[UtahRSO]

What constitutes public notice?

Is it announcement over the pulpit? Yes. Maybe it hasn't been done yearly, and there is a question whether that is necessary according to the law. (Our opinions don't count, unless we are the judge making a ruling.)

Is it notice in a newspaper? Yes. Maybe that hasn't been done yearly either, and the question about the law still remains.

Does having the requirement posted on the BCI website constitute public notice? I submit it very likely does, and fulfills the law.

Next, is it like trespassing, where everything is OK until they personally ASK you to leave? NO. (Read the statute.) According to the statute, you've broken the law just by entering the "house of worship" with a firearm without permission. They don't have to ask you anything.

But finally, what is the penalty for breaking this law? Have you committed a felony? No. A misdemeanor? No. (Read the statute.) You have committed an "infraction."

 

[UtahRSO]

It seems apparent that a church could let the notification lapse, and then at a later date notify the BCI to list the prohibition. At that point, the notification has been made, and the prohibition is again in force.

One may argue about what could have been done, as regards the timing when it was listed on the BCI site months ago. That doesn't matter at this point. It's on the BCI site now, and that's what is important.

As for the timing earlier this year, is there any evidence one way or the other that the church let it lapse? Or did the BCI not post it when it should have been posted? Sounds like it could be a case of he-said, she-said, with no way we could really know. But again, it doesn't really matter now.