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.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco
Chapter 20. Clubs, Restaurants, and Hotels
7.1-3-20-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter
7.1-3-20-1. Clubs; General Requirements
7.1-3-20-2. Clubs Within Corporate Limits
7.1-3-20-3. Clubs Outside Corporate Limits
7.1-3-20-4. Clubs Outside Corporate Limits; Exception
7.1-3-20-5. Clubs; Two Locations
7.1-3-20-6. Member of a Club; Qualifications
7.1-3-20-7. Fraternal Clubs; Labor Organizations
7.1-3-20-8. Club; Enabling Ordinance Required
7.1-3-20-8.5. Discriminatory Practices
7.1-3-20-9. Restaurants; General Requirements
7.1-3-20-9.5. Restaurant Carryout Sales; Eligibility
7.1-3-20-9.6. Resealing Wine Bottle Purchased With Meal
7.1-3-20-10. Restaurants Within Corporate Limits
7.1-3-20-11. Restaurants; Unincorporated Town Exception
7.1-3-20-11.5. Restaurants; Small City Provision
7.1-3-20-12. Restaurants Outside Corporate Limits
7.1-3-20-13. New Restaurants Outside Corporate Limits
7.1-3-20-13.5. Public Restaurant at Golf Course or Tennis Club; Gross Food Sales Requirement
7.1-3-20-13.6. Golf Course Clubhouse; Sale From Golf Cart
7.1-3-20-14. Restaurants Outside Corporate Limits; Nonrenewals
7.1-3-20-16.1. Municipal Riverfront Development Project; Alcoholic Beverage Permit Requirements
7.1-3-20-16.3. Sale of Manufactured Beer for Carryout
7.1-3-20-16.5. Restaurants in Historic Places or Districts; Retailer's Permits
7.1-3-20-16.8. Permits in Areas of Economic Development or Redevelopment in Certain Municipalities
7.1-3-20-17.5. Dispensing and Storing Alcoholic Beverage in Event Space of Hotel or Restaurant
7.1-3-20-18. Hotels; General Requirements
7.1-3-20-18.6. Submission of Hotel Floor Plan
7.1-3-20-18.7. College or University Hotels; Nonpermanent Outside Bars; Service Windows
7.1-3-20-19. Hotels Within Corporate Limits
7.1-3-20-20. Hotels Outside Corporate Limits
7.1-3-20-23. Hotels; In-Room Vending Units
7.1-3-20-24. Licensed Permit Premises Used Exclusively as Catering Hall
7.1-3-20-26. Permit for Historic Theater
7.1-3-20-27. Restaurants; Service Windows
7.1-3-20-28.5. Patio or Rooftop of Civic Center or Recreational Facility
7.1-3-20-29. Food Hall Master Permit