# Business Regulation (GBR)

## Title 15. Lodging Establishments

### Subtitle 2. Rights and Responsibilities of Innkeepers

#### Section 15-204

(a) An innkeeper may require a prospective guest to demonstrate an ability to pay by cash or valid credit card.

(b) An innkeeper may require each guest at a lodging establishment to register and may require the guest to produce:

  (1) a valid driver's license;

  (2) a valid uniformed services identification card;

  (3) a valid passport; or

  (4) any valid government issued identification card.

(c) An innkeeper may limit the number of individuals who may occupy a particular guest room in a lodging establishment.

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Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)