Lost books and other materials.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 24-7
in effectSec. 24-7. - Lost books and other materials.
(a) A replacement fee is hereby imposed and shall be collected by the department for the loss by any borrower of any book or audiovisual material or other circulated item in an amount equal to the publisher or manufacturer's current suggested list price of the item at the time of payment for the loss. The list price of a substantially equivalent item shall be utilized if an exact replacement of the lost item is no longer available. In addition to the replacement fee, there are hereby imposed processing fees in the amounts established pursuant to section 24-8 of this Code for each item that is lost to defray processing costs for the purchase of the replacement item.
(b) No person who is indebted to the city in an amount of $25.00 or more for any fine or fee imposed by or pursuant to this section shall be permitted to borrow any item circulated by the department or be issued any renewal or replacement library card until such fine or fee has been fully paid.
(Code 1968, § 25-7; Ord. No. 81-1459, § 1, 8-4-81; Ord. No. 83-1228, § 2, 8-9-83; Ord. No. 91-1179, §§ 1, 2, 8-14-91; Ord. No. 01-357, § 1, 4-25-01; Ord. No. 2023-30, § 3, 1-11-2023)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH24LI_ARTIINGE_S24-7LOBOOTMAFetched: 10/26/2026