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====== Bankruptcies ======

The Library will discharge a patron's debt that has been lawfully discharged in bankruptcy.

  - Before the Library will discharge a patron's debt, the patron must provide a copy of a valid court order discharging the patron's debt.
  - Library fines for overdue materials (this does not include debt for damaged or lost materials) may not be discharged in bankruptcy and will remain the responsibility of the patron. 
  - If a patron's borrowing privileges are currently suspended pursuant to section 3.0 of the Library's Loan Policy, the patron may request reinstatement based on a lawful court order discharging the patron's dischargeable library debt, provided the patron has returned all overdue materials that have an active item record and paid all non-dischargeable and other current debt due to the Library.
  - If the patron in bankruptcy is responsible for a juvenile account, the same policies apply.

See also: [[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ezWqKfmsJ4mX_2vv6Tdz9p60zCO9Obei|Marti Minor's Presentation at the Fall 2020 Public Library Directors Meeting]]