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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-21-7. Checks or receipts for baggage.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-21-7. Checks or receipts for baggage.

(a) A keeper of an inn or other house of public entertainment for travelers shall give receipts or checks for all baggage delivered to such inn or house of entertainment when requested to do so by the guest owning the baggage. Such keeper shall not make any additional charge for receipting for, checking, or keeping such baggage while the owner remains a guest of the house.

(b) Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Ga. L. 1864-65, p. 61, § 1; Code 1873, § 2123; Code 1882, § 2123; Civil Code 1895, § 2941; Penal Code 1895, § 603; Civil Code 1910, § 3514; Penal Code 1910, § 634; Code 1933, §§ 52-107, 52-9901.