Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-102.1 — Removal of shopping cart from store premises
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 3: Larceny and Receiving Stolen Goods, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-102.1
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
(1) The term "shopping cart" when used in this section means those push carts of the type or types which are commonly provided by grocery stores, drugstores, or other merchant stores or markets for the use of the public in transporting commodities in stores and markets from the store to a place outside the store.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to remove a shopping cart from the premises, of the owner of such shopping cart without the consent, of the owner or of his agent, servant, or employee given at the time of such removal. For the purpose of this section, the premises shall include all the parking area set aside by the owner, or on behalf of the owner, for the parking of cars for the convenience of the patrons of the owner.
(3) Any person convicted of a violation under subsection (2) shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
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Is removal of shopping cart from store premises a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Removal of shopping cart from store premises is a class 3 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-102.1.
Which Virginia statute covers removal of shopping cart from store premises?
Removal of shopping cart from store premises is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-102.1 (Removal of shopping cart from store premises).
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