Will you be investigated if you have a criminal record and stay in a hotel?

Legal analysis: If you stay in a hotel with a criminal record, the police may not come to investigate immediately. However, if a local interconnected criminal information database has been established and the criminal is wanted and pursued, the police will come to investigate.

Legal basis: "Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 3 The public security organs are responsible for the investigation, detention, arrest and pre-trial of criminal cases. The People's Procuratorate is responsible for procuratorial work, approval of arrests, investigation of cases directly accepted by the procuratorial organs, and prosecution. Trials are conducted by the People's Court. Except as specifically provided by law, no other agency, group or individual has the right to exercise these powers. The People's Courts, People's Procuratorates and public security organs must strictly abide by the relevant provisions of this Law and other laws when conducting criminal proceedings.

Article 275: Anyone who was under 18 years old at the time of committing a crime and is sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years shall have the relevant criminal records sealed.

Criminal records that have been sealed shall not be provided to any unit or individual, except when the judicial authorities need to handle the case or the relevant unit conducts inquiries in accordance with national regulations. Units that conduct inquiries in accordance with the law shall keep confidential the status of sealed criminal records.

The Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of National Security, and the Ministry of Justice "Opinions on Establishing a Criminal Records System for Criminals" Criminal records are objective records of criminals by specialized state agencies. The criminal record system is an important part of the modern social management system. In order to adapt to the needs of economic and social development in the new era, further promote innovation in social management, maintain social stability, and promote social harmony, the following opinions are hereby put forward on the establishment of a criminal record system for criminals in our country.