[CC 1990 §16-364; Ord. No. 5594, 2-28-1994]
The owner, proprietor, manager or other person in charge of any hotel, motel, lodging house, rooming house or other place where transients are accommodated shall at all times keep a register in which shall be ascribed the names of all of the guests or persons renting or occupying rooms in such house, which register shall be signed by the person renting a room or by someone under his/her direction. The register shall include the full name of the person, their home or business address, driver's license number, a complete description of their vehicle including the license plate number of the vehicle and the State issuing the license plate. Such registration shall be made and after the names and information is ascribed in the register, the manager or other person in charge or his/her agent shall write the number of the room such guests or person is to occupy, together with the time when such room is rented so as to identify the room occupied by the person registering. All of the foregoing shall be done before any guest is permitted to occupy a room. Such register shall at all times be open to inspection by any Police Officer of the City, County, State or Federal Government.