Stores are generally unlikely to detain customers who refuse receipt checks, but that doesn’t mean it’s optional. Customers who refuse could face other penalties.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Fred Meyer recently announced that it will begin checking customer receipts at the door at Portland-area stores as part of a broader push to crack down on crime and shoplifting.
After the announcement was reported, a viewer emailed KGW asserting that a mandatory receipt-checking policy would be illegal because it’s only permitted if the store has a reasonable suspicion that a person is shoplifting.
The story drew similar comments on social media, and those claims echo many
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