Utah Code Title 53. Public Safety Code § 53-5c-202. Illegal firearms confiscated--Disposition of unclaimed firearm

(a) notify the owner cohabitant attempting to voluntarily commit the firearm that the firearm is an illegal firearm;  and

(b) confiscate the firearm and dispose of the firearm in accordance with Section 24-3-103.5.

(2)(a) If a law enforcement agency cannot, after a reasonable attempt, locate an owner cohabitant to return a firearm in accordance with Section 53-5c-201, the law enforcement agency shall dispose of the firearm in accordance with Section 24-3-103.5.

(b) A law enforcement agency may not dispose of a firearm under Subsection (2)(a) before one year after the day on which the cohabitant initially voluntarily committed the firearm in accordance with Section 53-5c-201.

(3)(a) If a person other than an owner cohabitant claims ownership of the firearm, the person may:

(b) Except as provided in Section 53-5c-201, the law enforcement agency shall return a firearm to a person other than an owner cohabitant who claims ownership of the firearm if:

(c) After sufficient notice is given to the prosecutor, the court may order that the firearm be:

(d) A law enforcement agency shall return a firearm ordered returned to the rightful owner as expeditiously as possible after a court determination.