[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the
Township of Bristol 6-17-2021 by Ord. No.
2021-09. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The title of this Article is the “Hotel Registration Books
Ordinance.”
The purpose of this article is to require hotels, motels and
other lodging facilities within the Township to maintain up-to-date
and detailed records of all occupants staying on their properties.
When used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated unless further defined elsewhere in this article:
A structure used for the purpose of furnishing for compensation
more or less temporary lodging to the public; with or without meals
and having accommodations for 10 or more persons.
A structure used for temporary lodging for compensation by
one or more persons that is not a hotel, motel or motor court.
A structure of two or more detached or semidetached structures
containing rooms or apartments having separate entrances provided
directly or closely in connection with automobile parking or storage
space serving such rooms or apartments, which structure or group of
structures is designed, intended or used principally for the providing
of sleeping accommodations for automobile travelers and is suitable
for occupancy at all seasons of the year.
Any person who pays compensation to stay at a hotel, motel,
motor court or lodging facility.
Any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
The Township of Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
An identification card issued by any state or federal government
entity, including but not limited to, a driver license, state identification
card, passport or military identification card.
A.
Every person
within the Township who owns, keeps, maintains or controls any hotel,
motel or other lodging facility where rooms for lodging are available
shall provide for, keep and maintain a registry or registration system
for all occupants.
B.
Every person required to maintain a registry or registration system in subsection A of this section shall require every occupant who rents and/or occupies a room to legibly write or cause to be legibly written in such registry, his or her full name and place of residence and verify the authenticity by valid identification. The valid identification shall be noted on the registry by listing the identification number and expiration date.
C.
Every entry
on the registry shall be properly dated with the month, day, year
and time of day the occupant begins his or her stay. Every entry on
the registry shall also include the room number occupied.
D.
The occupant
vehicle information, make, model and year, shall also be included
in the registry.
It shall be unlawful for any occupant to occupy a room in any hotel, motel or other lodging facility without truthfully providing all the information for the registry as required by § 118-4.
Every person required to keep a registry or registration system
under this section shall maintain their registration records for a
period of five years. Records shall be maintained in such a manner
as to provide ready access to law enforcement.
Any person who violates or causes a violation of any of the
provisions of this article shall commit a summary offense and be liable
for a penalty of $1,000. Each day of the violation shall be considered
a separate offense.
