Indiana Code 36-12-2-25. Local library cards; fees; penalties for loss or damage of library property
(1) fix and collect fees and rental charges; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-12-2-25
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(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.]
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.