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All The State’s Innkeeper Statutes

State Abbreviation Statute earliest noted section history last update liability limit Innkeeper must post signs or provide notice to liability, the availability of a safe, or the exact wording of innkeeper’s statute Must let innkeeper know of existence of valuables or innkeeper has refused custody of goods Must be stored in a secure location either in the individual’s room or with the innkeeper
Alabama AL ALA. CODE § 34-15-13 (2007) 1959  $  300.00 yes yes yes
Alaska AK ALASKA STAT. §§ 08.56.050 & 08.56.060 (2007) ######## yes yes yes
Arizona AZ ARIZ. REV. STAT. ANN. § 33-302 (2007)  $  100.00 yes yes yes
Arkansas AR ARK. CODE ANN. § 20-26-302 (2007) 1913  $  300.00 yes yes yes
California CA CAL. CIV. CODE §§ 1859 & 1860 (Deering 2007) 1979  500-1000 yes yes yes
Colorado CO COLO. REV. STAT. §§ 12-44-105 & 12-44-106 (2006)  unspecified yes yes yes
Connecticut CT CONN. GEN. STAT. § 44-1 (2007) 1949  $  500.00 yes yes yes
Delaware DE DEL. CODE ANN. tit. 24, § 1502 (2007) 1915 1953  unspecified yes yes yes
Florida FL FLA. STAT. § 509.111 (2007) 1874 1953  500-1000 no yes yes
Georgia GA GA. CODE ANN. § 43-21-11 (2007 1943 1984 ######## no yes yes
Hawaii HI HAWAII REV. STAT. §§ 486K-4 & -5 (2007) 1978 2008  $  500.00 no yes yes
Idaho ID IDAHO CODE ANN. § 39-1804 (2007) 1991  500-1000 no yes yes
Illinois IL 740 ILL. COMP. STAT. 90/1 (2007) 1959  250-500 yes yes yes
Indiana IN IND. CODE § 32-33-7-2 (2006) 2002  $  600.00 yes yes yes
Iowa IA IOWA CODE § 671.1 – 671.9 2001  $  500.00 yes yes yes
Kansas KS KAN. STAT. ANN. §§ 36-402 & -403 (2006) 1959  $  250.00 no yes yes
Kentucky KY KY. REV. STAT. ANN. §§ 306.020 & -.030 (LexisNexis 2006) 1942  $  300.00 yes no yes
Louisiana LA LA. CIV. CODE ANN. art. 2945 (2007) 2003 2004  $  500.00 yes no no
Maine ME ME. REV. STAT. ANN. tit. 30-A, § 3851 (2006) 1987 1995  $  300.00 yes yes yes
Maryland MD MD. CODE ANN., BUS. REG. § 15-103 (LexisNexis 2006) 1957 1992  300-1000 no yes yes
Massachusetts MA MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 140, §§ 10 & 11 (2007)  300-1000 no yes yes
Michigan MI MICH. COMP. LAWS § 427.101 (2007) 1905 1987  $  250.00 no no yes
Minnesota MN MINN. STAT. § 327.71 (2006) 1982 1986 ######## yes yes yes
Mississippi MS MISS. CODE ANN. §§ 75-73-5 & -7 (2007) 1912 1942  $  500.00 no no yes
Missouri MO MO. REV. STAT. §§ 419.010 to -.030 (2007) 2016  unspecified yes yes yes
Montana MT MONT. CODE ANN. §§ 70-6-501 & 70-6-504 (2005) 1895 2009  $  500.00 yes no no
Nebraska NE NEB. REV. STAT. § 41-211 (2007) 1982  $  250.00 yes yes no
Nevada NV NEV. REV. STAT. § 651.010 (2007) 1979 1995  $  750.00 yes yes yes
New Hampshire NH N.H. REV. STAT. ANN. § 353:1 (2007) 1885 1947  300-1000 yes yes yes
New Jersey NJ N.J. STAT. ANN. §§ 29:2-2 to -4 (West 2007) 1952 1992 ######## yes yes yes
New Mexico NM N.M. STAT. §57-6-1 (2007) 1921 1953 ######## yes no yes
New York NY N.Y. GEN. BUS. LAW §§ 200 & 201 (Consol. 2007) ######## yes yes yes
North Carolina NC N.C. GEN. STAT §§ 72-1 to -7 (2007) 1903 1979  $  500.00 no yes yes
North Dakota ND N.D. CENT. CODE §§ 60-01-28 to -33 (2007)  $  300.00 yes yes yes
Ohio OH OHIO REV. CODE ANN. §§ 4721.01 to -.03 (LexisNexis 2007) 1953  unspecified yes yes yes
Oklahoma OK OKLA. STAT. tit. 15, § 503a (2006) 1939 1994  250-300 yes yes yes
Oregon OR OR. REV. STAT. §§ 699.010 to -.040 (2005) 1971  $  300.00 no yes yes
Pennsylvania PA 48 PA. CONS. STAT. §§ 1323 (2006) 2016  $  300.00 yes yes yes
Rhode Island RI R.I. GEN. LAWS § 5-14-1 (2007) 1905 1956  $  500.00 yes yes yes
South Carolina SC S.C. CODE ANN. § 45-1-40 (2006) 1888 1963  500-2000 yes yes yes
South Dakota SD S.D. CODIFIED LAWS § 43-40-1 (2007) 1877 1995  $  300.00 yes yes yes
Tennessee TN TENN. CODE ANN. § 62-7-104 (2007) 1935 1950  $  300.00 yes yes yes
Texas TX TEX. OCC. CODE ANN. § 2155.052 (Vernon 2006) 1999  $50 and over yes yes yes
Utah UT 29 UTAH CODE ANN. §§ 29-1-1 to -3 (2007) 1953 2011  $250 and over yes yes yes
Vermont VT 9 V.S.A. § 3141  unspecified yes yes yes
Virginia VA VA. CODE ANN. § 35.1-28 (2007) 1950 1981  300-500 yes yes yes
Washington WA WASH. REV. CODE §§ 19.48.030 & .070 (2007) 1890 2011  200-1000 yes yes yes
West Virginia WV W. VA. CODE §16-6-22 (2007)  $  250.00 yes yes yes
Wisconsin WI WIS. STAT. § 97.633 1975 2015  $  300.00 yes yes yes
Wyoming WY WYO. STAT. ANN. §§ 33-17-101, 33-17-102 (2006)  unspecified yes no yes
D. of Columbia DC D.C. CODE § 30-101 (2007) 1970 1981 ######## yes yes yes
THIS CHART WAS CORRECT AT THE TIME OF COMPILATION. PLEASE REFER TO EACH STATE’S STATUTE TO ENSURE ACCURACY.