Suffolk County may outlaw hourly rates at hotels and motels while also lengthening the duration the businesses are required to keep photo identification records and security footage to help law enforcement combat human trafficking.

The proposed legislation adds language into existing county code regulating the industry as lawmakers seek to make Suffolk "completely bereft of hotels and motels that serve as attractive venues for crimes," notably sex trafficking, according to the bill.

Businesses would be required to keep digital copies of photo identifications of guests for five years and maintain security footage for a minimum of 90 days.

The proposed legislation follows a pair of presentations before the legislature’s Public Safety Committee this year on human trafficking from members o

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