I know that in many non-US countries they require identification to check into hotels. However, in the United States I am not aware of any laws that require this. Do they exist?
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De acordo com a legislatura de Massachussets:
Section 27. Every innholder, and every lodging house keeper required so to do under section twenty-eight, and every person who shall conduct, control, manage or operate, directly or indirectly, any recreational camp, overnight camp or cabin, motel or manufactured housing community shall keep or cause to be kept, in permanent form, a register in which shall be recorded the true name or name in ordinary use and the residence of every person engaging or occupying a private room averaging less than four hundred square feet floor area, excepting a private dining room not containing a bed or couch, or opening into a room containing a bed or couch, for any period of the day or night in any part of the premises controlled by the licensee, together with a true and accurate record of the room assigned to such person and of the day and hour when such room is assigned.
Eu imagino que o conselho legal tenha sido procurado pelos hotéis e que os advogados sugeriram que os hotéis procurem uma identificação oficial para cumprir com isso.
Em Los Angeles, uma portaria visa especificamente os hóspedes em dinheiro ou com visitas:
- Renting of Hotel Rooms. The operator of a hotel shall not rent a room except in compliance with the following conditions. (a) A guest who pays all or part of the rent for a room in cash at the time of checking in, and a walk-in guest, shall be required to present an identification document or a housing voucher at the time of checking into the hoteL.
Também o Tennessee tem propôs um projeto de lei similar:
Hotels and Restaurants - As introduced, mandates lodging establishments maintain a guest register providing the name, address, date of birth, copy of a state or federally issued photo identification and vehicle registration information of every guest staying at the hotel; requires the hotel copy the photo ID; authorizes law enforcement personnel to inspect the registration records for law enforcement purposes.
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I have had similar conversations at several different hotels. What is going on here? Is there some secret law or something that hotels have to record your identity in the United States?
Não consigo encontrar nenhuma evidência de qualquer lei federal em relação a isso e, devido à outra legislação encontrada, é improvável que exista alguma que não esteja localizada.
Maybe a better question would be: is it possible to check into a hotel in the United States without a driver's license and credit card?
Recomendamos que você verifique as condições de reserva do hotel antes de tentar fazer o check-in, por exemplo, o hotel listado em sua FAQ (o texto em negrito aparece em negrito na página de perguntas frequentes do hotel):
Is my ID/passport required at check in?
Yes, a valid government issued picture ID is required for Hotel Check-in.
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What forms of payment are accepted to pay for my room?
A valid credit card is required to check in to the hotel, but guests may use cash or credit card at check-out to settle their bill.