UTAH CODE (Last Updated: January 16, 2015) |
Title 32B. Alcoholic Beverage Control Act |
Chapter 4. Criminal Offenses and Procedure Act |
Part 4. Sale, Purchase, Possession, and Consumption |
§ 32B-4-414. Unlawful possession -- Exceptions.
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(1) A person may not possess liquor within this state unless authorized by this title or the rules of the commission, except that: (a) a person who clears United States Customs when entering this country may possess for personal consumption and not for sale or resale, a maximum of two liters of liquor purchased from without the United States; (c) a person who inherits liquor as a beneficiary of an estate that is located outside the state, may possess the liquor and transport or cause the liquor to be transported into the state if the person: (i) obtains department approval before moving the liquor into the state; (ii) provides sufficient documentation to the department to establish the person's legal right to the liquor as a beneficiary; and (iii) pays the department a reasonable administrative handling fee as determined by the commission; or (d) a person may transport or possess liquor if: (i) the person transports or possesses the liquor: (A) for personal household use and consumption; and (B) not for: (I) sale; (II) resale; (III) gifting to another; or (IV) consumption on premises licensed by the commission; (ii) the liquor is purchased from a store or facility on a military installation; and (iii) the maximum amount the person transports or possesses under this Subsection (1)(d) is: (A) two liters of: (I) spirituous liquor; (II) wine; or (III) a combination of spirituous liquor and wine; and (B) (I) one case of heavy beer that does not exceed 288 ounces; or (II) one case of a flavored malt beverage that does not exceed 288 ounces. (2) (a) Approval under Subsection (1)(b) may be obtained by a person who: (i) is transferring the person's permanent residence to this state; or (ii) maintains separate residences both in and out of this state. (b) A person may not obtain approval to transfer liquor under Subsection (1)(b) more than one time.
Enacted by Chapter 276, 2010 General Session