HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 2012-18CITY OF PLYMOUTH
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2012-18
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER XI OF THE
PLYMOUTH CITY CODE
CONCERNING GUEST REGISTRATION AT HOTELS
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Article XI of the Plymouth City Code is amended by adding Section 1180
as follows:
1180.01. Definitions. The following words and terms when used in this Section shall have the
following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Hotel" means an operation furnishing sleeping or overnight stopping accommodations
for transient guests, including recreational camping areas, cabin camps, bed and
breakfasts, lodging houses, tourist rooms, motels, hotels, resorts, or similar commercial
establishments.
1180.02. Hotel Operator Duties.
Subd. 1. Guest Registration. Any proprietor, manager, owner, agent, or employee of a
hotel must provide and keep an electronic or handwritten guest register for the registration of all
guests, and every guest must be registered as provided in this Section. Upon the arrival of each
guest, the operator of the hotel must require the guest to provide the name and home address of
the guest and every person with the guest as a member of the party, and if the guest is traveling
by motor vehicle, the make of the vehicle, registration number, and license plate number,
including the name of the state or country issuing the plate. The registration information must be
recorded in the guest register and kept in an accurate and orderly manner. The guest register
must be retained for one (1) year, and must at all times be open to the inspection of all law
enforcement officers. Any person who intentionally violates this Section is guilty of a
misdemeanor.
1180.03. Guest Duties.
Subd. 1. Guest Registration. Each person arriving at a hotel who receives sleeping or
overnight stopping accommodations must furnish to the operator the guest registration
information required in Section 1180.02. Children under the age of eighteen (18) who are
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accompanied by a parent or legal guardian who registers are exempt from the registration
requirements of this Section.
Subd. 2. Failure to Register. Any person who receives or uses hotel sleeping or
overnight stopping accommodations and intentionally fails to provide registration information as
required by Section 1180.02 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 3. False Registration. Any person required to register at a hotel who intentionally
presents false identification, provides a false or assumed name, or otherwise provides false guest
register information is guilty of a misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance is effective immediately upon enactment.
ADOPTED this 8th day of May, 2012 by the City Council of the City of Plymouth,
Minnesota.
C Y OF P OUTH
Kelli Slavik, Mayor
AT EST:
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andra R. Engdahl, City Vierk
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