In-N-Out Fined for Refusing to Check Customers’ Vaccination Status

An In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Alhambra, Calif., on Aug. 30, 2018. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images

An In-N-Out in Contra Costa County, California, has been hit with fines for refusing to ask customers to present evidence showing they are vaccinated against COVID-19, according to reports.

The branch, located in the East Bay suburb of Pleasant Hill, has reportedly been fined twice—a total of $750—by Contra Costa County’s health department for not checking customers’ vaccination status for indoor dining, as is required by local health protocol, SFGate reported.