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younggun20 wrote:
So i was thinking yesterday, from what I understand only violent crimes and such can stop you from owning a firearm and carrying. What about moving violations, what if they issue a warrant for non payment on a speeding ticket, or no turn signal or something similar? Can something simple eventually stop you?
76-2-101. Requirements of criminal conduct and criminal responsibility.
(1) (a) A person is not guilty of an offense unless the person's conduct is prohibited by law; and
(b) (i) the person acts intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, with criminal negligence, or with a
mental state otherwise specified in the statute defining the offense, as the definition of the offense requires; or
(ii) the person's acts constitute an offense involving strict liability.
(2) These standards of criminal responsibility do not apply to the violations set forth in Title 41, Chapter 6a,
Traffic Code, unless specifically provided by law.
Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session
IANAL though
Looks like traffic stuff is just an infraction. However, there is probably other code I am not aware of that escalates the infraction to higher state if they are unpaid and a warrant is issued. I would imagine they could yank your permit if it ends up being a warrant. They usually send you notice in the mail before it reaches that point though, so it would be a rare situation.
Kevin