34-45-103 - Protection of certain activities -- Firearms -- Free exercise of religion. - Utah Statutes

34-45-103. Protection of certain activities -- Firearms -- Free exercise of religion.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a person may not establish, maintain, or enforce anypolicy or rule that has the effect of:
(a) prohibiting any individual from transporting or storing a firearm in a motor vehicle on anyproperty designated for motor vehicle parking, if:
(i) the individual is legally permitted to transport, possess, purchase, receive, transfer, or storethe firearm;
(ii) the firearm is locked securely in the motor vehicle or in a locked container attached to themotor vehicle while the motor vehicle is not occupied; and
(iii) the firearm is not in plain view from the outside of the motor vehicle; or
(b) prohibiting any individual from possessing any item in or on a motor vehicle on anyproperty designated for motor vehicle parking, if the effect of the policy or rule constitutes a substantialburden on that individual's free exercise of religion.
(2) A person may establish, maintain, or enforce a policy or rule that has the effect of placinglimitations on or prohibiting an individual from transporting or storing a firearm in a motor vehicle onproperty the person has designated for motor vehicle parking if:
(a) the person provides, or there is otherwise available, one of the following, in a locationreasonably proximate to the property the person has designated for motor vehicle parking:
(i) alternative parking for individuals who desire to transport, possess, receive, transfer, orstore a firearm in the individual's motor vehicle at no additional cost to the individual; or
(ii) a secured and monitored storage location where the individual may securely store a firearmbefore proceeding with the vehicle into the secured parking area; or
(b) the person complies with Subsection 34-45-107(5).

Enacted by Chapter 379, 2009 General Session