§ 34-630. Additional regulations for tourist courts operating in unincorporated areas.

(1)

Hourly rates prohibited. No tourist court within the unincorporated areas of Fulton County shall charge or accept money or other consideration for lodging by an hourly rate or any increment less than one full day's room rental.

(2)

Posting of rates. The operator of any tourist court within the unincorporated areas of Fulton County shall post the room rental rates in a conspicuous location in clear view of registrants and guests. The operator shall not charge or accept money or other consideration in excess of the room rental rates required to be posted by this section.

(3)

Guest receipts.

(a)

Receipts shall be issued for all cash and noncash payments at the time paid. County hotel/motel occupancy tax and any charges other than room rental charges shall be listed separately.

(b)

Receipts shall be pre-numbered and in sequential order. Receipts may be in sequential order based upon date/time, when a reservation was made, or based upon date/time of registration.

(c)

Room numbers shall be included on all receipts, bills and registration cards, with any changes noted.

(d)

In the event the tourist court utilizes a computerized pre-arrival registration and/or billing procedure, the business shall not be required to comply with subsection (b) of this section; provided, however, that the pre-arrival registration and/or billing procedure must be able to certify that payments are properly tracked and recorded so as to create an audit trail.

(4)

Guest register.

(a)

The operator of any tourist court shall keep a register of the names and home or business addresses of all persons to be accommodated with the length of stay indicated.

(b)

Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) below, the operator or his or her employee shall, at the time of registration, verify the identification of the registrant by requesting to see, and copying onto the registration form, any one of the following: the registrant's valid driver's license number, the registrant's valid passport number and country of issuance, a photocopy of a valid military photo identification, and/or a credit card number of a credit card issued in the registrant's name.

(c)

The operator or his or her employee must also include on the registration forms required by this section the make, type and license number of the registrant's automobile, trailer or other vehicle, and the state in which such vehicle is registered and the year of registration, for any vehicle operated by the registrant that is parked on the premises.

(d)

In the event that the tourist court utilizes a pre-arrival registration or approval procedure that obviates the requirement for an arriving guest to go to the front desk and provide information typically required as part of the premises' customary registration process, the business shall not be required to comply with subsection (b) of this section; provided, however, that the business must obtain such guest-related information of the types specified in subsection (b) as a part of the pre-arrival registration or approval procedure.

(5)

Period of retention. The guest register required by subsection (4) above shall be kept and maintained on the premises for a period of not less than three years by the operator. The guest receipts required by subsection (3) above shall be kept and maintained in compliance with article 2 of chapter 18 regarding business and occupation taxes.

(6)

Posting of identification of owner and operator. The name, business address and business telephone number of the owner and operator must be posted in a conspicuous location in the registration, lobby or similar public area. The owner and the operator must provide to employees of the tourist court a telephone number where the owner or his or her representative may be reached during any time the business is in operation.

(Ord. No. 12-0285, 4-4-12)