# Utah Code § 53-5a-105: Number or mark assigned to a handgun by the department

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T53_S53_5a_105

## Section

- **Citation:** Utah Code § 53-5a-105
- **Heading:** Number or mark assigned to a handgun by the department
- **Jurisdiction:** Utah
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-5a / § 53-5a-105

## Text

(1) The department, upon request, may assign a distinguishing number or mark of identification to a handgun whenever it is without a manufacturer's number, or other mark of identification or whenever the manufacturer's number or other mark of identification or the distinguishing number or mark assigned by the department has been destroyed or obliterated. (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), an individual who places or stamps a mark of identification or distinguishing number on a handgun except one assigned to the handgun by the department is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. (3) This section does not: (a) prohibit restoration by the owner of the name of the maker, model, or of the original manufacturer's number or other mark of identification when the restoration is authorized by the department; (b) prohibit a manufacturer from placing in the ordinary course of business the name of the make, model, manufacturer's number, or other mark of identification upon a new handgun; or (c) apply to a handgun that is an antique firearm.

## Nearby sections

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