Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. § 15-204
Ability to pay; registration; limit on occupancy
Effective Oct 1, 2025Added by Acts 2002, c. 307, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2025, c. 5, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 6, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.State of Maryland
- (a) An innkeeper may require a prospective guest to demonstrate an ability to pay by cash or valid credit card.
(b) An innkeeper may require each guest at a lodging establishment to register and may require the guest to produce:
- (1) a valid driver's license;
- (2) a valid uniformed services identification card;
- (3) a valid passport; or
- (4) any valid government issued identification card.
- (c) An innkeeper may limit the number of individuals who may occupy a particular guest room in a lodging establishment.
Added by Acts 2002, c. 307, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2025, c. 5, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 6, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.