(1) As used in this section:
- (a) "Governmental entity" means the state and the state's political subdivisions.
- (b) "Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-1-102.
- (c) "Personally identifiable information" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63D-2-102.
(2) Subject to Subsections (3) and (4), the bureau shall create an online process that allows an individual who is selling or purchasing a firearm to voluntarily determine:
- (a) if the other individual involved in the sale of the firearm has a valid concealed carry permit issued under Section 53-5a-303, a provisional concealed carry permit issued under Section 53-5a-304, or a temporary concealed carry permit issued under Section 53-5a-305; or
- (b) based on the serial number of the firearm, if the firearm is reported as stolen.
- (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a federal firearms licensee or dealer.
(4) The bureau may not:
- (a) provide information related to a request under Subsection (2) to a law enforcement agency; or
- (b) collect a user's personally identifiable information under Subsection (2).
- (5) A governmental entity may not require an individual who is selling or purchasing a firearm to use the process under Subsection (2).
- (6) If an individual uses the process under Subsection (2), the individual is not required, based on the information the individual receives from the bureau, to make a report to a law enforcement agency.
- (7) After responding to a request under Subsection (2), the bureau shall immediately dispose of all information related to the request.
(8)
- (a) This section does not create a civil cause of action arising from the sale or purchase of a firearm under this section.
- (b) An individual's failure to use the process under Subsection (2) is not evidence of the individual's negligence in a civil cause of action.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 208, 2025 General Session