Maryland Code, CRIMINAL LAW 7-201
Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL LAW 7-201
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(b) (1) A person may not:
(i) without the permission of the owner or agent of the owner, remove a wheeled cart or other similar device provided for the purpose of assembling or carrying purchased materials from a grocery store, store, or market, including its parking facilities;
(ii) damage any wheeled cart or other device owned by the grocery store, store, or market from which the cart was obtained; or
(iii) abandon a wheeled cart or other device on the streets or alleys of the State.
(2) A person may abandon a wheeled cart or other device on the parking facilities of the grocery store, store, or market from which the cart was obtained.
(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $25 for each violation.