Overdue fines are calculated at the point when an item is checked in and when an item is renewed. If an item is checked in and found to have an overdue fine, the phrase “(fees/fines owe)" will appear directly under "Time returned" on the Check in Scanned items page.
The amount of the overdue fine is impacted by several factors:
- Is there a grace period set? (See Grace period setting in Loan Policy)
- Is closed time to be counted? (See Count closed days/hours/minutes setting in Overdue Fine Policy below)
- Is there a maximum overdue fine amount set? (See Maximum overdue fine setting in Overdue Fine Policy below)
- Should the overdue fine be forgiven if the item is renewed? (See Forgive overdue fine if item renewed setting in Overdue Fine Policy below)
- If the item was recalled, is there a different amount to be charged? (See Overdue recall fine setting in Overdue Fine Policy below)
- If the item was recalled, should the grace period be ignored? (See Ignore grace period for recalls setting in Overdue Fine Policy below)
- If the item was recalled, is there a maximum overdue recall fine amount set? (See Maximum recall overdue fine setting in Overdue Fine Policy below)
- If the item was lost, is an overdue fine to be charged or not? (See If lost item returned or renewed setting in Lost Item Fee Policy below)
Loan Policy
Overdue Fine Policy
Lost Item Fee Policy
How is the overdue fine calculated?
Step 1: Determine if there is a reason to calculate an overdue fine. Was item returned/renewed after the due date? If item renewed late, is Forgive overdue fine if item renewed in Overdue Fine Policy set to “Yes” or “No”? We don’t want to use the processing time if we don’t need.
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