Fines

Department:

Circulation

Purpose:

To overview the policy and procedures for fines.

Required Knowledge/Skills:

Sierra, policy

Safety Issues/Precautions:

N/A

Equipment/Supplies:

Computer, Internet

Procedure:

Once a due date has passed, the patron has an additional 4 weeks to return library resources before they are considered billed items. The status will automatically change over to ‘Billed’ as well as show the original due date of said items and fines will start to accrue. If and when the patron does return the items, once they are checked in, the amount owed will be reset to $0, with the exception of any of the following instances: Item has been recalled, Item is a class reserve, Item is ASRS/privileged loan item, Item is a book from the Law Library. These items will cause any fines that have accumulated to stay on the patron’s record to be paid. Any charges for lost books and/or fines that have not been paid will result in a hold being placed on graduating student’s transcripts, and any students withdrawing from the university.

The fining Structure is as follows:

General Collection: 2 weeks overdue - notice, 4 weeks overdue – item is billed @ Item charge(usually $50.00 generic charge with the exact price determined if the item is lost) + $15.00 processing fee. This fine is waived when the book is returned.

DVD’s: One email notice is sent when the item is overdue. After seven days, the library catalog system automatically prevents you from borrowing additional items or placing recalls. The system also bills you for the item’s replacement value plus a processing fee of $15.

Staff/Faculty Equipment Loan: Specifics found here http://library.valpo.edu/equip/index.html
Student Laptop Program: Specifics found here http://library.valpo.edu/equip/laptops.html

Books/DVDs/Files on reserve: $1.00/hr (for library use only) and $1.00/day (for 3 day) per item. Once the item is overdue that is not waived upon returning the item.

Books from ASRS: $1.00/day once the item is overdue that is not waived upon returning item.

Books on Privileged Loan: $1.00/day once the item is overdue that is not waived upon returning item.