EX-5.1 3 cirtrans8ex5-1.txt OPINION OF DURHAM JONES & PINEGAR ================================================================================ Durham Jones & Pinegar, P.C. 111 East Broadway, Suite 900 P.O. Box 4050 Salt Lake City, Utah 84110 801.415.3000 801.415.3500 fax www.djplaw.com January 14, 2008 Board of Directors CirTran Corporation 4125 South 6000 West West Valley City, Utah 84128 Gentlemen: We have assisted CirTran Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), in the preparation of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), relating to the registration of 60,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock (the "Shares") to be issued and sold by Company's 2008 Stock Plan (the "Plan"). We have examined the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended to date, and the Company's By-Laws, as amended to date, and have examined and relied on the originals, or copies certified to our satisfaction, of such records of meetings, written actions in lieu of meetings, or resolutions adopted at meetings, of the directors and stockholders of the Company, all as provided to us by the Company, and such other documents and instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinions expressed below. In our examination of the foregoing documents, we have assumed (i) the genuineness of all signatures and the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, (ii) the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies, (iii) the authenticity of the originals of the latter document, and (iv) the legal competence of all signatures to such documents. We express no opinion herein as to the laws of any state or jurisdiction other than the state laws of the State of Utah, and the federal laws of the United States of America. Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that when (i) the Registration Statement becomes effective, and (ii) certificates representing the Shares are duly executed, countersigned, registered, and delivered upon receipt of the agreed upon consideration therefor, the Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. SALT LAKE CITY | OGDEN | ST. GEORGE | LAS VEGAS CirTran Corporation January 14, 2008 Page 2 It is our understanding that this opinion is to be used only in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares while the Registration Statement is in effect. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act and to the use of our name therein and in the related Prospectus under the caption "Legal Matters." In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission. Very truly yours, DURHAM JONES & PINEGAR, P.C. /s/ Durham Jones & Pinegar, P.C. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------