§ 30-A §3838 — Refusal or denial of accommodations; ejection

Maine § 30-A §3838

• Jurisdiction: Maine
• Title 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
• Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES
• Ch. 183: ECONOMIC REGULATION

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An innkeeper or campground owner may refuse or deny any accommodations, facilities or privileges of a hotel, lodging house or campground to or may eject from the hotel, lodging house or campground premises or may request a law enforcement officer to remove from the premises:
1.
Person unwilling or unable to pay.
Any person who is unwilling or unable to pay for accommodations and services of the hotel, lodging house or campground. The innkeeper or campground owner may require the prospective guest to demonstrate the ability to pay by cash, valid credit card or a validated check;
2.
Minor.
Any person who has not attained 18 years of age. An innkeeper or campground owner may, at the innkeeper's or campground owner's discretion, grant the accommodations, facilities and privileges of a hotel, lodging house or campground to a minor if that minor:
3.
Property dangerous to others.
Any person the innkeeper or campground owner reasonably believes is bringing in property that may be dangerous to other persons, such as firearms or explosives;
4.
Limit on occupants exceeded.
Any person or persons, if admitting that person or those persons would cause the limit on the number of persons who may occupy any particular guest room in the hotel or lodging house or a site in the campground to be exceeded. For purposes of this subsection, the limit represents the number permitted by local ordinances or reasonable standards of the hotel, lodging house or campground relating to health, safety or sanitation; or
5.
Violates laws or rules; endangers others.
Any person who:

Legislative History

PL 1995, c. 88, §3 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 59, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 185, §4 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 209, §4 (AMD).