One city in California has approved a self-checkout law that will impact shoppers and grocery stores with new regulations and fines.
Costa Mesa, in Orange County, California, has officially become the second city in the nation to pass a local ordinance regulating how self-checkout lanes are operated, from requiring a human attendant to monitor the lanes to limiting the number of items shoppers can ring up.
Costa Mesa’s City Council gave final approval for the law known as “Safe Stores are Staffed Stores” in February, and the regulations are about to take effect next month. Retailers that don’t follow the new law could face fines of up to $1,000 per day for violations…