(1) The liability of a person who is an innkeeper, hotel keeper, boarding or lodging house keeper, for loss of or injury to personal property placed in the person’s care by the person’s guests other than that described in Section 29-1-1, shall be that of a depositary for hire.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 29-1-3

  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Writing: includes :
         (48)(a) printing;
         (48)(b) handwriting; and
         (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) The liability described in Subsection (1) may not exceed $150 for each trunk and its contents, $50 for each valise, suitcase or other piece of hand luggage and its contents, and $10 for each box, bundle or package, and its contents, so placed in the person’s care, unless the person has consented in writing with the guest to assume a greater liability.