(a) No person shall purposely or negligently detain or fail to return to a public library any book, magazine, pamphlet, manuscript, picture, clipping, phonograph, video recording or other property belonging to such library, or fail or refuse to pay the reasonable value thereof, within 30 days from the date of the posting by registered mail of the notice addressed to such person at the last address furnished the public library, which notice may be given at any time after the date on which such person should have returned the loaned property.
(b) No person shall give a fictitious or incorrect name or address at any public library in order to obtain possess or use of any book, magazine, pamphlet, manuscript, picture, clipping, phonograph, video recording or other property belonging to such library, or practice any deceit of any character whatsoever to conceal or mislead with respect to such person’s identity, address or place of employment.
(c) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(1964 Code, § 541.26)