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Fla. Stat. § 768.093 (2025)
Owner liability limits; powered shopping carts.
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768.093 Owner liability limits; powered shopping carts.—
(1) For the purposes of this section, the term “powered shopping cart” means an electrically powered assistive technology device which is generally used in a retail establishment by a customer, designed for the simultaneous transport of a person and of goods of any kind, and capable of speeds no greater than 21/2 miles per hour.
(2) A powered shopping cart which is provided to a person gratuitously for use solely on the premises of the owner of such powered shopping cart shall not be considered a dangerous instrumentality in this state.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2004–2026 · leading case: Weissberg v. Albertson's Inc., 886 So. 2d 305 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004).
Weissberg v. Albertson's Inc., 886 So. 2d 305 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004). “Moreover, as Albertson's has pointed out, section 768.093(2), Florida Statutes (2002), provides that a powered shopping cart is not, under certain defined circumstances, a dangerous instrumentality.”
Arthur Sager v. Madalina Blanco & Ricardo F. Blanco (Fla. 3d DCA 2022). “(2022), limiting the liability of a lessor of an automobile subject to registration for operation on public roads, depending on the duration of the lease, §§ 324.”
Arthur Sager v. Madalina Blanco & Ricardo F. Blanco (Fla. 3d DCA 2022). “(2022), limiting the liability of a lessor of an automobile subject to registration for operation on public roads, depending on the duration of the lease, § 324.”
Montes (S.D. Fla. 2026). “§ 768.093(2). Electric shopping carts like “[e]scalators, [ ] turnstiles, revolving or swinging doors, and other equipment for buildings and places where the public is invited, are considered necessary and standard equipment .”
— 768.093(2) — 4 cases
Weissberg v. Albertson's Inc., 886 So. 2d 305 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004). “Moreover, as Albertson's has pointed out, section 768.093(2), Florida Statutes (2002), provides that a powered shopping cart is not, under certain defined circumstances, a dangerous instrumentality.”
Arthur Sager v. Madalina Blanco & Ricardo F. Blanco (Fla. 3d DCA 2022). “(2022), limiting the liability of a lessor of an automobile subject to registration for operation on public roads, depending on the duration of the lease, §§ 324.”
Arthur Sager v. Madalina Blanco & Ricardo F. Blanco (Fla. 3d DCA 2022). “(2022), limiting the liability of a lessor of an automobile subject to registration for operation on public roads, depending on the duration of the lease, § 324.”
Montes (S.D. Fla. 2026). “§ 768.093(2). Electric shopping carts like “[e]scalators, [ ] turnstiles, revolving or swinging doors, and other equipment for buildings and places where the public is invited, are considered necessary and standard equipment .”
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