More California retailers want shoppers to show their receipts at exits, but is it legal?

(FOX40.COM) -- The rise of receipt checks at several retail stores throughout California has sparked new conversations about the legality of the anti-theft measure. • Video Above: Retail store closures continue in 2025

While places like Costco and Sam's Club have a reputation for checking shoppers' receipts upon exit, it's becoming more common for other California retailers to enforce receipt checks at the door.

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Most recently, Ross Dress for Less, a discount retail store, rolled out a new policy to stop customers on their way out for a receipt check. Several locations throughout Northern California have signs plastered near entrances and exits that read, "We Check Receipts."

Signs at a Ross Dress for Less store in Yuba City, Ca