(a) It shall be unlawful for any owner, operator, employee or person in control of any hotel to rent, subrent, or otherwise furnish accommodations therein to any person without first requiring the person requesting the accommodations to exhibit a written instrument of identification. The following written instruments are the only acceptable types of identification:
(1) An unexpired drivers license issued by any state of the United States or Canada, provided such license includes a picture of the licensee;
(2) A non-operating identification license issued pursuant to A.R.S. Section 28-3165;
(3) An armed forces identification card;
(4) A valid unexpired passport or border crossing identification card which is issued by a government; or
(5) A voter card issued by the government of Mexico and which contains a photograph of the person and the date of birth.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any owner, operator, employee, or person in control of any hotel to rent, subrent, or otherwise furnish accommodations therein to any person without first entering in a register the following information:
(1) The name and address of each guest furnished with accommodations;
(2) The correct date and time of day that the accommodations were rented, subrented, or otherwise furnished to the guest;
(3) The room number or other specific description of the accommodations which were furnished to the guest;
(4) The signature of the guest to whom the accommodations were furnished; and
(5) The type of written instrument of identification presented by the guest to verify his/her name and address, and the number of the identification. A photocopy of the instrument of identification is sufficient to satisfy this requirement.
Such register shall be made available for the inspection of any peace officer at all times upon request.
(Ord. No. 9240, § 1, 6-21-99)