Effective September 6, 1990
State Law makes theft or mutilation of library materials or property a crime.
(M.G.L. Chapter 61, Acts of 1990; M.G.L. Chapter 266, Sections 99 and 100)
Any person who willfully:
- Conceals and/or removes any library materials or property from the premises without authority; or
- Fails to return any library materials or property which have been lent to said person by the library facility,
- Uses false identification or a fictitious name; misuses another person's library card, uses a revoked, expired or canceled library card or uses a falsely made library card to borrow library materials or property; or
- Alters or destroys library ownership, electronic or catalog records; or
- Mutilates, destroys or otherwise damages, in whole or in part, any library materials or property;
May be punished upon conviction by imprisonment and/or fine of up to $25,000 and required to make full restitution.