590 IAC 3-1-2 Requirements for Indiana libraries; required information

Sec. 2. (a) Any library in Indiana shall issue a PLAC to any resident of Indiana. (b) The Indiana state library will provide a supply of numbered PLACs to each library in the state. Libraries will not be charged for the PLAC when they are distributed from the Indiana state library. An order for a new supply of PLACs may be placed on the PLAC quarterly report form. (c) A PLAC shall show on its face the following information: (1) Name of cardholder. (2) Address of cardholder. (3) Home library of the cardholder. (4) Expiration date of card. This information shall be made part of the PLAC at the issuing library. The card is issued as an individual card to one (1) specific person. (d) An individual who is in good standing as defined by the local library and eligible to obtain a valid resident or nonresident library card from a library in Indiana qualifies to obtain a PLAC. A nonresident of a library district may obtain a PLAC at any library. The fee for a nonresident to obtain a PLAC is at least the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25), or the operating fund expenditure per capita of the library, if that amount is greater than twenty-five dollars ($25), plus the current PLAC fee. A nonresident fee may be set higher than the operating fund expenditure per capita of the library. The amounts of the operating fund expenditure per capita for libraries are found in the current "Statistics of Indiana Libraries," collected and published by the Indiana state library under IC 4-23-7.1-6, IC 4-23-7.1-14, and IC 4-23-7.1-22, and distributed annually to each Indiana public library. (e) Rules or guidelines used at the local library to determine eligibility for a local library card shall also be applied when an individual requests to purchase a PLAC. "Good standing" is defined at the local library level. (f) A family PLAC shall not be issued. The guidelines of the local library regarding use of a library card by a person other than the actual cardholder shall be followed if a family member wishes to borrow on a PLAC. (g) The PLAC may be issued by mail if the library chooses to do so. (h) A library may choose to issue its own library card to an individual holding a PLAC to enable that library to properly check out materials to the patron. Any local card that is issued to a PLAC holder shall be marked clearly with the PLAC expiration date. Libraries that have computerized registration files must mark the expiration date of the record of the PLAC cardholder in the database. PLAC cardholders may be required to show both the PLAC and the local library card to check out materials according to the rules of the lending library. (i) Resident college or university students are not required to have a PLAC to use the local library in the college or university community. If a college student wants to borrow materials from a library other than his or her home library or the library in the college or university community where he or she resides, then the student will need to be issued a PLAC. Local libraries must follow established guidelines in place for issuance of student cards to local college, university, or other postsecondary school students. (j) No refunds of fees paid for a PLAC shall be made under any circumstance. (k) When a PLAC is lost or stolen, the PLAC cardholder shall be issued a replacement card at the library where the PLAC was issued. The fee for the replacement card shall be subject to annual review by the Indiana library and historical board and shall be remitted to the Indiana state library. Names, addresses, and card numbers of individuals who are issued replacement cards must appear on the PLAC quarterly report form.