Indiana § 36-12-2-25 Local library cards; fees; penalties for loss or damage of library
property

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-12-2-25 — Local library cards; fees; penalties for loss or damage of library property

Indiana § 36-12-2-25

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 12LIBRARIES

Ch. 2Class 1 Public Libraries: Organization and Board

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Bluebook

Ind. Code § 36-12-2-25 (2026).

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(a)The residents or real property taxpayers of the library district taxed for the support of the library may use the facilities and services of the public library without charge for library or related purposes. However, the library board may:

(1)fix and collect fees and rental charges; and

(2)assess fines, penalties, and damages for the:

(A)loss of;

(B)damage to; or

(C)failure to return; any library property or material.

(b)A library board may issue local library cards to:

(1)residents and real property taxpayers of the library district; and

(2)individuals who are not residents of the library district.

(c)Except as provided in subsection (e), a library board must set and charge a fee for a local library card issued under subsection (b)(2).

(d)The minimum fee that the board may s

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(a) The residents or real property taxpayers
of the library district taxed for the support of the library may use the
facilities and services of the public library without charge for library or
related purposes. However, the library board may:
(1) fix and collect fees and rental charges; and
(2) assess fines, penalties, and damages for the:
(A) loss of;
(B) damage to; or
(C) failure to return;
any library property or material.
(b) A library board may issue local library cards to:
(1) residents and real property taxpayers of the library district;
and
(2) individuals who are not residents of the library district.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (e), a library board must set
and charge a fee for a local library card issued under subsection (b)(2).
(d) The minimum fee that the board may set under subsection (c) is
the greater of the following:
(1) The library district's operating fund expenditure per capita in
the most recent year for which that information is available in the
Indiana state library's annual "Statistics of Indiana Libraries".
(2) Twenty-five dollars ($25).
(e) A library board may issue a local library card without charge or
for a reduced fee to an individual who is not a resident of the library
district and who is:
(1) a student enrolled in or a teacher in a public school
corporation or nonpublic school:
(A) that is located at least in part in the library district; and
(B) in which students in any grade from preschool through
grade 12 are educated;
(2) a child receiving foster care services;
(3) a library employee of the district; or
(4) a student enrolled in a college or university that is located at
least in part of the library district;
if the board adopts a resolution that is approved by an affirmative vote
of a majority of the members appointed to the library board.
(f) A library card issued under subsection (b)(2) or (e) may be valid
for a maximum of one (1) year after issuance. A card issued under
subsection (b)(2) that is valid for less than one (1) year must be sold at
a fee prorated to the equivalent of the annual fee prescribed under
subsection (d).
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-14-2-8.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.91-2009, SEC.1; P.L.113-2010, SEC.160; P.L.84-2012, SEC.22; P.L.13-2013, SEC.155; P.L.203-2016, SEC.27; P.L.42-2018, SEC.32; P.L.88-2020, SEC.6.