Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 506.509 (2025)

Possession of shopping carts, laundry carts, dairy cases, egg baskets, poultry boxes, or bakery containers.

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506.509 Possession of shopping carts, laundry carts, dairy cases, egg baskets, poultry boxes, or bakery containers.Any person who is in possession of any shopping cart, laundry cart, dairy case, egg basket, poultry box, or bakery container with a registered name or mark shall be presumed to be in possession of stolen property and is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082.
History.s. 1, ch. 83-262; s. 6, ch. 87-80.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 506.509

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§506.509POSSESS STOLEN PROPILLEGAL POSSESS SHOPPING OR LAUNDRY CARTM · 1st
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1993–1993 · leading case: State v. Black, 617 So. 2d 777 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993).
State v. Black, 617 So. 2d 777 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993). · cites it 3× “The officer had probable cause to believe that defendant was in illegal possession of the shopping cart, in violation of section 506.509, Florida Statutes (1991).”
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