Oklahoma § 15-506 - Right to refuse accommodation - Financial guarantees Limitation on number of occupants - Immunity

§ 15-506. Right to refuse accommodation - Financial guarantees Limitation on number of occupants - Immunity

A. An innkeeper shall have the right to refuse or deny any

accommodations, facilities or privileges of a lodging establishment

to any person who is unwilling or unable to pay for accommodations

and services of the lodging establishment. The innkeeper shall have

the right to require the prospective guest to demonstrate their

ability to pay by cash, valid credit card or a valid check. The

innkeeper may require a parent of a minor or other responsible party

to:

1. Accept in writing liability of the guest room costs, taxes,

all charges by the minor and any damages to the guest room or its

furnishings caused by the minor while a guest at the lodging

establishment; and

2. Provide the innkeeper with a valid credit card number to

cover the guest room costs, taxes, charges by the minor and any

damages to the guest room or its furnishings, caused by the minor;

or

3. Give the innkeeper:

a.

an advance cash payment to cover the guest room cost

and taxes for all room nights reserved for the minor,

and

b.

a cash deposit towards the payment of any charges of

the minor or any damages to the guest room or its

furnishings, which cash deposit will be refunded to

the extent not used to cover any charges or damages as

determined by the innkeeper following room inspection

at check-out.

B. A lodging establishment shall have the right to limit the

number of persons who shall occupy any particular guest room in the

lodging establishment.

C. An innkeeper refusing or denying accommodations, facilities

or privileges of a lodging establishment for any of the reasons

specified in this section shall not be liable in any civil or

criminal action or for any fine or penalty based upon the refusal or

denial, except that accommodations, facilities or privileges of a

lodging establishment shall not be refused or denied based upon the

race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability or marital

status of a person.

Added by Laws 1994, c. 79, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.