Cathedral City Municipal Code Ch. 5.24 Hotel Registration

Every owner, keeper or proprietor of any lodginghouse, roominghouse, recreation vehicle park, hotel or motel shall keep a register wherein he shall require all guests, roomers or lodgers to inscribe their names and addresses upon their procuring lodging or a room or accommodations.

(Ord. 15 § 1, 1982)

The register required in Section 5.24.010 shall also show the day of the month and year when the name was inscribed, and the room occupied or to be occupied by the lodger, or roomer or guest in the lodginghouse, roominghouse or hotel.

(Ord. 15 § 1, 1982)

The register shall at all times be open to inspection by the chief of police or any regular policeman of this city.

(Ord. 15 § 1, 1982)

Before furnishing any lodging for hire to any person in any lodginghouse, or before renting any room to any person in any roominghouse, or before furnishing any accommodations to any guest at any hotel or motel, the proprietor, manager or owner thereof shall require the person to whom the lodgings are furnished, or room is rented, or accommodations furnished, to inscribe his name and address in the register kept for that purpose as provided in this chapter, and shall set opposite the name the time when the name was so inscribed, and also the room occupied by the lodger, roomer or guest.

(Ord. 15 § 1, 1982)

Every person engaging or to whom there is furnished any room or accommodations at a lodginghouse, roominghouse, hotel or motel shall first sign the register and give the information as provided in the preceding sections.

(Ord. 15 § 1, 1982)

No person referred to in Section 5.24.050 shall write or allow to be written any other than his true name and address upon the registration; nor shall any person write thereon other than the true name and address of any other guest upon the registration.

(Ord. 15 § 1, 1982)

Any violation of Section 5.24.010, 5.24.020, 5.24.030, 5.24.040, 5.24.050, 5.24.060 or 5.24.062 of this chapter by any person responsible for committing, causing or maintaining such violation shall constitute a public nuisance which shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 13.80 of the municipal code.

(Ord. 506 § 3, 1999; Ord. 513 § 4, 1999)

Any violation of Section 5.24.010, 5.24.020, 5.24.030, 5.24.040, 5.24.050, 5.24.060 or 5.24.062 of this chapter by any person responsible for committing, causing or maintaining such violation shall constitute an infraction violation which shall be subject to the provisions set forth in Chapter 13.65 of the municipal code, including, but not limited to, the imposition of any and all criminal penalties set forth therein.

(Ord. 506 § 3, 1999; Ord. 513 § 4, 1999)

Any person convicted of an infraction for each separate violation of this chapter, shall be subject to: (a) a fine in an amount not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars for a first conviction of an offense; (b) a fine in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars for a second conviction of the same offense within a twelve-month period from the date of the first offense; and (c) a fine in an amount not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars for the third conviction of the same offense within a twelve-month period from the date of the first offense. The fine for a fourth and subsequent convictions of the same offense within a twelve-month period from the date of the first offense shall be one thousand dollars.

(Ord. 506 § 3, 1999; Ord. 513 § 4, 1999)

In lieu of issuing an infraction citation, the city may issue an administrative citation, pursuant to Chapter 13.58 of the municipal code, to any person responsible for committing, causing or maintaining a violation of Sections 5.24.010, 5.24.020, 5.24.030, 5.24.040, 5.24.050, 5.24.060 or 5.24.062 of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall preclude the city from also issuing an infraction citation upon the occurrence of the same offense on a separate day.

(Ord. 506 § 3, 1999; Ord. 513 § 4, 1999)

Note: Former § 5.24.100, Administrative fine, derived from Ord. 506 and Ord. 513 was repealed by Ord. 892, 10/22/2025.

A violation of Section 5.24.030, 5.24.040, 5.24.050, 5.24.060 or 5.24.062 of this chapter by the holder of a validly issued city permit and/or city license shall constitute grounds for modification, suspension and/or revocation of said permit and/or license pursuant to the provisions set forth in Chapter 13.150 of the municipal code.

(Ord. 506 § 3, 1999; Ord. 513 § 4, 1999)

Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the city from pursuing the remedies provided by Chapter 13.140 of the municipal code, including, but not limited to, denial or revocation of certificates of occupancy, issuance of stop work orders and injunctive relief.

(Ord. 506 § 3, 1999; Ord. 513 § 4, 1999)