{"id":142,"date":"2017-07-07T15:20:55","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T19:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/library\/?page_id=142"},"modified":"2026-07-23T10:02:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:02:30","slug":"fines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/library\/services\/borrowing\/fines\/","title":{"rendered":"Fines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"tblLibraryFines\">Law Library fines and fees are charged according to the following schedule:<\/p>\n<table class=\"cx_table_with_border\" aria-describedby=\"tblLibraryFines\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"white-space: wrap;\">Reserve<\/th>\n<th style=\"white-space: wrap;\">General Collection<\/th>\n<th style=\"white-space: wrap;\">Media \/ Umbrella<\/th>\n<th style=\"white-space: wrap;\">Lost or Damaged Item<\/th>\n<th style=\"white-space: wrap;\">Overdue Recall<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>$2.00 per hour<\/td>\n<td>$1.00 per day<\/td>\n<td>$2.00 per day<\/td>\n<td>$110.00 per item\u00a0+ overdue and recall fines<\/td>\n<td>$5.00 per day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>$48 max<\/td>\n<td>$14 max<\/td>\n<td>$14 max<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>No max<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Renew your books through your <a href=\"https:\/\/wrlc-gulaw.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/account?vid=01WRLC_GUNIVLAW:01WRLC_GUNIVLAW\">Law Library Account<\/a> to avoid fines.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Late general collection materials accrue daily fines.<\/li>\n<li>Late casebooks, Cool Stuff, and other Reserve items accrue fines immediately at an hourly rate.<\/li>\n<li>All fines and charges are added to the patron&#8217;s student account on <a href=\"http:\/\/guexperience.georgetown.edu\/#_ga=2.124906761.2067434413.1722596798-979781150.1699541114\">GU Experience<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Payments must be made through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/campus-services\/student-accounts\/\">Office of Student Accounts<\/a>. Payments are not accepted at the Circulation Desk.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:lawcirc@georgetown.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"cx_external_link\"><span class=\"cx_external_hyperlink\">Email the Circulation Desk<\/span><span class=\"visually_hide\">(This link opens in a new tab)<\/span><span class=\"cx_external_icon\"><\/span><\/a>, call (202-662-9131), or visit the Circulation Desk for questions concerning the amount or the reason for fines or charges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Lost Items<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>All items overdue by four weeks are declared lost by the Law Library.<\/li>\n<li>In addition to any accrued overdue and recall fines, the patron will be charged a replacement fee of $110.00.<\/li>\n<li>Replacement bills for media and umbrellas may be issued beginning one week past the due date.<\/li>\n<li>Replacement bills for Reserve materials may be issued beginning four days past the due date.<\/li>\n<li>Replacement fees will be waived if the item is returned before replacement is charged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Damaged Items<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Patrons that return a damaged item will be charged a replacement fee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recalls<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You will receive an email notice if an item you borrowed has been recalled by the Law Library to meet an operational need.<\/li>\n<li>You will be provided a new due date for the item.<\/li>\n<li>Fines will be assessed if a recalled item is not returned by the new due date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Overdue Fine\/Lost Book Appeal<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Contact the Circulation Desk to appeal a notice for a fine or submit an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/library\/services\/borrowing\/fines\/overdue-fine-lost-book-appeal\/\">Overdue\/Lost Book Fine Appeal Form<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Be prepared to explain why the book was not renewed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Claims Returned Procedure<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Contact the Circulation Desk if you received a lost book or overdue notice for materials that you believe have been returned, or submit a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/library\/services\/borrowing\/patron-claims-returned-form\/\">Patron Claims Returned Form<\/a> (which contains additional information regarding our Claims Returned Procedure).<\/li>\n<li>Your Law Library privileges are not affected while we investigate your claim.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Local <b>Academic Library Books (Including from Other Georgetown University Libraries)<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Books borrowed by choosing <i>Request book from a Local Academic Library<\/i> within the catalog fall under the policies, procedures, and fines indicated by that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrlc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.wrlc.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661455435172000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2MVkZDB1NpV7LyyHzw1q9-\" class=\"cx_external_link\"><span class=\"cx_external_hyperlink\">lending library<\/span><span class=\"visually_hide\">(This link opens in a new tab)<\/span><span class=\"cx_external_icon\"><\/span><\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li>Specifically, books loaned from other Georgetown University Libraries fall under\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.library.georgetown.edu\/policies-services\/borrowing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"cx_external_link\"><span class=\"cx_external_hyperlink\">Lauinger Library policies, fines, and procedures<\/span><span class=\"visually_hide\">(This link opens in a new tab)<\/span><span class=\"cx_external_icon\"><\/span><\/a>. For questions regarding these books, contact\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/library.georgetown.edu\/access\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"cx_external_link\"><span class=\"cx_external_hyperlink\">Lauinger Library&#8217;s Access Services<\/span><span class=\"visually_hide\"> (This link opens in a new tab)<\/span><span class=\"cx_external_icon\"><\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>If a book from a local academic library needs to be renewed, please login to <a href=\"https:\/\/wrlc-gulaw.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/account?vid=01WRLC_GUNIVLAW:01WRLC_GUNIVLAW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"cx_external_link\"><span class=\"cx_external_hyperlink\">My Law Library Account<\/span><span class=\"visually_hide\"> (This link opens in a new tab)<\/span><span class=\"cx_external_icon\"><\/span><\/a>. From the list on the left-hand menu, choose the library that loaned\u00a0you the copy, and then click <i>Renew<\/i> under the appropriate book title. The system will let you know if the title has been successfully renewed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Law Library fines and fees are charged according to the following schedule: Reserve General Collection Media \/ Umbrella Lost or Damaged Item Overdue Recall $2.00 per hour $1.00 per day $2.00 per day $110.00 per item\u00a0+ overdue and recall fines $5.00 per day $48 max $14 max $14 max No max Renew your books through [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":44,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-142","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3801,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/142\/revisions\/3801"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}