Fine and Billing Policies

If you have any questions about library fines or fees on your account, please contact our Billing Supervisor at lib-fines@okstate.edu or call 405-744-9733.

Overdue Fines

• Edmon Low Creative Studios 2 Hour Course Reserves/Textbooks: $0.50 per minute with a $50.00 maximum
• Edmon Low Creative Studios Technology and Media: $5.00 per day per item
• Edmon Low Laptop Fines: $20.00 per day with a $60.00 maximum
• Interlibrary Services Materials: $5.00 per day per item
• Architecture Library Course Reserves/Textbooks: $5.00 per day with a $50.00 maximum
• Classroom Building North Materials: $5.00 per day per item
• College of Veterinary Medicine Library Course Reserves: $5.00 per day with a $50.00 maximum

Non-Returned Item Fees

• Books: When a book from any campus library branch becomes 60 days overdue, the system lists it as "lost," and you will be charged two separate fees per book: a varying refundable replacement fee (if an acceptable exact replacement copy cannot be found, a $150.00 blanket replacement fee will be charged) and a non-refundable $20.00 processing fee.
• Technology: When technology from any campus library branch becomes 3 days overdue, the system lists it as "lost," and you will be charged two separate fees per item: a varying refundable replacement fee (determined by the type of technology checked out) and a non-refundable $20.00 processing fee.
• Recalled, Reserve, and Special Permission Items: When any of these items become 30 days overdue, the system lists them as "lost," and you will be billed a varying replacement fee (if an acceptable exact replacement copy cannot be found, a $150.00 blanket replacement fee will be charged) and a non-refundable $20.00 processing fee per item.
• Interlibrary Services (ILS) Materials: When ILS materials become 30 days overdue, they are listed as "lost," and you will be charged two separate fees per item: a $250.00 replacement fee and a non-refundable $20.00 processing fee.

Please note: All library users are charged for damaged items checked out on their IDs as if they are unreturned. There will be a varying replacement fee as well as a $20.00 processing fee. If a library user returns an item after it has gone lost, but before it is billed to their Bursar, three or more times per semester, the user is still responsible for the $20.00 lost item processing fee, even after the item is returned. Lost item replacement fees for Edmon Low Library and branch library materials returned after seven years in a lost status are non-refundable.

Courtesy card holders with lost books will have a block placed on their library account until the lost book is returned. If the lost book is not returned, you will be charged a varying replacement fee as well as a $20.00 lost item processing fee. The block will remain on the account until the book is returned or payment of the replacement fee and lost item processing fee is paid to the OSU Bursar.

Damaged Technology Fees

A damage fee may be charged in lieu of a replacement fee, depending on the extent of damage to a technology item. Fees may vary.

Laptops must be returned in good condition. A cleaning fee of $20.00 may be assessed if a device is returned with excessive dirt, residue, strong odors, or other conditions that require special cleaning.

Faculty Fines

Overdue fines are not charged to OSU faculty, except for overdue recalled, reserve, microform and media, special permission, and Interlibrary Services materials.

OSU faculty will be charged for lost items. The Billing Supervisor will send an email, as a courtesy, before you are billed for lost items. If you do not respond within the given time, you will be charged a varying replacement fee and a non-refundable $20.00 processing fee.

When a lost item is returned after billing, you will be credited for the replacement cost of the item. The processing fee is non-refundable.

Overdue Notices

Overdue and lost item notices are sent as a courtesy to your okstate.edu email address. Failure to receive a notice does not cancel your obligation to pay fines or fees.