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House adopts disorderly-conduct amendments to clarify when visible firearms may prompt police action
Summary
House Bill 268, amended on the floor, clarifies that mere possession of a holstered or encased firearm does not itself constitute disorderly conduct absent threatening behavior; sponsors said the changes give law enforcement tools to address open display or brandishing of weapons while protecting lawful carriers.
The Utah House adopted first substitute House Bill 268 on Wednesday, approving floor amendments that clarify when police may cite someone for disorderly conduct related to firearms.
Sponsor Representative Paul Ray described the bill as aimed at two goals: protecting people lawfully carrying holstered or encased firearms from disorderly conduct citations while giving law enforcement…
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