HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 2015-20CITY OF PLYMOUTH
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2015-20
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 180
OF THE PLYMOUTH CITY CODE
CONCERNING HOTEL GUEST REGISTRATION
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 1180 of the City Code is amended to read as follows:
Section 1180 — Hotel Guest Registration
1180.01. Definitions. The following words and terms when used in this Section shall have
the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
A. "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. Subdivision 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 year, an , +ust a a4
times be open to the inspeetion of all law enforcement ^ffie^rsAny person who intentionally
violates this Section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
1180.03. Guest Duties. Subdivision 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 18 who are
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.
Effective Date. These amendment shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
APPROVED this 28th day of July, 2015.
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Kelli Slavik, Mayor
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Sandra R. Engdahl ity Clerk