The occupancy tax shall not apply:
A. if a vendee:
(1) has been a permanent resident of the taxable premises for a period of at least thirty consecutive days; or
(2) enters into or has entered into a written agreement for lodgings at the taxable premises for a period of at least thirty consecutive days;
B. if the rent paid by a vendee is less than two dollars ($2.00) a day;
C. to lodging accommodations at institutions of the federal government, the state or any political subdivision thereof;
D. to lodging accommodations at religious, charitable, educational or philanthropic institutions, including accommodations at summer camps operated by such institutions;
E. to clinics, hospitals or other medical facilities; or
F. to privately owned and operated convalescent homes or homes for the aged, infirm, indigent or chronically ill.
History: 1953 Comp., § 14-37-17, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 199, § 4; 2000, ch. 37, § 2; 2019, ch. 25, § 1.
The 2019 amendment, effective January 1, 2020, removed an exemption for certain short-term occupancy rentals from the occupancy tax; and deleted Subsection G.