private security officer may carry a firearm only while acting as an armored car security officer or an armed private security officer in accordance with this chapter and rules made under this chapter.
(2) An individual licensed as an armored car security officer or an armed private security officer is exempt from the provisions of Section 76-10-505 and Title 53, Chapter 5, Part 7, Concealed Weapon Act, while acting as an armored car security officer or an armed private security officer in accordance with this chapter and rules made under this chapter.
[This means only while on duty unless otherwise authorized under the law]