Missouri · statute · Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 315 · 18 active provisions
As used in sections 315.005 to 315.065, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean: (1) "Code", the standards relating to fire safety, sanitation, electrical wiring, fuel-burning appliances, plumbing, swimming pools and spas, sewage and waste treatment and disposal as adopted by the depart…
1. The department shall administer the provisions of sections 315.005 to 315.065. 2. The department shall keep a complete set of records for public use and inspection showing the condition of each lodging establishment inspected, together with the name of the owner thereof, and whether the lodging establishment is curr…
1. No person shall operate a lodging establishment who does not possess a license from the department to operate such establishment. Only a person who complies with the provisions of sections 315.005 to 315.065 shall be entitled to receive and retain such a license. 2. A valid license shall be transferred to a new owne…
1. The license fee shall be fifty dollars for each lodging establishment, plus two dollars per guest room for each guest room above ten and through twenty, plus one dollar per guest room for each guest room above twenty. 2. After the lodging establishment has been inspected by the department and approved for licensing,…
1. Fire safety of lodging establishments shall be in accordance with the applicable code. 2. Electrical wiring shall be properly installed and maintained in accordance with the applicable code. 3. Fuel-burning appliances shall be properly vented in accordance with the applicable code. 4. Plumbing shall be properly inst…
An adequate, accessible supply of potable drinking water approved by the department of natural resources or the department of health and senior services shall be provided at all lodging establishments. Water from a source other than a public water supply shall not be used until it has been approved by the department of…
1. Sewage and wastewater treatment and disposal shall be accomplished in a manner so as to not create a health hazard, pollute or contaminate groundwater, or create a nuisance. 2. Sewage and wastewater treatment systems with a discharge shall be installed and maintained in compliance with the laws and/or regulations of…
Sections 315.005 to 315.065 shall not relieve any lodging establishment from compliance with local ordinances, regulations, or codes having requirements not contained or greater than those found in sections 315.005 to 315.065.
The department director shall inspect or cause to be inspected as often as shall be deemed necessary but at least annually every lodging establishment in the state to implement the provisions of sections 315.005 to 315.065. Seasonal resorts located in counties of the third classification shall be inspected by August fi…
1. The department director may refuse the issuance of a license, or may revoke a license as provided for herein, at any time the director determines that such lodging establishment is not in compliance with sections 315.005 to 315.065. If at any time the department director determines that a lodging establishment is no…
Any person establishing, conducting, managing, or operating any lodging establishment without a license is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
No person who operates a lodging establishment as defined in sections 315.005 to 315.065 shall advertise by any means that his establishment is a lodging establishment unless such establishment complies with all the provisions of sections 315.005 to 315.065.
The provisions of sections 315.005 to 315.065 shall not apply to dormitories and other living or sleeping facilities owned or maintained by public or private schools, colleges, universities, or churches unless made available to the general public and not used exclusively for students and faculty, school-sponsored event…
1. For purposes of sections 315.067 to 315.079, "hotel" shall have the same meaning as "lodging establishment" as defined in section 315.005. 2. A person operating a hotel, including all lodging establishments defined in section 315.005, may refuse or deny the use of a room, accommodations, facilities or other privileg…
The hotel operator may require a person seeking the use of a room, accommodations, facilities or other privileges of the hotel to demonstrate his or her ability to pay for such use by cash, credit card or approved check. The hotel operator may require the parent or guardian of a person under the age of eighteen to: (1)…
An owner or operator of a hotel may eject a person from the hotel and notify the appropriate local law enforcement authorities for any of the following reasons: (1) Nonpayment of charges incurred by the individual renting or leasing a room, accommodations or facilities of the hotel when the charges are due and owing; (…
An owner or operator of a hotel shall post a copy of sections 315.067 to 315.079, in addition to any rules established by the owner or operator of the hotel, in a conspicuous place at or near the guest registration desk and in each room of the hotel.
1. Each individual renting or leasing a room, accommodations or facilities of the hotel shall register and may be required by the owner or operator of the hotel to show proof of identity by producing a valid driver's license, other identification issued by the state or other identification satisfactory to the owner or…