[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Logan
8-19-2003 by Ord. No. 16-2003. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter implements the provisions of P.L. 2003, c. 114, which authorizes
the governing body of a municipality to impose a tax at a uniform percentage
rate as limited by statute based upon occupancy of a room or rooms in a hotel
subject to taxation pursuant to Subsection (d) of Section 3 of P.L. 1966,
c 40 (N.J.S.A. 54:32B-3). This tax shall be in addition to any other tax or
fee imposed pursuant to statute or local ordinance or resolution by any governmental
entity upon the occupancy of a hotel room.
[Amended 4-19-2006 by Ord. No. 7-2006]
There is hereby established a hotel and motel room occupancy tax in
the Township of Logan which shall be fixed at a uniform percentage rate as
follows: commencing July 1, 2006, 3% on charges of rent for every occupancy
of a hotel or motel room in the Township of Logan of a room or rooms in a
hotel subject to taxation pursuant to Subsection (d) of Section 3 of P.L.
1966, c. 40 (N.J.S.A. 54:32B-3).
The hotel and motel room occupancy tax shall be in addition to any other
tax or fee imposed pursuant to statute or local ordinance or resolution by
any governmental entity upon the occupancy of a hotel room.
The hotel and motel room occupancy tax authorized herein shall not be
imposed on the rent for an occupancy if the purchaser, user or consumer is
an entity exempt from the tax imposed on an occupancy under the Sales and
Use Tax Act pursuant to Subsection (a) of Section 9 of P.L. 1966, c. 30 (N.J.S.A.
54:32B-9).
In accordance with the requirements of P.L. 2003, c. 114:
A.
All taxes imposed by this chapter shall be paid by the
purchaser.
B.
A vendor shall not assume or absorb any tax imposed by
this chapter.
C.
A vendor shall not in any manner advertise or hold out
to any person or to the public in general, in any manner, directly or indirectly,
that the tax will be assumed or absorbed by the vendor, that the tax will
not be separately charged and stated to the customer or that the tax will
be refunded to the customer.
D.
Each assumption or absorption by a vendor of the tax
shall be deemed a separate offense, and each representation or advertisement
by a vendor for each day that the representation or advertisement continues
shall be deemed a separate offense.
E.
The penalty for violation of the foregoing provisions
shall be $100, plus court costs, for each offense.
The tax imposed by this chapter shall be collected on behalf of the
Township by the person collecting the rent from the hotel or motel customer.
Each person required to collect the tax herein imposed shall be personally
liable for the tax imposed, collected or required to be collected hereunder.
Any such person shall have the same right in respect to collecting the tax
from a customer as if the tax were a part of the rent and payable at the same
time; provided that the Chief Financial Officer of the Township shall be joined
as a party in any action or proceeding brought to collect the tax.
