[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Montvale 10-12-1982 by Ord. No. 82-758 (Ch. 57A of the 1966 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
AFFILIATE LIBRARY
Any library in which the holder of a registration card shall be entitled to borrow material as a consequence of the possession of such card.
PERSON
Any individual, cosigner of a library registration card, corporation, partnership, association or other entity.
It shall be unlawful for any person to detain, fail or refuse to return any book, periodical, pamphlet, recording, audiovisual materials or any other article of any kind borrowed from the Montvale Free Public Library or from any affiliate library with the use of a Montvale Free Public Library registration card for a period exceeding that time allowed for the material's use by the borrower as may be established pursuant to the rules and regulations of the respective library.
A. 
In the event that any person shall detain or fail to return any material within the above-stated prescribed time, there may be forwarded to such person, at any time thereafter, notice of delinquency by certified mail, return receipt requested. Such notice shall be forwarded to the person's last known address as stated on the registration card or otherwise noted on the record of the Montvale Free Public Library.
B. 
Should any person thereafter detain or fail to return any item for a period of 30 days or more from the date of mailing notice of delinquency, such person shall be fined in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
For each and every violation of the provisions of this chapter, the person as herein defined, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $25, together with the cost of the replacement value of the item not returned, and costs of court.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances of the Borough of Montvale in conflict with this chapter are hereby repealed to the extent that they conflict herewith.
If for any reason any section or any provision of this chapter shall be questioned in any court and shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, the same shall not be held to affect any other section or provision of this chapter.
This chapter shall take effect upon final passage and publication as required by law.