(This section was last updated April 1, 2011.)

Utah generally prohibits carrying a concealed firearm, including an unloaded firearm on the person or a firearm that is readily accessible for immediate use and is not securely encased, in a vehicle without the consent of the individual who is lawfully in possession of the vehicle.¹

Utah also generally prohibits carrying a loaded handgun in a vehicle without the consent of the individual who is lawfully in possession of the vehicle.² A person may not possess a loaded long gun in any vehicle.³

However, none of these prohibitions apply if the state has issued to a person a permit to carry a concealed firearm.⁴

1. Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-504(1). [↩]
2. Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-505(1). [↩]
3. Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-505(3). [↩]
4. Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-523. [↩]