South Carolina § 45-1-10 - Hotels required to post rates.

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§ 45-1-10. Hotels required to post rates.

Every transient hotel shall keep posted in a conspicuous place in the office a list of its charges for rooms, with or without meals, in accordance with the plan on which the hotel is operated, giving the exact transient rate, and shall also keep posted in each room the rate for that room, with or without meals, in accordance with its plan as stated above, giving the transient rate per day and week and the rate for each person in the room, as well as such rates for the fractional part of a day. No hotel shall charge a higher rate for a fractional part of a day than for a whole day. As used in this section the term "hotel" shall have the meaning stated in Section 45-5-10.

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 35-1; 1952 Code SECTION 35-1; 1942 Code SECTION 5098; 1932 Code SECTION 5098; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 2367; 1920 (31) 860.

Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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