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O.C.G.A. § 43-21-7 (2019)

Checks or receipts for baggage

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(a) A keeper of an inn or other house of public entertainment for travelers shall give receipts or checks for all baggage delivered to such inn or house of entertainment when requested to do so by the guest owning the baggage. Such keeper shall not make any additional charge for receipting for, checking, or keeping such baggage while the owner remains a guest of the house.

(b) Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History

Ga. L. 1864-65, p. 61, § 1; Code 1873, § 2123; Code 1882, § 2123; Civil Code

1895, § 2941; Penal Code 1895, § 603; Civil Code 1910, § 3514; Penal Code 1910, § 634; Code 1933, §§ 52-107, 52-9901.

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. Authority of clerk or other employee to

waive innkeeper’s regulation as to baggage or valuables, 56 A.L.R. 316.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2018–2018 · leading case: JORDAN v. MARRIOTT Int'l, INC. Marriott Int'l, Inc. v. Jordan., 816 S.E.2d 822 (Ga. Ct. App. 2018).
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JORDAN v. MARRIOTT Int'l, INC. Marriott Int'l, Inc. v. Jordan., 816 S.E.2d 822 (Ga. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 4× “Under the innkeeper statutes, a person’s status as a guest at the hotel terminates at the expiration of the time period agreed to by the parties and “signed or initialed by the guest.” See OCGA § 43-21-3.2.4 At that time, the innkeeper is authorized to remove a departed guest’s…”
Wendy Jordan v. Marriott Int'l, Inc, No. A18A0167 (Ga. Ct. App. July 12, 2018). · cites it 2× “Under the innkeeper statutes, a person’s status as a guest at the hotel terminates at the expiration of the time period agreed to by the parties and “signed or initialed by the guest.” See OCGA § 43-21-3.”
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