Will I be arrested if I check in at the hotel?

First, the purpose of hotel registration

Hotel registration is a measure taken by the hotel to manage rooms and ensure the safety of guests. At the time of check-in, the hotel will ask the guests to provide valid identity documents, and record the guest's name, gender, age, ID number and other information. This information helps the hotel to confirm the identity of the guests and provide them with safer and more thoughtful service.

Second, the legal requirements of the hotel

Guests should abide by national laws and regulations and hotel management regulations when staying in the hotel. Guests need to provide real and valid identity documents for registration, and abide by the hotel regulations, such as not engaging in illegal and criminal activities in the room, and not changing the room facilities without authorization. As long as the guests abide by the relevant regulations, the hotel registration is legal and will not be arrested.

Three. Possible violations

Although the hotel registration itself is legal, the police have the right to investigate and deal with illegal and criminal acts such as drug abuse and prostitution during their stay in the hotel. Therefore, when staying in the hotel, guests should consciously abide by laws and regulations and not engage in any illegal and criminal activities.

To sum up:

Hotel registration is a routine procedure of hotel management, aiming at ensuring the normal operation of the hotel and the safety of guests. As long as guests abide by national laws and regulations and hotel management regulations and provide real and valid identity documents for registration, hotel registration is legal and will not be arrested. However, if illegal and criminal acts are involved during the stay, the police have the right to investigate and deal with them according to law.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Administration Punishment Law

Article 56 provides that:

Personnel of hotels, catering services, cultural and entertainment industries, taxi industries and other units who tip off criminals when the public security organs investigate and deal with drug abuse, gambling, prostitution and whoring activities shall be detained for more than 10 and less than 15.