Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 4 — PUBLIC WELFARE, SAFETY AND HEALTH›Chapter 7 — MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS
Modesto Municipal Code Art. 3 Hotels Required to Keep Registration
Modesto Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Modesto
Cite as: Modesto Municipal Code Article 3 · Text as of 2026-10-04
4-7.301 - Public Register.¶
Every person within the corporate limits of the City, who keeps, maintains or controls a lodging house or hotel, shall provide, keep and maintain a public register, and shall require every person who rents or occupies a room in such lodging house or hotel to write in said register his name and place of residence; such registration shall be made upon a page of such register properly dated with reference to the day of the year, month and week and at the time the person rents or arranges to occupy a room.
(Ord. 39-N.S., § 1)
4-7.302 - Open to Public Inspection.¶
The hotel or lodging house register required by Section 4-7.301 shall be open to the public at any and all reasonable hours, and the pages thereof shall, upon demand be open to inspection or investigation by any member of the Police Force or other peace officer of the City, immediately upon demand having been made by such peace officers.
(Ord. 39-N.S., § 2)
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