Responsibility for payment.
Riverside Municipal Code § 5.32.230
in effect5.32.230 - Responsibility for payment.
Any tax required to be paid by any transient under the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a debt owed by the transient to the City and payable through the operator. Any such tax collected by an operator which has not been remitted to the City is a fiduciary obligation of the operator to the City and collectible in the same manner as a debt. Any person owing money to the City under the provisions of this chapter shall be liable in an action brought in the name of the City of Riverside for the recovery of such amount.
(Ord. 6058 § 1, 1993)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT5BU_CH5.32TROCTA_5.32.230REPAFetched: 11/1/2026
