Utah Code § 53-5a-601

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As used in this part:
(1) "Antique firearm" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-5a-101.5.
(2) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification created in Section 53-10-201 within the
department.
(3) "Criminal history background check" means a criminal background check conducted through
the bureau or a local law enforcement agency.
(4) "Dangerous weapon" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-11-101.
(5) "Dealer" means a person who is:
(a) licensed under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 923; and
(b) engaged in the business of selling, leasing, or otherwise transferring a firearm or handgun,
whether the person is a retail or wholesale dealer, pawnbroker, or other type of merchant or
seller.
(6) "Domestic violence" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-36-1.

(7) "Federal firearms licensee" means a person who:
(a) holds a valid federal firearms license issued under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 923; and
(b) is engaged in the activities authorized by the specific category of license held by the person.
(8)
(a) "Firearm" means a pistol, revolver, shotgun, short barreled shotgun, rifle, or short barreled
rifle, or a device that could be used as a dangerous weapon from which is expelled a
projectile by action of an explosive.
(b) "Firearm" does not include an antique firearm.
(9) "NFA firearm" means a firearm as that term is defined in the National Firearms Act, 26 U.S.C.
Sec. 5845.
(10)
(a) "Short barreled rifle" means a rifle having a barrel or barrels of fewer than 16 inches in length.
(b) "Short barreled rifle" includes a dangerous weapon made from a rifle by alteration,
modification, or otherwise, if the weapon as modified has an overall length of fewer than 26
inches.
(11)
(a) "Short barreled shotgun" means a shotgun having a barrel or barrels of fewer than 18 inches
in length.
(b) "Short barreled shotgun" includes a dangerous weapon made from a shotgun by alteration,
modification, or otherwise, if the weapon as modified has an overall length of fewer than 26
inches.
(12) "Shotgun" means a smooth bore firearm designed to fire cartridges containing pellets or a
single slug.
(13) "Slug" means a single projectile discharged from a shotgun shell.

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