Richmond Municipal Code Ch. 11.40 Hotels

Every owner, keeper or proprietor of any lodging house, rooming house or hotel in the City of Richmond shall, from and after the adoption of this chapter, keep a register wherein he shall require all guests, roomers or lodgers to inscribe their names upon their procuring lodgings, or a room or rooms, or accommodations in such lodging house, rooming house or hotel. The said register shall also show the time when said name was inscribed, meaning the time of the day, also the day, the month and the year, also the room or rooms occupied or to be occupied by said lodger, or roomer or guest in such lodging house, or rooming house or hotel. Said register shall be kept in a conspicuous place in said lodging house, rooming house or hotel, and shall at all times be open to inspection by the lodgers, roomers or guests of said lodging house, rooming house or hotel, and to the Chief of Police or any regular policeman or police detective of the City of Richmond or any peace officer of the State of California.

Before furnishing any lodging, room, or sleeping accommodations for hire to any person in any lodging house, rooming house or hotel in the City of Richmond, the proprietor, manager, or owner thereof shall require the person to whom such lodgings, room, rooming or sleeping accommodations are furnished to inscribe his or her name in such register kept for that purpose as hereinbefore provided, and shall set opposite said name the time when said name was so inscribed and also the number or other designation of the room or rooms occupied or to be occupied by such lodger, roomer or guest.

It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to occupy any room or rooms as lodgers, roomers or guests in any lodging house, rooming house or hotel in the City of Richmond without first having registered in said register as provided in Sections 11.40.010 and 11.40.020 of this chapter.

(Source: Ordinance No. 410)