In transit loss or damage to property of guests
Sec. 6. In case of loss of or damage to any property while in
transit to or from any hotel, apartment hotel, or inn on behalf of a
guest, the liability of the proprietor is limited to two hundred dollars
($200), whether the loss or damage is occasioned by the negligence
of the proprietor or the proprietor's agents or otherwise, unless:
(1) the guest has given prior written notice of the value of the
property; and
(2) the receipt of the notice has been acknowledged in writing
by the proprietor, manager, or other agent.
However, the liability of the hotel, apartment hotel, or inn may not
exceed four hundred dollars ($400), unless the proprietor has
contracted in writing to assume a greater liability.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.
Last modified: May 24, 2006