Every person who shall intentionally or knowingly cut, mutilate, mark, tear, write upon, deface or otherwise injure, in whole or in part, any library materials belonging to the city department of public libraries, or shall intentionally or knowingly permit any such injury to be inflicted while such property is in his or her custody, or shall intentionally or knowingly injure any of the furniture or property in any building or branch of the Fort Worth Public Library, or shall intentionally or knowingly mark or deface or in any way injure the Fort Worth Public Library or any branch thereof, or any fixtures therein or appertaining thereto, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, be subject to punishment as provided in § 1-6 of this code. A fine under such section shall not preclude the library assessing and collecting all fines normally assessed by it for each day’s violation of its rules, including the replacement cost of the injured or destroyed property and associated fees as set forth in the library’s circulation policy.
(1964 Code, § 40-10) (Ord. 9035, § 3, passed 2-21-1984; Ord. 20993-10-2013, § 6, passed 10-15-2013)