Ordinance 80-039.£
ORDII~IANC£ NO. 80 - 39"
AN ORDINANCE MAI~ING IT UNLAWFUL TO
FAIL TO RETURN BOOKS OR OTHER LIBRARY '
MATERIALS FROM THE COLLIER COUNTY FREE
PUBLIC LIBRARY AFTER WRITTEN REQUEST
FOR RETURN OF SAID MATERIALS HAS BEEN
MADE BY SAID LIBRARY; MAKING IT UNL~'~/FUL
TO FAIL TO REPORT LOSS OF LIB_~;~Y~
MATERIALS AND FAIL TO REIMBURSE_~-'~R=
SAME; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO DESTRC~)~
DAMAGE LIBRARY MA'I:ERIALS. OR TO FA[J.~I'~
REIMBURSE' FOR SUCH MATER[ALS OR .=~'./~
AGES THERETO; MAKING IT UNLAWFL~."I~
FURNISH A FALSE NAME OR ADDRESS (~'~) :=z m~ .'
USE A FALSE LIBRARY CARD FOR THI~I~0~-
POSE oF PROCURING MATERIAL FRO~ THE
'.COLL'IER" COUNTY ' FREE' PUBLIC 'LIBRARY; . co ....
PROVIDING A SERVICE FEE~ ESTABLISHING
" IDENTITY; PROVIDING FOR THE VIOLATION
OF THE PROVISIONS HEREOF AND PENALTIES
" . FOR SAID ~IOLATION~ PROVIDING FOR SEVER-
ABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE
CODE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, ~ollier; County r~alntelns an extensive library system
throughout' the County; and '
WHEREAS, additional e~<penses are incurred when Ilbrary books
and materials are not ~-eturned~ necessltatTng additional tax revenues to
maTntaln the high quality and quantity of'llbrary'materlals;
NOW~ THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County
Commissioners Of 'i::olller 'County~ Florida: . '
SECTION ONE.' UNLAWFUL TO FAIL TO RETURN LIBRARY MATERIALS
"117 shall be unlawful for any'pa.~son to fall to return any library book,
'aUdio or video recording, fllm~ magazlne~ or any other a'rtlcle of per-
sonal property borro~ved from't~e Cellla~ County F~ee Pub, JJj:
any or. its. branch~s after ten (10) days have elapsed from t~b date~r
written request for return by said librar-y o~' an authorlze~ agen.l_~_of
said library. The. notice requesting the return of s~Jch mat,;als
*be sent by registered or certified mall addressed to said person
last known address furnished to the Collier County Free Public Library
as evidenced by the records retained by said library.
SECTION TWO: UNLAWFUL TO FAIL TO REPORT LOST LIBRARY MATERIALS AND REIMBURSE FOR SAME
It sham be unl~wl'ul for any person to fall to r~eport any lost lib. rary
book, audio or video recording, film, magazlne~ or any othe~' article of
personal property borrowed from the Collier 'County Free Public Llbrary
or any of its branches end it shall also be unlawful for any person to
fall to reimburse sald library for sald materials a~er ten (10) days have
elapsed from the date of recelpt_0fe written request for ralmburs.ment
by said library or an authorized agent of laid library. The notice
requesting reimbursement for 'such materials shall be sent by registered
or certified mail addressed to said person at the last known address
furnished to the Collier County Free Public Library as.evldenced by the`
records retained by said library.
SECTION THREE: UNLAWFUL TO DESTROY OR DAMAGE LIBRARY
MATERIALS OR TO FAIL TO REIMBURSE FOR SUCH
JVlATERIALS OR DAMAGES THERETO
It shall be Unlawful for any person to wlllfuliy destroy, deface~ mar, or
otherwise damage any library book~ audio or video recording, film,
... magazine, or.a.ny .other.a.rtlc. l.e;of personal p.ropert¥ borrowed from the
Collier County Free Public Library or any of its branches, ' or to fall to
reimburse 'said library for destr~Jctlon of or damage to such materials
after ten (10) d~ys have elapsed from the date 'of receipt of · writte~
· request for reimbursement by said library or an authorized agent of
'sald library, whether or not aa'Id destruction or damage iS willful or
accidental. The notice requesting reimbursement for such destruction
or damage shall be sent by registered or certlfled mall addressed to
said person at the last known address furnlshed to the Collier County
Free Public Library as evidenced by the records retalned by said
library.
SECTION FOUR; UNLAWFUL TO FURNISH FALSE NAME OR ADDRESS
OR TO USE A FALSE LIBRARY CARD
I,t shall bi urilawful for any person, ~vlth.lntent l~o secure the loan of
any book, audio 'or video recording~ film~ megazlne~ or any other
· article of personal property from the Collier 'County Free ?~.bllc Library
or any of Its I~ranehas~ to furnish · false name or a'ddress or to present
with such lntent~ a false~ forged or counterfeited library borrower's
Identification card to any authorized agent or employee of the Collier'
County Free Public Library.
SECTION FIVE; SERVICE FEE
In addition to any reimbursement herein required, any indlvldual to
4. ~vhom a notice has been sent under the provisions of this Ordinance
shall pay to the Collier County Free Public Library a lervlce fee In the
~moun', of three dollars ($).00).
SECTION SIX: PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY
In any prosecution or action under the provisions of this Ordinance In
which a library borrower's Identification card Issued by the Collier
county Free Public Library was'used at the time o~ the b r In
said materials, the information retained and contained within the records
of the Collier County ~=ree Public Library pertaining to that card, along
with the name that appears on the library card used to borrow sald
materials shall constitute prima facie evidence of the Identity of the
person borrowing said library materials end that such person was th~
party authorized by the Collier County Free Publlc Library to use the
aforesaid library card. " '
SECTION SEVEN: PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF SECTIONS ONEt TWO'
~'HREE OR FOUR
"Any person 'or"persons who shall ~vlolate the p~ovlslons'of this Ordlnance
shall be guilty o1' a misdemeanor punishable by a fine ~not to exceed five
hundred dollars ($500) or Imprisonment In the Collier County Jail not to
exceed sixty (60) days, .or both.
SECTION EIGI~IT: SEVERABILITY
ir any section, subsection, sentence, clause,' phrase, or portion of this
chapter shall for any reason be held invalid or unconstitutional by a
court of competent Jurisdiction, 'such portTon shall be deemed a separate,
distinct, and independent* provl?lon and such holdln, g sh~ll not affect
the validity of the remaining portion' hereof.
SECTION NINE: INCLUSION IN COD. E.
It Is the intention of the Board or County Commissloners that the pro-'
visions or this Ordinance shall become and be made a Part of the Collier
County Code of Laws and Ordinances, and that the 'sections of thls
Ordinance may be renumbered or re-lettered and the word "or:dlnance"
· ' may be changed' t~ ~section", "article", or' such other appropriate word
or- phrase in order to accomplish such Intentions.' '
SECTION TEN: EFFECTIVE DA~I'E
The effective date of this Ordinance shall be upon acknowledgement
from the Secretary of State that the Ordinance has been duly filed.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissloner~ of
Collier County, Florida, this 15th day of
BO0~
1980.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION'ERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF COLLIER
I, WILLIAM J. REAGAN, Clerk of Courts in and for the
Twentieth Judicial Circuit, Collier County, Florida, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a t~e original of~
ORDINANCE NO.
which was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners during
Regular Session Ap=~I 1~ . , 1980.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the Board of
County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this ~
day of , 1980.
WILLIAM J. REAGAN
Clerk of Courts and Clerk
Ex-officio to Board of
County Commissioners
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