Hotel Floor Plan Posting Act (425 ILCS 50/)

Chapter 425 — Fire Safety

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Sec. 0.01. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Hotel Floor Plan Posting Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

Sec. 1.

The term "hotel" means any building or buildings maintained, advertised, and held out to the public to be a place where lodging is offered for consideration to travelers and guests. The term includes inns, motels, tourist homes or courts and lodging houses.

(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

Sec. 2.

The operator of a hotel shall post or cause to be posted in each room of the hotel he operates a floor plan of the corridor on which the room is located, showing all available exits. Such plan shall be posted in a conspicuous location in the guest room.

(Source: P.A. 82-186.)

Sec. 3.

Any hotel operator who violates this Act shall be guilty of a business offense, punishable by a fine not to exceed $50 for each day of violation.

(Source: P.A. 82-186.)

Sec. 4.

This Act does not apply to any hotel of one story in which all guest rooms have doorways leading directly outside.

(Source: P.A. 82-186.)

Sec. 5.

This Act shall be administered and enforced by counties in unincorporated areas and municipalities in incorporated areas.

(Source: P.A. 82-186.)

Sec. 6.

This Act takes effect January 1, 1982.

(Source: P.A. 82-186.)