North Carolina General Statutes
Article 16 - Larceny.
§ 14-72.3 - Removal of shopping cart from shopping premises.

14-72.3. Removal of shopping cart from shopping premises.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) "Shopping cart" means the type of push cart commonly provided by grocery stores, drugstores, and other retail stores for customers to transport commodities within the store and from the store to their motor vehicles outside the store.
(2) "Premises" includes the motor vehicle parking area set aside for customers of the store.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to remove a shopping cart from the premises of a store without the consent, given at the time of the removal, of the store owner, manager, agent or employee.
(c) Violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1983, c. 705, s. 1; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 14, s. 3.1.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 14 - Criminal Law

Article 16 - Larceny.

§ 14-70 - Distinctions between grand and petit larceny abolished; punishment; accessories to larceny.

§ 14-71 - Receiving stolen goods; receiving or possessing goods represented as stolen.

§ 14-71.1 - Possessing stolen goods.

§ 14-71.2 - Receiving or transferring stolen vehicles.

§ 14-72 - Larceny of property; receiving stolen goods or possessing stolen goods.

§ 14-72.1 - Concealment of merchandise in mercantile establishments.

§ 14-72.2 - Unauthorized use of a motor-propelled conveyance.

§ 14-72.3 - Removal of shopping cart from shopping premises.

§ 14-72.4 - Unauthorized taking or sale of labeled dairy milk cases or milk crates bearing the name or label of owner.

§ 14-72.5 - Larceny of motor fuel.

§ 14-72.6 - Felonious larceny, possession, or receiving of stolen goods from a permitted construction site.

§ 14-72.7 - Chop shop activity.

§ 14-72.8 - Felony larceny of motor vehicle parts.

§ 14-72.9 - Larceny of law enforcement equipment.

§ 14-72.11 - Larceny from a merchant.

§ 14-73 - Jurisdiction of the superior courts in cases of larceny and receiving stolen goods.

§ 14-73.1 - Petty misdemeanors.

§ 14-74 - Larceny by servants and other employees.

§ 14-75 - Larceny of chose in action.

§ 14-75.1 - Larceny of secret technical processes.

§ 14-76 - Larceny, mutilation, or destruction of public records and papers.

§ 14-76.1 - Mutilation or defacement of records and papers in the North Carolina State Archives.

§ 14-77 - Larceny, concealment or destruction of wills.

§ 14-78 - Larceny of ungathered crops.

§ 14-79 - Larceny of ginseng.

§ 14-79.1 - Larceny of pine needles or pine straw.

§ 14-79.2 - Waste kitchen grease; unlawful acts and penalties.

§ 14-81 - Larceny of horses, mules, swine, cattle, or dogs.

§ 14-82 - Taking horses, mules, or dogs for temporary purposes.

§ 14-83.1 - Fixtures subject to larceny.

§ 14-84 - Animals subject to larceny.

§ 14-85 - Pursuing or injuring livestock with intent to steal.

§ 14-86.1 - Seizure and forfeiture of conveyances used in committing larceny and similar crimes.

§ 14-86.2 - Larceny, destruction, defacement, or vandalism of portable toilets or pumper trucks.