Fines

Remember, fines are applied as follows:

  • Overdue: $.50/day

  • Recall overdue: $2.00/day

  • Lost item fee: $100/per item

1. Click the Patron Tab

2. Enter the patron’s ID in the patron dialog box

3. Click the Cash under the Patron Activity

4. Select the appropriate tab:

    • Active Cash statuses:

    • Not Paid (including the unpaid portions of partially paid bills)

    • Transferred to AR (debits transferred to OPUS)

    • Credited (i.e., waived)

      • Cash details: helps to determine when an item was returned, where it was was returned, and how overdue the item was.

    • Cash History statuses:

    • Paid (paid directly via cash or check)

    • Partially paid (partial payment)

    • Cancelled Transactions:

    • Transactions waived with the waive button, but we do not use this function.

  • All Transactions:

    • All three tabs combined (active cash, cash history, and cancelled)