Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 7-201: (a) This section applies only to a wheeled cart or other similar device that is clearly marked with the name and address of its owner and if notice of this section is clearly and prominently displayed at each public exit from the grocery store, store, or market that owns the wheeled cart or other si
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits a misdemeanor by removing, damaging, or abandoning a grocery store shopping cart without permission, except in the store's own parking lot. Conviction carries a fine up to $25 per violation.
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