§ 21:1 — Bed linens; duty as to

Louisiana § 21:1

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 21: Hotels and Lodging Houses

Text

§1. Bed linens; duty as to
A. Every hotel, motel, or innkeeper shall furnish clean and fresh bed
linens, unused by any other person since the last laundering thereof, on all beds
assigned to the use of any guest or patron of such inn, motel, or hotel.
B. Whoever fails or refuses to comply with the provisions and
requirements of this Section shall be fined not less than one hundred and fifty
dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned for not more than
ten days, or both.
C. The provisions of this Section shall be enforced by the state health
officer and the office of health services and environmental quality of the
Louisiana Department of Health as provided for in R.S. 40:5, at the request of
the parish health officer in the parish where the hotel, motel, or inn is located.

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1982, No. 32, §1.