{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-306.030","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 306.030","heading":"General liability for loss or damage to guests' property -- Limitations on.","body":"(1) Except as provided in KRS 306.020:\n(a) The proprietor of a hotel shall not be liable in excess of one hundred dollars\n($100) for the loss or damage to personal property brought into the hotel by\nguests, unless the loss or damage is occasioned by the n egligence of the\nproprietor or hotel agents or employees.\n(b) He shall not be liable for the loss or damage to any merchandise samples or\nmerchandise for sale unless the guest has given prior written notice of having\nthe merchandise in his possession, and its value, and obtained written\nacknowledgement of the receipt of such notice.\n(c) In no event shall the liability provided for in this subsection exceed two\nhundred dollars ($200), unless the proprietor has contracted in writing with\nthe guest to assume a greater liability.\n(2) The hotel proprietor shall not in any event be liable for the loss or damage to\nproperty brought into the hotel by guests caused by fire, unless occasioned by\nnegligence of the proprietor or hotel agents or employees.\n(3) After a guest departs and ceases to be a guest, if any property left by him is lost or\ndamaged, the liability of the proprietor shall be that of a gratuitous bailee and\nlimited to not more than one hundred dollars ($100).\n(4) If property is lost or destroyed while i n transport to or from a hotel on behalf of a\nguest, the liability of the proprietor shall be limited to one hundred dollars ($100),\nunless the guest has given prior written notice of the value thereof and obtained\nwritten acknowledgment of the receipt of such notice. In no event shall such\nliability exceed two hundred dollars ($200), unless the proprietor has contracted in\nwriting with the guest to assume a greater liability.","path":["KRS Chapter 306"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=30305","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:01Z","sha256":"aff01659fc9bf1fa0999f526b595e692a5f402c45209033efd291d3c33e6f01f","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-306.020","next":"us-ky/krs-306.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}