Will I get a fine if my books are late?
Answer
You will be charged a fine for overdue books. A fine of R20 or more will automatically block you from taking out any more books.
Fines for Open Shelves books
You will be charged a fine of R2.00 from the day after the expiry of the loan period. This will accumulate with R2.00 every day until the information resource has been returned.
Fines for Reserved books
Prescribed/textbooks and recommended/supplementary books that are placed on short loans:
- An overdue fine of R2.00 will be charged after 2 hours, accumulative after every two additional hours. A total of R51.00 is payable after 24 hours.
- A fine for overnight use (information resource(s) returned after 10 pm) will be charged at R20.00 per hour. A total of R51.00 is payable after 24 hours.
- A fine for lost information resources will be charged at R100.00 (inconvenience fine) + R70.00 (processing cost) + replacement cost of the information resource(s).
- A fine for failure to return information resources that were recalled will be R50.00,
Fines for books Lost and Paid
You will be charged for the replacement cost of the information resource + R100.00 processing cost. Alternatively you can purchase the information resource(s) and pay only the R100.00 processing cost.