Baggage

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(a) Hotelkeeper lien.--A hotelkeeper, whether individual, partnership or corporation, shall have a lien on baggage and other property located in and about the inn or hotel and belonging to or under the control of a guest or boarder for the proper charges due for accommodation, board and lodging and for all money paid for or advanced to the guest or boarder.

(b) Limitation.--The amount of a lien under subsection (a) shall not exceed $200.

(c) Right of hotelkeeper.--The hotelkeeper may detain the baggage and other property until the amount of any charges due has been paid.

(d) Exemption from attachment and execution.--Baggage and other property shall be exempt from attachment or execution until the hotelkeeper's lien and the cost of satisfying it are satisfied.


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