Section 16-44. Unlawful to Defraud Hotels, Motels, etc.
It is unlawful for any person to obtain food, lodging, services, or other accommodations at any hotel, motel, inn, or restaurant, with the intent to defraud the owner or keeper thereof.
Section 16-45. Same: Proof.
Proof that such lodging, food, services, or other accommodations were obtained by false pretense or by false or fictitious show or pretense of any baggage or other property, or that such person gave a check on which payment was refused, or that such person left the hotel, motel, inn or restaurant without payment or offering to pay for such food, lodging services or other accommodations, or that he surreptitiously removed or attempted to remove his baggage, or that he registered under a fictitious name, shall be prima facie proof of the intent to defraud mentioned in Section 1644 hereof; but this Section shall not apply where there has been an agreement in writing for delay in payment.