(a) A person who damages an item of library property shall reimburse the public library the costs of repairing or rebinding the item.
(b) A person who loses or damages beyond repair an item of library property shall pay an amount equal to the retail cost of replacing the item, plus a reprocessing fee of $28. The retail cost and reprocessing fee for replacement of a lost or damaged item may be waived if a person replaces the lost or damaged item with a comparable item of equal or greater value.
(c) Nonresident user fees.
(1) Nonresidents of the city who use the public library shall pay a fee of:
(A) $25 to borrow five items of library property;
(B) $60 to borrow 15 items of library property; and
(C) $250 to borrow unlimited items of library property during a 12-consecutive-month period.
(2) The following nonresidents are exempt from the fees established by this subsection:
(A) a city of Dallas employee;
(B) an active volunteer for the city of Dallas public library system;
(C) all students or teachers in any educational institution located in the city of Dallas;
(D) a person participating in the TexShare Card program, but only for items and services covered by that program; and
(E) any other person exempted by city council resolution.
(d) Photograph reproduction fees.
(1) The fee for a digital reproduction of a photograph is $25 per image for a one-time publication or website use in a single language in one country. This fee does not include charges for broadcast or publishing copyright permission.
(2) In addition to the fee required in Subsection (d)(1), the following fees will be charged for for-profit broadcast or publishing copyright permission based on usage:
(A) $50 per image for commercial exhibition.
(B) $200 per image for commercial reproduction or re-sale.
(C) $50 per image for a one-time print use in a single language worldwide.
(D) $100 per image for a one-time print or electronic (e-book) use in all languages worldwide.
(E) $100 per image for a one-country broadcast use in a single language only.
(F) $150 per image for a world broadcast use in a single language only.
(G) $300 per image for a world broadcast use in all languages.
(3) In addition to the fee required in Subsection (d)(1), the following fees will be charged for non-profit broadcast or publishing copyright permission based on usage:
(A) $25 per image for commercial exhibition.
(B) $100 per image for commercial reproduction or re-sale.
(C) $25 per image for a one-time print use in a single language worldwide.
(D) $50 per image for a one-time print or electronic (ebook) use in all languages worldwide.
(E) $50 per image for a one-country broadcast use in a single language only.
(F) $75 per image for a world broadcast use in a single language only.
(G) $150 per image for a world broadcast use in all languages.
(4) The total fee calculated under Subsections (d)(1), (d)(2), and (d)(3) will be increased by:
(A) 100 percent if a one- to five-day turn-around time is requested; and
(B) 50 percent if a six- to 10-day turn- around time is requested.
(5) The following additional fees for delivery and media will be charged if required for an order:
(A) $3 for postage and handling.
(B) $3 for CD authoring.
(e) A person requesting research by a staff member of the public library shall pay a fee of $17.50 per half hour, which fee will include up to four photocopies. Additional photocopies may be purchased for $0.25 per page. Each person making a request under this subsection will be limited to one hour of research and 50 photocopies per month. The director may waive up to 25 percent of the charges for research requested by a corporate member of the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.
(f) The fee for a printout from an electronic database is $0.25 per page for a black and white printout and $0.75 a page for a color printout.
(g) A fee of $20 will be charged for each public library account turned over to a collection agency for the purpose of recovering any money or property owed to the public library.