Concealed Carry in Utah

Yes. An individual 21 years old or older who may lawfully possess firearms may carry a loaded or unloaded firearm, openly or concealed, without a concealed carry permit on a public street or in any other place not prohibited by state or federal law. Individuals 18 to 20 without a provisional permit may not carry a concealed firearm in public (outside their residence, real property, a vehicle they are lawfully in, or a business they control) and may not carry a loaded firearm on a public street; they may openly carry only an unloaded firearm in public. People who are restricted persons (category I or II) may not possess firearms at all.

Utah issues a concealed firearm permit through the Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI); it is shall-issue: the bureau 'shall issue' a permit to an applicant 21 or older within 60 days unless it finds proof the applicant is not qualified (for example, felony, violent, alcohol, drug, moral-turpitude or domestic-violence convictions, or being a danger to self or others). It is valid for five years. Training: proof of general familiarity with the firearms to be concealed, covering safe loading, unloading, storage and carrying and current laws on lawful use of force, through a BCI-approved course, a BCI-certified instructor, or equivalent competition, law-enforcement or military experience; instruction must be in person, not electronic. A provisional permit is available to applicants 18 to 20 and is valid until age 21. Fees: by statute $25 (plus $35 for nonresidents) before July 1, 2026, and a fee set by the bureau on or after that date; BCI's page lists the application fee as $55 for Utah residents and $90 for non-residents, with online renewal at $20.75 (residents) or $50.75 (out-of-state holders). Nonresidents from states that recognize Utah's permit must also hold their home state's permit.

Utah honors concealed carry permits issued by every other state: an individual 18 or older with 'a concealed carry permit lawfully issued by or in another state' who may lawfully possess firearms may openly or concealed carry a loaded or unloaded firearm in a vehicle, on a public street or in other places not prohibited, and such permit holders are also exempt from the long-gun-in-vehicle offense.

Main places: (1) secure areas established under § 76-8-311.1 where weapons are prohibited and notice is posted; (2) airport secure areas; (3) public or private elementary and secondary schools (class A misdemeanor with a firearm) unless the carrier is 21 or older with a concealed carry permit carrying concealed, or another exception applies (such as a firearm in the carrier's own vehicle); (4) daycare premises, unless the carrier holds a permit or another exception applies; (5) a house of worship or private residence after notice that firearms are prohibited (an infraction); (6) open carry on college and university premises (class C misdemeanor), while permitless carriers may not carry there openly; (7) carrying a readily accessible dangerous weapon while under the influence of alcohol (at DUI levels) or a controlled substance (class B misdemeanor).

Without a permit: a person 21 or older may carry a loaded or unloaded handgun, openly or concealed, in a vehicle they are lawfully present in (own or possess it, or have the possessor's consent), but rifles, shotguns and muzzle-loading rifles must be unloaded. A person 18 to 20 may carry a loaded or unloaded handgun in such a vehicle (concealed carry in a vehicle they are lawfully in is not the under-21 concealed-carry offense) and an unloaded long gun. Carrying a loaded rifle, shotgun or muzzle-loading rifle in any vehicle, or a readily accessible firearm in a vehicle one is not lawfully present in, is a class B misdemeanor unless the person holds a Utah or other state's concealed carry permit. A vehicle's owner may forbid others from carrying in it.