Hotels & Lodging in Calaveras County, CA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Calaveras County, California.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Calaveras County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Transient Occupancy Tax
Calaveras County imposes a transient occupancy tax of twelve percent on rent charged for hotel stays in the unincorporated county. Chapter 3.12 defines 'hotel' broadly to include motels, inns, lodging houses and similar structures, and the county tax administrator, the county tax collector, collects and enforces the tax.
Calaveras County Transient Occupancy Tax on Hotels
Some RestrictionsCalaveras County Code § 3.12.030
For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel in the unincorporated area of the county, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of twelve percent of the rent charged by the operator. The tax constitutes a debt owed by the transient to the county which is extinguished only by payment to the operator or to the county. The transient shall pay the tax to the operator of the hot...
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