Pre-trip check · CO → UT
Driving from Colorado to Utah?
The law changes the moment you cross the line — what's legal to carry, light, or do in Colorado can be a violation in Utah. Every status below is live from LawLert's database, dated, and linked to its official source.
Laws change at the state line.The free LawLert iPhone app alerts you when you cross into a state where a law you track differs: firearms, cannabis, alcohol, fireworks and 9 more. No account.Get the appWhat changes for you (11)
Prohibited — Utah has ZERO legal gambling: no casinos, card rooms, racinos, charitable gaming, or state lottery (constitutional ban).
Full Utah rule · Official source · verified Jul 28, 2026
Utah (76 code / 72-10-903): a third-degree felony to fly a drone to carry/drop an item to or into a correctional facility; a misdemeanor to interfere with its operations or security.
Full Utah rule · Official source · verified Jul 7, 2026
Under Utah Code 65A-8-211, non-agricultural open burning is prohibited during the closed fire season (June 1–Oct 31) and Nov–Mar; allowed only Apr–May within a county-set 30-day window after notifying the fire…
Full Utah rule · Official source · verified Jun 18, 2026
Utah requires hunter orange on the exterior while hunting big game; at least one visible item: hat, shirt, jacket, coat, vest or sweater. (2024 law removed prior 400-sq-in rule.)
Full Utah rule · Official source · verified Jun 18, 2026
Utah allows medical cannabis only (Utah Medical Cannabis Act), and recreational use is illegal. Patients need a state medical cannabis card.
Full Utah rule · Official source · verified Aug 2, 2026
Utah allows photo radar speed cameras only in school zones or areas of 30 mph or less, and only with an officer present, posted signs, and local approval (41-6a-608).
Full Utah rule · Official source · verified Jun 18, 2026
In Utah, groceries and convenience stores may sell only beer between 0.5% and 5.0% alcohol by volume (ABV). Packaged liquor, wine, flavored malt beverages and heavy beer above 5.0% ABV require a state DABS liquor store…
Full Utah rule · Official source · verified Jul 28, 2026
Utah permits ground and aerial 1.4G "state-approved" fireworks — fountains, ground spinners, sparklers, and aerial cakes and multi-shot devices up to 500 grams. Prohibited: firecrackers, bottle rockets, single aerial…
Full Utah rule · Official source · verified May 31, 2026
Groceries taxed at a reduced 3% combined rate (1.75% state + 1.25% local).
Full Utah rule · Official source · verified Jul 13, 2026
No state law limits magazine capacity in Utah — standard-capacity and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities around the…
Full Utah rule · Official source · verified Jun 7, 2026
No blade-length limit; Utah's only concealment offense (76-11-202) covers firearms carried by under-21s, so non-restricted adults may carry knives concealed.
Full Utah rule · Official source · verified Jul 7, 2026
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Matching status ≠ identical law — details, limits and penalties can still differ.
Carrying with a permit? Whether Colorado permits are honored in Utah is its own map — check Utah concealed-carry reciprocity. And federal land (national parks, forests) plays by federal rules in both states — see the federal-land guide.
Also from Colorado: CO → AZ · CO → KS · CO → NE · CO → NM · CO → OK · CO → WY · reverse (UT → CO)
Colorado to Utah: common questions
- Do the laws change when you drive from Colorado to Utah?
- Yes — 11 of the 13 categories LawLert tracks have a different status in Utah than in Colorado: gambling, drones, burn bans, hunting, cannabis, driving, alcohol, fireworks, taxes, firearms, knives. Each is listed on this page with its current status, the official source it came from, and the date it was last verified.
- What are the gambling laws in Utah if I'm coming from Colorado?
- Utah: Restricted — Prohibited — Utah has ZERO legal gambling: no casinos, card rooms, racinos, charitable gaming, or state lottery (constitutional ban). In Colorado the same category is Permitted.
- What are the drones laws in Utah if I'm coming from Colorado?
- Utah: Restricted — Utah (76 code / 72-10-903): a third-degree felony to fly a drone to carry/drop an item to or into a correctional facility; a misdemeanor to interfere with its operations or security. In Colorado the same category is Info.
- What are the burn bans laws in Utah if I'm coming from Colorado?
- Utah: Restricted — Under Utah Code 65A-8-211, non-agricultural open burning is prohibited during the closed fire season (June 1–Oct 31) and Nov–Mar; allowed only Apr–May within a county-set 30-day window after notifying the fire… In Colorado the same category is Conditional.
- Is my Colorado concealed carry permit honored in Utah?
- Permit reciprocity is decided separately from the firearms status shown on this page, so it is not answered here. LawLert publishes Utah's recognition list, with the statute or agency page behind it, at lawlertapp.com/firearms/UT/reciprocity. Permitless carry, where a state allows it, is a different question again — it does not make an out-of-state permit valid.
- How current is this Colorado to Utah comparison?
- Every rule on this page stores the date it was last checked against its source; the oldest on this comparison is 2026-05-31. Every rule LawLert publishes carries a source URL, and every correction it has made is public at lawlertapp.com/how-we-verify. Laws change — confirm anything consequential against the linked source.