Sec. 18. (a) In order to be considered a "hotel" within the meaning of this title and to be eligible to receive an appropriate hotel permit under this title, an establishment shall meet the following requirements:

(1) It shall be provided with special space and accommodations where, in consideration of payment, food and lodging are habitually furnished to travelers.

(2) It shall have at least twenty-five (25), adequately furnished and completely separate sleeping rooms with adequate facilities:

(A) under one (1) continuous roof; or

(B) under separate roofs if:

(i) each sleeping room is on the same parcel of land or contiguous parcels of land as the main building in which a room described in subdivision (4) is operated; and

(ii) the main building and sleeping rooms are operated by one (1) person, or under one (1) management.

(3) It shall be so disposed that persons usually apply for and receive overnight accommodations in it in the course of usual and regular travel or as a residence.

(4) It shall operate either a:

(A) regular dining room constantly frequented by customers each day; or

(B) room in which continental breakfasts and hors d'oeuvres are served in areas designated as dining rooms.

(b) This subsection applies to a hotel that qualifies under subsection (a)(4)(B). All laws and commission rules regarding legal serving for alcoholic beverages fully apply to the hotel. Rooms that qualify under subsection (a)(4)(B) qualify as rooms under IC 7.1-5-7-11(a)(16). The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning floor plans of the hotel.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-3(n).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.204-2001, SEC.35; P.L.214-2016, SEC.21.