{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-243.055","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 243.055","heading":"Hotel in-room service license.","body":"(1) As used in this section, the following definitions shall apply:\n(a) \"Hotel\" means any hotel, motel, inn, or other establishment which offers\novernight accommodations to the public for hire;\n(b) \"In-room service\" means the delivery of alcoholic beverages in  unbroken\npackages by an employee of the hotel to a registered guest's room when the\nalcoholic beverages have been ordered by a guest and when the guest shall be\nbilled for the cost of the alcoholic beverages at the time of delivery, with all\nsales of the alcoholic beverages being completed upon delivery; and,\nadditionally, the provision of a cabinet or other facility located in a hotel\nguest's room which contains alcoholic beverages and which is provided upon\nwritten request of the guest and which is acces sible by lock and key or remote\ncontrol device only to the guest, with the sale of the alcoholic beverages\ncontained therein being final at the time requested, except for a credit which\nmay be given to the guest for any unused portion. The licensee may sto ck a\ncabinet or other facility located in a hotel guest's room pursuant to this section,\nwith fifty (50) milliliter containers of distilled spirits.\n(2) The department may issue a hotel in -room service license to any hotel which is\nlicensed to sell distill ed spirits, wine, and malt beverages upon the payment of the\nfee set forth in KRS 243.030. The license shall authorize the licensee to sell\ndistilled spirits, wine, and malt beverages by in -room service. The sale of alcoholic\nbeverages by in -room service s hall be subject to all restrictions and limitations\ncontained in KRS Chapters 241 to 244, and the administrative regulations issued\nunder those chapters, and shall be authorized only on the days and only during the\nhours as the sale of alcoholic beverages is otherwise authorized in the county or\nmunicipality. All alcoholic beverages sold pursuant to this section shall be\nconsidered by the drink sales and shall be subject to all state and local taxes\nimposed on alcoholic beverages and shall be purchased from  a licensed wholesaler\nand distributor.","path":["KRS Chapter 243"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=11317","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:53Z","sha256":"706fb48e1d2e4799f0d9238aef90a90f5cdb55c6999de395b64f3791ad348527","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-243.050","next":"us-ky/krs-243.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}