U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jul. 19, 2012
Cities can require hotels to give police guest information without a warrant, court rules
It's constitutional for cities to require that hotels and motels give police guest registry information without a warrant, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Tuesday in a Fourth Amendment ruling.




Daily Journal Staff Writer
It's constitutional for cities to require that hotels and motels give police guest registry information without a warrant, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Tuesday in a Fourth Amendment ruling that came with a strong dissent.
The panel, voting 2-1, rejected claims by Los Angeles lodging owners that a municipal code provision compelling such disclosures violates the Fourth Amen...
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