§ 28-73. Defrauding keepers of hotels, etc.

It shall be unlawful for any person to:

(1)

Order and receive or cause to be furnished any food or accommodation at any hotel, inn, boardinghouse, roominghouse, cafe or restaurant under contract to pay therefor, with intent to defraud the owner or proprietor of such establishment out of the value or price of such food or accommodation;

(2)

Obtain credit at any hotel, inn, boardinghouse, roominghouse, cafe or restaurant by the use of any false pretense or device or by fraudulently depositing at such establishment any baggage or property of less value than the amount of such credit or of the bill incurred, unless credit is given by express agreement; or

(3)

After obtaining credit or accommodation under a contract to pay therefor at any hotel, inn, boardinghouse, roominghouse, cafe or restaurant, surreptitiously remove his baggage or property therefrom.

(Code 1988, § 9-3-3)

State law reference

Municipal authority to regulate hotels, etc., S.C. Code 1976, § 45-3-10.