(a) All hotels in the urban county shall keep registration records of all persons occupying rooms and shall not dispose of or destroy the same for a period of at least one (1) year from the date of any such registration.
(b) A hotel within the meaning of this section is defined as any establishment or building in which lodging is provided and offered to the public for compensation and which is open to transient guests.
(c) Any urban county government police officer, upon demand of the officer to the owner, operator or manager of the hotel, and upon a representation by said officer that a reasonable suspicion exists that the requested information is relevant to a pending inquiry or investigation, shall be provided the following:
(1) The room number and, if available, the address, of any person named by said officer who is occupying, or who has occupied a room at the hotel during the period requested by the officer.
(2) The name and, if available, the address, of any person who is occupying, or who has occupied any room specifically identified by number during the period requested by the officer.
(d) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00), nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or be imprisoned not more than twelve (12) months, or both so fined and imprisoned.
(Ord. No. 4094, § 1, 8-11-60; Ord. No. 117-99, § 1, 4-22-99)