| Alabama | RESTRICTED | In Alabama, dumpster diving is generally restricted due to trespassing laws and specific ordinances against scavenging o... |
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| Alaska | RESTRICTED | Alaska does not have explicit laws prohibiting dumpster diving, but trespassing laws under Alaska Statutes § 11.46.320 m... |
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| Arizona | RESTRICTED | Arizona does not explicitly prohibit dumpster diving, but entering private property without permission is illegal under ... |
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| Arkansas | RESTRICTED | Arkansas does not have specific laws addressing dumpster diving, but trespassing laws under Arkansas Code § 5-39-203 pro... |
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| California | LEGAL | Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in California v. Greenwood (1988), there is no reasonable expectation of priva... |
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| Colorado | RESTRICTED | Colorado does not have specific dumpster diving laws, but trespassing laws under Colorado Revised Statutes § 18-4-502 pr... |
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| Connecticut | RESTRICTED | Connecticut does not have specific dumpster diving laws, but trespassing laws under Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-1... |
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| Delaware | RESTRICTED | Delaware does not have explicit dumpster diving laws, but trespassing laws under Delaware Code Title 11, § 820 prohibit ... |
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| Florida | RESTRICTED | Florida does not have specific dumpster diving laws, but trespassing laws under Florida Statutes § 810.08 prohibit enter... |
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| Georgia | RESTRICTED | Georgia does not have specific dumpster diving laws, but trespassing laws under O.C.G.A. § 16-7-21 prohibit entering pri... |
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| Hawaii | RESTRICTED | In Hawaii, dumpster diving is generally restricted by trespassing laws and specific local ordinances. While there is no ... |
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| Idaho | ILLEGAL | Idaho does not have a specific law addressing dumpster diving, but trespassing laws under Idaho Code §18-7008 prohibit e... |
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| Illinois | ILLEGAL | Illinois does not explicitly prohibit dumpster diving, but local ordinances and trespassing laws apply. Under 720 ILCS 5... |
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| Indiana | RESTRICTED | Indiana law does not specifically address dumpster diving, but entering private property without permission is prohibite... |
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| Iowa | ILLEGAL | Iowa does not have explicit dumpster diving laws, but trespassing laws under Iowa Code §716.7 prohibit unauthorized entr... |
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| Kansas | RESTRICTED | Kansas law does not specifically address dumpster diving, but trespassing statutes under K.S.A. 21-5808 prohibit unautho... |
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| Kentucky | RESTRICTED | Kentucky does not have specific dumpster diving laws, but trespassing is prohibited under KRS 511.070. Taking items from... |
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| Louisiana | ILLEGAL | Louisiana does not explicitly regulate dumpster diving, but trespassing laws under La. R.S. 14:63 prohibit unauthorized ... |
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| Maine | ILLEGAL | Maine does not have specific dumpster diving laws, but trespassing is prohibited under 17-A M.R.S. §402. Entering privat... |
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| Maryland | ILLEGAL | Maryland does not have specific dumpster diving laws, but criminal trespass is prohibited under Md. Code, Criminal Law §... |
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| Massachusetts | RESTRICTED | In Massachusetts, dumpster diving is generally restricted due to trespassing laws and local ordinances. While there is n... |
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| Michigan | RESTRICTED | Dumpster diving is not explicitly illegal in Michigan. Items in publicly accessible dumpsters are generally considered a... |
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| Minnesota | RESTRICTED | Minnesota law does not explicitly prohibit dumpster diving, but entering private property without permission can be pros... |
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| Mississippi | RESTRICTED | Mississippi does not have specific dumpster diving laws, but trespassing statutes (Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-67) prohibit ... |
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| Missouri | RESTRICTED | Missouri law does not specifically ban dumpster diving, but entering private property without consent is prohibited unde... |
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| Montana | RESTRICTED | Montana does not have a law specifically addressing dumpster diving, but trespass laws (Mont. Code Ann. § 45-6-203) proh... |
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| Nebraska | RESTRICTED | Nebraska does not specifically prohibit dumpster diving, but trespassing laws (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-520) prohibit unauth... |
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| Nevada | RESTRICTED | Nevada does not have a specific law banning dumpster diving, but trespassing laws (Nev. Rev. Stat. § 207.200) prohibit u... |
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| New Hampshire | RESTRICTED | New Hampshire does not specifically prohibit dumpster diving, but trespassing laws (N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 635:2) prohib... |
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| New Jersey | RESTRICTED | New Jersey does not have a specific law banning dumpster diving, but trespassing laws (N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:18-3) prohib... |
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| New Mexico | RESTRICTED | In New Mexico, dumpster diving is not explicitly prohibited by statute, but local trespassing laws (NMSA 1978, § 30-14-1... |
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| New York | ILLEGAL | New York does not have a specific statute addressing dumpster diving, but under Penal Law § 140.05, trespassing is illeg... |
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| North Carolina | RESTRICTED | North Carolina does not explicitly prohibit dumpster diving, but trespassing laws (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-159.13) apply if... |
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| North Dakota | RESTRICTED | North Dakota law does not specifically address dumpster diving, but trespassing (N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-22-03) and theft... |
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| Ohio | RESTRICTED | Ohio does not have laws specifically prohibiting dumpster diving, but trespassing laws (Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2911.21) a... |
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| Oklahoma | RESTRICTED | Oklahoma does not explicitly ban dumpster diving, but trespassing laws (Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1431) prohibit enterin... |
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| Oregon | RESTRICTED | Oregon does not have specific dumpster diving laws, but trespassing (ORS 164.245) and theft (ORS 164.015) statutes apply... |
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| Pennsylvania | RESTRICTED | Pennsylvania does not specifically prohibit dumpster diving, but trespassing laws (18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3503) apply if a... |
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| Rhode Island | RESTRICTED | Rhode Island does not have laws specifically addressing dumpster diving, but trespassing (R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-44-1) and ... |
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| South Carolina | RESTRICTED | South Carolina does not explicitly prohibit dumpster diving, but trespassing laws (S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-620) apply if ... |
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| South Dakota | RESTRICTED | In South Dakota, dumpster diving is generally restricted by trespassing laws. While there is no specific statute prohibi... |
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| Tennessee | ILLEGAL | Dumpster diving is not specifically prohibited by Tennessee state law. The legality depends primarily on trespassing law... |
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| Texas | ILLEGAL | In Texas, dumpster diving is not explicitly illegal, but entering private property without consent to access dumpsters m... |
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| Utah | RESTRICTED | Utah does not have a statute specifically prohibiting dumpster diving, but entering private property without permission ... |
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| Vermont | RESTRICTED | Vermont does not explicitly prohibit dumpster diving, but entering private property without permission to access dumpste... |
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| Virginia | RESTRICTED | Virginia does not have a law specifically banning dumpster diving, but entering private property without consent to acce... |
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| Washington | RESTRICTED | Washington State does not explicitly prohibit dumpster diving, but entering private property without permission to acces... |
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| West Virginia | RESTRICTED | West Virginia does not have a specific law banning dumpster diving, but entering private property without permission to ... |
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| Wisconsin | RESTRICTED | Wisconsin does not explicitly prohibit dumpster diving, but entering private property without permission to access dumps... |
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| Wyoming | RESTRICTED | Wyoming does not have a specific statute banning dumpster diving, but entering private property without permission to ac... |
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