Is it legal for the police to check hotel records for others?

Legal analysis: the police need to consider whether the hotel records are legal to others. If it is necessary for handling a case, it is legal. It is illegal for the police to help others check hotel records without filing a case.

Legal basis: Article 150 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). After filing a case, the public security organ can take technical investigation measures against crimes endangering national security, terrorist activities, organized crimes of underworld nature, major drug crimes or other crimes seriously endangering society after strict approval procedures according to the needs of investigating crimes. After filing a case, the people's procuratorate may, according to the needs of investigating crimes and through strict approval procedures, take technical investigation measures and hand them over to the relevant authorities for execution in accordance with regulations. To hunt down a criminal suspect or defendant who is wanted at large or whose arrest has been approved, the necessary technical investigation measures may be taken upon approval.