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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The state librarian may charge and add a fee to any amount due in accordance with the state librarian's duties and powers under section 312-2.1(d) for:
(1) Any cost or expense incurred by the Hawaii state public library system as a result of any action taken to enforce the collection of costs of lost books and any overdue fines and fees charged to that patron after the public library system has mailed written notice demanding payment and advising that continued failure to pay the amount due may result in collection action being taken, including the imposition of cost-recovery fees, not to exceed $10, pursuant to this section. Any cost-recovery fee charged against the patron for costs, fees, and other charges may include collection agency fees, attorneys' fees, court filing fees, and similar fees incurred by the Hawaii state public library system in connection with the collection action;
(2) Hawaii public library system sponsored seminars or workshops, including educational materials in various media format; and
(3) Research and reference materials published on magnetic media, CD-ROM, or other digital or electronic form.
(b) Interest shall not accrue with respect to any fee under this section.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions under this chapter, whenever a patron makes a partial payment of a particular delinquent amount, the amount received by the Hawaii state public library system shall first be credited to the fees charged under this section, in the order the fees were charged.
(d) Without regard to chapter 91, the state librarian shall prescribe the procedures relating to:
(1) The charging of fees;
(2) The waiver of fees;
(3) The documents, materials, and services for which fees may be charged;
(4) The amount of the fees that may be assessed and charged to a library patron;
(5) The accumulated amount of lost library material costs, fines, or fees;
(6) The period of time that the lost library materials costs, fines, or fees shall remain unpaid before they may be referred to a collection agency for collection; and
(7) The notification of persons having delinquent accounts of the additional fees to be charged by the collection agency prior to the referral to the collection agency.
(e) The state librarian may waive any fee imposed by the Hawaii state public library system under chapter 312 in cases of hardship as prescribed by rules adopted under chapter 91.
(f) Upon its collection, the cost-recovery fee shall be deposited into the libraries special fund established by section 312-3.6 and shall be expended as prescribed by law.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 1. Government § 312-4.6 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-1-government/hi-rev-st-sect-312-4-6/
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