Legal Question in Consumer Law in New York

Store Bag Policy

I wanted to know if I have to give my bag when I go to to stores that reqires you to hand your bags to someone before you can shop. Is it against the law for me to hold on to my own bags?


Asked on 2/20/03, 6:09 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Rod Kovel Rod Kovel, Attorney at Law

Re: Store Bag Policy

Dear Reader:

In examining this response, please note that we are not entering into an attorney/client relationship, that this is to be taken as informative, and not as legal advice, that it is always best to speak to a lawyer in your area and/or in the area where the transaction and/or events occurred, and that my answer is necessarily limited by the fact that I have not seen the documentation or had an opportunity to go over the matters with you in detail.

With rare exception, stores can let in whomever they wish, on whatever terms they wish. If they don't want your business, then don't shop there.

The exceptions are largely confined to the area of discrimination. Stores can't discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, and so on.

It's not only to prevent shoplifting, it is for security too.

As I mentioned before, this is something that you will want to take up with a lawyer of your own selection, either in your state or area or in a place where some of the pertinent events occurred.

Rod Kovel Attorney at Law 516-312-9900

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Answered on 2/24/03, 8:02 am


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