California shoppers may soon find there’s no such thing as a quick getaway from the grocery store.

A major change could soon hit grocery stores in Santa Ana , that could include customers being closely watched at self-checkout lines.

The strict new regulations on self-checkout kiosks at grocery stores and pharmacies, with supporters saying the measure will reduce theft and protect jobs while critics warn it could increase costs and slow down shopping trips.

Santa Ana could soon impose new regulations on self-checkout kiosks at grocery stores and pharmacies, Helayne Seidman for the NY Post

Under the proposal, stores would be required to have at least one employee monitoring every three self-checkout kiosks in use.…