§ 21:22 — Prima facie evidence of intent to defraud

The failure of any person to pay the proper charges due for any food, lodging, beverages, or anything of value due to any hotel, inn, boarding house or restaurant before departing from the premises, without first personally appearing before the room clerk or other agent of the establishment before departing and protesting the amount alleged to be due, or without working out satisfactory credit arrangements for the payment thereof, is prima facie evidence of intent to defraud, within the meaning of R.S. 21:21; and the failure of the person drawing, endorsing, uttering or delivering any check, draft or order to any hotel, inn, boarding house or restaurant in payment of food, lodging, beverages or anything of value, to honor the same within five days after the receipt of written notice of its nonpayment upon presentation, is prima facie evidence of intent to defraud, within the meaning of R.S. 21:21.

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1958, No. 420, §1; Acts 1968, No. 539, §1.