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The ordinance shall provide that any such shopping cart that remains on real property outside of the premises defined in § 18.2-102.1 at least 15 days after a notice of violation is given to the owner of such shopping cart shall be presumed to be abandoned and subject to removal from the real property by the locality or its agents without further notice.B\n\nA notice of violation sent by registered or certified mail to the last known address of the shopping cart’s owner or its registered agent reflected in state or locality public records shall satisfy the notice requirement of this section. In the event that any such shopping cart is so removed, the cost of removal, including the cost of disposal, but not to exceed $300 per cart, shall be charged to the owner of the shopping cart. Any such charge that is not paid within 30 days of the date on which it is billed to the owner shall constitute a lien upon the shopping cart and may be collected in any manner provided by law for the collection of taxes.C\n\nIn addition to any other remedy provided herein, the locality or its designee may institute legal action to enjoin the continuing violating of this section.D\n\nAn ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection A may provide that it shall be unlawful for any person, except the owner or his agent, to possess outside of the premises any shopping cart, when the owner has posted notice on the property that removal is unlawful. The locality may provide that a person who violates the ordinance is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500. However, such penalty shall not apply when such person has been found guilty of a violation of § 18.2-102.1 for the removal of such shopping cart from a store premises.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":257476,"text":"The governing body of any locality with a County Manager Plan or Urban County Executive Form may, by ordinance, provide that it shall be unlawful for any person to place, leave, or abandon on any real property in the locality, or within specified districts within the locality, any shopping cart as defined in § 18.2-102.1. The ordinance shall provide that any such shopping cart that remains on real property outside of the premises defined in § 18.2-102.1 at least 15 days after a notice of violation is given to the owner of such shopping cart shall be presumed to be abandoned and subject to removal from the real property by the locality or its agents without further notice.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":257477,"text":"A notice of violation sent by registered or certified mail to the last known address of the shopping cart’s owner or its registered agent reflected in state or locality public records shall satisfy the notice requirement of this section. In the event that any such shopping cart is so removed, the cost of removal, including the cost of disposal, but not to exceed $300 per cart, shall be charged to the owner of the shopping cart. Any such charge that is not paid within 30 days of the date on which it is billed to the owner shall constitute a lien upon the shopping cart and may be collected in any manner provided by law for the collection of taxes.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":257478,"text":"In addition to any other remedy provided herein, the locality or its designee may institute legal action to enjoin the continuing violating of this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":257479,"text":"An ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection A may provide that it shall be unlawful for any person, except the owner or his agent, to possess outside of the premises any shopping cart, when the owner has posted notice on the property that removal is unlawful. 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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 1174<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":54920,"section_number":"18.2-102.1","catch_line":"Removal of shopping cart from store premises","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-102.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":156907,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71419,"identifier":"15.2-985","token":"15.2\/II\/9\/5\/15.2-985","url":"\/15.2-985\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-985\/","token":"15.2\/II\/9\/5\/15.2-985","dublin_core":{"Title":"Disposition of abandoned shopping carts; unauthorized possession; penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-985","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The governing body<\/span> of any locality<\/span> with a County<\/span> Manager Plan or Urban County<\/span> Executive Form may, by ordinance<\/span>, provide that it shall be unlawful for any person to place, leave, or abandon on any real property in the locality<\/span>, or within specified districts within the locality<\/span>, any shopping cart as defined in § 18.2-102.1<\/a>. The ordinance<\/span> shall provide that any such shopping cart that remains on real property outside of the premises defined in § 18.2-102.1<\/a> at least 15 days after a notice of violation is given to the owner of such shopping cart shall be presumed to be abandoned and subject to removal from the real property by the locality<\/span> or its agents without further notice. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A notice of violation sent by registered or certified mail to the last known address of the shopping cart’s owner or its registered agent reflected in state or locality<\/span> public records shall satisfy the notice requirement of this section. In the event that any such shopping cart is so removed, the cost of removal, including the cost of disposal, but not to exceed $300 per cart, shall be charged to the owner of the shopping cart. Any such charge that is not paid within 30 days of the date on which it is billed to the owner shall constitute a lien<\/span> upon the shopping cart and may be collected in any manner provided by law<\/span> for the collection of taxes. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In addition to any other remedy provided herein, the locality<\/span> or its designee may institute legal action to enjoin the continuing violating of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> An ordinance<\/span> adopted pursuant to subsection A may provide that it shall be unlawful for any person, except the owner or his agent, to possess outside of the premises any shopping cart, when the owner has posted notice on the property that removal is unlawful. The locality<\/span> may provide that a person who violates the ordinance<\/span> is subject to a civil penalty<\/span> of not more than $500. However, such penalty<\/span> shall not apply when such person has been found guilty of a violation of § 18.2-102.1<\/a> for the removal of such shopping cart from a store premises. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISPOSITION OF ABANDONED SHOPPING CARTS; UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION; PENALTIES (\u00a7\n15.2-985)\n\nA. The governing body of any locality with a County Manager Plan or Urban County\nExecutive Form may, by ordinance, provide that it shall be unlawful for any\nperson to place, leave, or abandon on any real property in the locality, or\nwithin specified districts within the locality, any shopping cart as defined in\n§ 18.2-102.1. The ordinance shall provide that any such shopping cart that\nremains on real property outside of the premises defined in § 18.2-102.1 at\nleast 15 days after a notice of violation is given to the owner of such shopping\ncart shall be presumed to be abandoned and subject to removal from the real\nproperty by the locality or its agents without further notice.\n\nB. A notice of violation sent by registered or certified mail to the last known\naddress of the shopping cart’s owner or its registered agent reflected in\nstate or locality public records shall satisfy the notice requirement of this\nsection. In the event that any such shopping cart is so removed, the cost of\nremoval, including the cost of disposal, but not to exceed $300 per cart, shall\nbe charged to the owner of the shopping cart. Any such charge that is not paid\nwithin 30 days of the date on which it is billed to the owner shall constitute a\nlien upon the shopping cart and may be collected in any manner provided by law\nfor the collection of taxes.\n\nC. In addition to any other remedy provided herein, the locality or its designee\nmay institute legal action to enjoin the continuing violating of this section.\n\nD. An ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection A may provide that it shall be\nunlawful for any person, except the owner or his agent, to possess outside of\nthe premises any shopping cart, when the owner has posted notice on the property\nthat removal is unlawful. The locality may provide that a person who violates\nthe ordinance is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500. However, such\npenalty shall not apply when such person has been found guilty of a violation of\n§ 18.2-102.1 for the removal of such shopping cart from a store premises.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 1174, \u00a7 15.2-984.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}