Unless prohibited by the laws of the United States or the State of California, or exempted by the provisions of this Article, every occupant occupying a guest room in a hotel in this City and County shall be required to pay the tax imposed herein to the operator along with the rent for the occupancy. This obligation is not satisfied until the tax has been paid to this City and County, except that a receipt indicating payment of the rent from an operator maintaining a place of business in this City and County or from an operator who is authorized by the Tax Collector to collect the tax shall be sufficient to relieve the occupant from further liability for the tax to which the receipt refers.
(Amended by Ord. 395-84, App. 9/20/84)