California § 1860 - If an innkeeper, hotelkeeper, operator of a licensed hospital, rest home or sanit

Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 1860 — If an innkeeper, hotelkeeper, operator of a licensed hospital, rest home or sanit, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 1860. If an innkeeper, hotelkeeper, operator of a licensed hospital, rest home or sanit

If an innkeeper, hotelkeeper, operator of a licensed hospital, rest home or sanitarium, boardinghouse or lodginghouse keeper, keeps a fireproof safe and gives notice to a guest, patient, boarder or lodger, either personally or by putting up a printed notice in a prominent place in the office or the room occupied by the guest, patient, boarder, or lodger, that he keeps such a safe and will not be liable for money, jewelry, documents, furs, fur coats and fur garments, or other articles of unusual value and small compass, unless placed therein, he is not liable, except so far as his own acts shall contribute thereto, for any loss of or injury to such articles, if not deposited with him to be placed therein, nor in any case for more than the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) for any or all such property of any individual guest, patient, boarder, or lodger, unless he shall have given a receipt in writing therefor to such guest, patient, boarder or lodger.

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

Frequently Asked Questions About California § 1860

What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 1860 cover?

Section 1860 ("If an innkeeper, hotelkeeper, operator of a licensed hospital, rest home or sanit") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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