Do I have to have an ID card to stay in a hotel?

You must have an ID card to stay in a hotel. If minors cannot stay alone,/kloc-children under the age of 0/8 should not stay alone in the hotel without an adult. Adults need ID cards or other valid identification documents.

1. Anyone staying in a hotel must register an ID card or other valid documents.

2. 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.

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

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Punishment measures for not registering identity cards in accommodation:

According to the first paragraph of Article 6 of the Measures for the Administration of Public Security in Special Industries and Public Places in Fujian Province, hotel operators should implement the accommodation registration system. Those who violate the regulations shall be given a warning and may be fined 1000 yuan to 3000 yuan.

According to the first paragraph of Article 56 of the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment, hotel staff who fail to register their names, types and numbers of identity documents shall be fined between 200 yuan and 500 yuan.

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