Utah Code Title 76. Utah Criminal Code § 76-8-311.1. Establishment of secure areas--Items prohibited--References to penalty provisions

(1)(a) As used in this section:

(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-8-101 apply to this section.

(2)(a) The State Tax Commission or a correctional, law enforcement, or mental health facility may establish secure areas within the facility and may prohibit or control by rule any firearm or other dangerous weapon, ammunition, or explosive.

(b) Subsections (2)(a), (3), (4), and (5) apply to a higher education secure area hearing room referred to in Subsections 53B-3-103(2)(a)(ii) and (b).

(4)(a) An entity that creates a secure area under this section shall provide a secure weapons storage area so that an individual entering the secure area may store the individual's weapon before entering the secure area.

(b) The entity operating the facility shall be responsible for a weapon while the weapon is stored in the storage area described in Subsection (4)(a).

(5)(a) An actor who transports a firearm or other dangerous weapon or ammunition into a secure area created under this section or a higher education secure area hearing room created under this section may be punished under Section 76-8-311.2.

(b) An actor who knowingly or intentionally transports, possesses, distributes, or sells an explosive in a secure area or a higher education secure area hearing room created under this section may be punished under Section 76-10-306.

(c) It is a defense to a prosecution related to this section that the actor acted in conformity with the facility's rule or policy established pursuant to this section.