Bill > SB753

This bill amends existing California law regarding shopping cart retrieval and management by local governments. It authorizes cities, counties, and city-county jurisdictions to retrieve shopping carts located outside retail premises and return them to their owners, with some important new provisions. Under the bill, local governments can now recover up to $100 per shopping cart for retrieval costs and can fine shopping cart owners up to $100 (increased from $50) for repeated failures to retrieve carts. The bill requires that "actual notice" to cart owners include proof of delivery, such as confirmed phone, mail, or electronic communication, and mandates that local governments maintain records of these notice proofs. Additionally, the bill requires that any local ordinance governing shopping cart retrieval include specific criteria, such as how to determine when a cart is inaccessible and how retrieval costs will be calculated. The legislation provides flexibility for local governments, allowing them to retrieve carts in response to public complaints or emergency situations, while establishing uniform statewide guidelines for managing shopping carts that end up outside retail premises.

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https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB753