(A) Every owner, operator, on-duty manager, keeper or proprietor of any hotel or motel shall, without delay, report violations of law to the Village of Willowbrook Police Department when such violations are either witnessed or made known to hotel or motel management by an employee, guest, visitor or other person on the premises. Every employee or agent of a hotel or motel shall immediately, upon witnessing or becoming aware of violations of law or emergencies, report such incident to hotel or motel management.
(B) Every owner, operator, keeper or proprietor of any hotel or motel, shall, at all times, maintain a manager on duty or on-call capable of assisting, communicating, and cooperating with the police or other law enforcement officials in maintaining the public health, welfare, and safety.
(C) All information required to be procured and kept pursuant to this chapter shall be kept strictly confidential in accordance with all state and federal laws and shall not be provided to any person except to a federal or state law enforcement officer or to any officer empowered to enforce this chapter, or as otherwise provided by law.
(D) All information required to be procured and kept pursuant to this chapter shall be provided to any federal or state law enforcement officers, or local sworn enforcement officers, upon demand, and in no event later than twenty-four (24) hours after demand by the officer and a representation by said officer that a reasonable suspicion exists that such information is relevant to a then-pending inquiry or investigation, criminal or otherwise. Nothing in this requirement shall be construed as giving any such officer any greater right or license to enter a room or invade privacy than the officer shall otherwise possess as a matter of law, probable cause, constitutional law, statutory right, or warrant.
(E) Every owner, operator, keeper or proprietor of any hotel or motel shall keep a record of all rental agreements between the hotel or motel, and all guests and their visitors, and make these records available to the Village within a reasonable time upon request. For the purposes of this section, the term “record” shall mean the hotel or motel’s electronic guest registration system which stores guest identifying information. In the event the hotel or motel does not have an electronic guest registration system, the hotel or motel shall record the guest and any visitor’s information in a paper record or reservation book. The following information, at a minimum, must be recorded at the time of registration and maintained for a period of no less than one (1) year after the rental agreement’s termination:
1. The full name, phone number, and home address of each overnight registered guest;
2. The make, type and license number of the guest’s vehicle if the vehicle will be parked on hotel or motel premises;
3. The day, month, year and time of arrival of each guest;
4. The number or other identifying symbol of location of the room rented or assigned each guest;
5. The date that each guest is scheduled to depart;
6. The rate charged and amount collected for rental of the room assigned to each guest;
7. The method of payment for the room;
8. The full name of the person checking in the guest; and
9. Documentation used to verify a stay in excess of twenty-eight (28) consecutive days as provided in subsection 3-9-12(C).
(F) No person shall procure or provide lodging in any hotel or motel, or any services therefrom, through misrepresentation or production of false identification, or identification which misrepresents the identity of the person procuring or sharing in such lodging or service. (Ord. 21-O-46, 9-27-2021)