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What if I break the rules?

Fines and Fees

• Overdue items
  Avoid overdues by renewing your checked out materials. Click "User Self Service" in Cameo.
  
  
  • Most items: 25 cents per day overdue - 7 days per week, up to $25 per item.
    
  • Course reserves: 50 cents per hour overdue - up to $40 per per item.
  • VisualStudio CDs: 50 cents per hour overdue - up to $40 per per item.
  • Journals: 50 cents per hour overdue - up to $40 per per item.
  • If you do not pay the fines, we send your delinquent account to The HUB for collection. You cannot register for classes, graduate, or obtain official university transcripts until the debt is paid. Legal action to collect fines is a university option.
    
    
• Lost or damaged items
  If an item is overdue more than 30 days, it is considered "lost" - except a course reserve, which is "lost" after only 7 days.
  
  
  • Most lost or damaged items: overdue fine + cost of replacement + $25 + $5.
    
  • Course reserves: overdue fine + cost of replacement + $50 + $5.
  • If you return the "lost" item before the replacement has been ordered, the costs are reduced to fine + $5.
  • If you return the "lost" item after the replacement has been ordered, you are still responsible for the costs in full.
  • If you are charged for a lost item, you cannot borrow any other items until you pay the costs or return the item.
  • If you do not pay for a lost item, we send the delinquent account to The HUB for collection. You cannot register for classes, graduate, or obtain official university transcripts until the debt is paid. Legal action to collect costs is a university option.
    
    

Blocked Borrowing Privileges

• If you fail to honor a library "recall" after two recall notices, you cannot borrow other library materials until you return the item.
• If you are charged for a lost or damaged item, you cannot borrow other library materials until you pay the costs or return the item.