How long can the police check hotel records?

Hotel records can be kept in the public security system for three to six months. If it involves criminal cases, it will be preserved for a long time. The public security is connected with the information of the hotel, and the data is kept in the hotel. As long as the hotel has data, the police can find it. The specific storage time depends on how long the hotel wants to keep it. Generally speaking, the hotel's opening records are kept for six months to two years. This is a rule made by the state. Generally, hotel staff just brush the guest's ID card, check whether the guest's identity is consistent, and issue a simple receipt to the guest, without registering this person's home address. In addition, the guest information registered in some hotels will be networked with the public security database in real time, and there is another case where the data will be uploaded to the public security system database regularly every day for comparison. How long the local storage is kept depends on the hard disk size of the registered computer and the occupancy rate of the hotel. Usually two or three years is no problem.

Hotel operators and their staff shall keep the personal information of consumers strictly confidential and shall not disclose, sell or illegally provide it to others. Operators shall take technical measures and other necessary measures to ensure information security and prevent consumers' personal information from being leaked or lost. Paper hotel registration records need to be kept for 3 years for enquiry. Online registration records are more common in cities. As long as the system memory is large enough, from a technical point of view, the hotel opening records connected with the public security bureau can be kept permanently.

Legal basis:

Measures for the administration of public security in hotel industry

Article 6 A hotel must register for receiving passengers' accommodation. 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.

Law of the People's Republic of China on Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests

Article 29 When collecting and using consumers' personal information, business operators shall follow the principles of legality, justice and necessity, clearly state the purpose, manner and scope of collecting and using information, and obtain the consent of consumers. When collecting and using consumers' personal information, business operators shall disclose their collection and use rules, and shall not collect and use information in violation of the provisions of laws and regulations and the agreement of both parties.

Operators and their staff must keep the personal information of consumers strictly confidential, and may not disclose, sell or illegally provide it to others. Operators shall take technical measures and other necessary measures to ensure information security and prevent consumers' personal information from being leaked or lost. In case of information leakage or loss, remedial measures should be taken immediately.

Without the consent or request of consumers, or the explicit refusal of consumers, business operators shall not send commercial information to consumers.