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the innkeeper, setting forth the name and residence of the guest. | | If the guest is a minor, the innkeeper may require a parent of the | | guest to register and to accept in writing liability for the guest | | room costs, taxes, all charges incurred by the minor and any | | damages to the guest room or its furnishings caused by the minor | | while a guest at the hotel or lodging house. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 30-A MRSA §3838, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 1997, c. 59, §1, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | B. Provides the innkeeper or campground owner with a valid | credit card number or | | or campground site costs, taxes, charges by the minor and | | any damages to the guest room or its furnishings or to the | | campground site caused by the minor. Any cash deposit | | provided must be refunded to the extent not used to cover | | any charges or damages as determined by the innkeeper or | | campground owner following room or campground site | | inspection at check-out.__The innkeeper or campground owner | | may accept a valid credit card number from the minor to | | cover the guest room or campground site costs, taxes, | | charges by the minor and any damages to the guest room or | | its furnishings or to the campground site caused by the | | minor; |
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| | | This bill amends several sections of the law dealing with | | innkeeping and lodging. The bill amends the provision requiring | | all guests to register. The bill also requires that a guest who | | is overcharged must be reimbursed the amount charged minus the | | posted rate for the room. The bill also changes the law | | requiring an innkeeper or campground owner to accept a credit | | card from a minor to cover guest expenses, instead making it | | optional. Lastly, the bill permits the owner of a lodging house | | or hotel that has 10 or fewer guest rooms to decline to admit | | children as occupants. |
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