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File Number: 16-218 <br />without an opportunity for pre-compliance review, the existence of exigent circumstance, or <br />without a validly executed search warrant. Therefore, the City, without taking further steps or <br />showing exigent circumstances, cannot require a lodging operator to produce a guest registry <br />absent a voluntary willingness to produce the information. <br />In response to the Supreme Court’s holding, the police department suspended warrantless <br />searches of guest registries without voluntary consent. The purpose of the proposed <br />amendments to the Lodging Registration Ordinance is to comply with City of Los Angeles v. <br />Patel and provide other minor clarifying amendments. A police officer may request a lodging <br />operator to voluntarily disclose the guest registry. A lodging operator may refuse, without <br />legal consequence or repercussions. Absent voluntary disclosure, the police department <br />must obtain a search warrant to access the guest registry. A lodging operator that refuses to <br />produce the guest registry upon presentation of a duly issued search warrant is subject to <br />sanctions pursuant to the Lodging Registration Ordinance. Additionally, this Ordinance <br />makes minor clarifying amendments regarding acceptable forms of identification for guests. <br />PREPARED BY: Richard D. Pio Roda, City Attorney <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 4/26/2016