HOUSE BILL No. 4627


     April 19, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Allen, Julian, Birkholz, Drolet, Lockwood, Neumann and Shackleton and referred to the
Committee on Commerce.


        A bill to define certain rights and responsibilities of

   hotels and bed and breakfasts with respect to renting or leasing

   hotel or bed and breakfast rooms to minors; and for related

   purposes.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 1.  Except as provided in section 2, a hotel or bed and

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      breakfast may refuse to rent or lease a hotel room or a bed and

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      breakfast room to a minor.

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           Sec. 2.  A hotel or bed and breakfast shall not refuse to

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      rent or lease a hotel room or a bed and breakfast room to a minor

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      if any of the following apply:

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           (a) The minor is an emancipated minor.

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           (b) A parent or guardian of the minor has reserved the room

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      for the minor in advance and has agreed in writing to accept the

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      liability for the cost of the room and use of the facilities and


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      other privileges of the hotel or bed and breakfast used by the

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      minor and for the cost of any damages to the room, furnishings in

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      the room, or other facilities of the hotel caused by the minor or

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      his or her guests.  The hotel or bed and breakfast may require

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      that the parent or guardian provide written authorization to

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      charge a credit card of the parent or guardian for this liability

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      or require a cash deposit in an amount determined by the hotel or

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      bed and breakfast.

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           (c) The minor clearly demonstrates to the hotel or bed and

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      breakfast that he or she has experienced a roadside emergency

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      that requires that he or she seek temporary lodging.

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           (d) A weather-related emergency exists that requires that

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      the minor seek temporary lodging.

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           Sec. 3.  A hotel or bed and breakfast may require that an

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      individual provide documentary evidence confirming the age of an

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      individual renting or leasing a hotel room or bed and breakfast

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      room or documentary evidence of the emancipation of a minor,

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      including a motor vehicle operator's or chauffeur's license, a

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      registration certificate issued by the federal selective service,

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      a marriage license, or other bona fide documentary evidence of

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      the age and identity of the individual or emancipation of the

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      minor.

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           Sec. 4.  As used in this act:

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           (a) "Bed and breakfast" means that term as defined in sec-

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      tion 4b of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction

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      code act, 1972 PA 230, MCL 125.1504b.





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           (b) "Emancipated minor" means a minor who is emancipated

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      under section 4 of 1968 PA 293, MCL 722.4.

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           (c) "Hotel" means that term as defined in section 1 of 1913

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      PA 188, MCL 427.1.

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           (d) "Minor" means an individual under 18 years of age.














































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