Is it illegal for couples to open hotel rooms?

It is not illegal for couples to open a house. It is not illegal to have sexual relations when the parties are normal couples aged 16; However, if the man and the woman have a forced relationship, they are suspected of constituting a criminal offence of rape and need to bear corresponding legal responsibilities according to law.

Although couples are not husband and wife, there is no law that couples can't stay in hotels, so it is legal for couples to go out to stay in hotels, and there is nothing illegal. As long as they don't have any improper transactions or illegal acts, the police can't have any punishment. According to Article 6 of the Measures for the Administration of Public Security in Hotel Industry:

Hotels must register when they receive passengers. At the time of registration, the passenger's identity documents shall be checked and truthfully registered according to the prescribed items.

To receive accommodation from overseas tourists, an accommodation registration form shall also be submitted to the local public security organ within 24 hours.

Unmarried adults can choose who to live with. Although they are not protected by law, the law does not interfere. Couples who are not registered to get married can stay in hotels, which is not illegal. However, you should carry your ID card with you for inspection by the public security organs.

Is it illegal for hotels to refuse to stay during the epidemic?

It's not illegal. Hotels controlled by the epidemic can refuse to stay. According to the relevant orders and notices to deal with the novel coronavirus epidemic, the hotel should obey the government's administrative orders and refuse guests to stay.

According to the "Emergency Notice on Further Mobilizing Urban and Rural Community Organizations to Carry out Prevention and Control of Pneumonia Infection in novel coronavirus" jointly issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the National Health and Wellness Commission,

1, fully implement the closed management of urban communities. In urban areas, strict closed management and prevention and control are implemented in residential quarters. Only 1 service road is reserved in each community (to ensure the passage of special vehicles such as fire fighting and ambulance), and outsiders and vehicles are prohibited from entering. Streets and communities are responsible for setting up patrol points for prevention and control, and doing a good job in the registration and temperature measurement of people entering and leaving. In residential areas where closed management is not implemented, streets and communities should adopt necessary methods to implement closed management, and give full play to the role of the person in charge of the building and the person in charge of the unit, and strictly control the residents of the residential area.

2, the full implementation of rural villages closed management. Each village takes the village as the unit, and each township is responsible for setting up all checkpoints at the entrance and exit, taking care of them by special personnel, doing a good job of registration and temperature measurement, and strictly controlling the entry and exit of personnel. In the urban-rural fringe with strong accessibility or villages along the highway, it is necessary to strengthen control by setting up patrols and other forms.

3 to implement the main responsibility of rental housing management, the owners and tenants should report to the streets and communities in a timely manner, and strengthen the control of the tenants. If the rental house is not reported in time, the responsibility of the main unit or individual of the rental house will be investigated according to law.

4. Do not visit, gather or have dinner. Except for the necessary needs of work, life and medical treatment, try to reduce going out as much as possible, and be sure to wear a mask when going out.

5. Acts such as dissuasion by managers and gathering people to make trouble will be severely cracked down according to the Notice on Severely Cracking down on Epidemic-related Crimes issued by the municipal public security organs.

6. The masses should actively participate in epidemic prevention and control, strengthen social supervision, and reward residents and individuals who provide valuable clues to epidemic prevention and control during the period of strict control of epidemic prevention and control.

7 counties (cities), districts and development zones can refine the implementation measures and strictly organize their implementation according to this announcement. The lifting time of the above control measures will be notified separately according to the changes in the situation of epidemic prevention and control.

I hope the above content can help you. If in doubt, please consult a professional lawyer.

Legal basis:

Article 236 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

Whoever rapes a woman by violence, coercion or other means shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years.

Whoever rapes a girl under the age of 14 shall be given a heavier punishment for rape.

Whoever rapes a woman or rapes a young girl under any of the following circumstances shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years, life imprisonment or death:

(a) Rape of women and young girls;

(2) raping a woman or a number of young girls;

(3) raping a woman or a young girl in public in a public place;

(four) gang rape of more than two people;

(5) raping a young girl under the age of ten or causing harm to a young girl;

(6) Causing serious injury, death or other serious consequences to the victim.