315.069. Hotel operator may make certain requirements for providing accommodations. - Missouri Statutes

Hotel operator may make certain requirements for providingaccommodations.

315.069. The hotel operator may require a person seeking the use of aroom, accommodations, facilities or other privileges of the hotel todemonstrate his or her ability to pay for such use by cash, credit card orapproved check. The hotel operator may require the parent or guardian of aperson under the age of eighteen to:

(1) Accept in writing the liability for the cost of the room,accommodations, facilities or other privileges of the hotel used by theperson, and the cost of any damages to the room, furnishings in the room orother facilities of the hotel caused by the person while using the room,accommodations, facilities or other privileges of the hotel;

(2) Provide the hotel operator with one of the following:

(a) The authority to charge the amount due for the cost of the room,accommodations, facilities or other privileges of the hotel used by theperson, and the cost of any damages to the room, furnishings in the room orother facilities of the hotel caused by the person while using the room,accommodations, facilities or other privileges of the hotel to a creditcard used by a person under the age of eighteen. The granting of suchauthority shall be deemed a waiver of any defense based upon the age ofsuch person which may be raised by the minor or the person authorizing theuse of the credit card; or

(b) An advance cash payment sufficient to cover the cost of the room,accommodations, facilities or other privileges of the hotel used by theperson, and a reasonable amount as a deposit toward the cost of any damagesto the room, furnishings in the room or other facilities of the hotelcaused by the person while using the room, accommodations, facilities orother privileges of the hotel. A cash deposit for any damages required bythe hotel operator shall be promptly refunded to the extent not used tocover the cost of any such damages as determined by the hotel operatorfollowing an inspection of the room, accommodations or facilities of thehotel used by the person at the end of his or her stay.

(L. 1998 S.B. 526)