| (a) Registration.
(1) Any person 17 years of age or older wishing to
access materials in the State Archives or access certain library services,
including, but not limited to, borrowing items from the agency's circulating
collections, interlibrary loan, and remote access to TexShare databases,
must register with the agency in person each year by presenting a
current government-issued photo identification, signing a registration
agreement, and providing their name, home address, telephone number,
and e-mail address, if applicable or required for specific services.
(2) Patrons of the State Archives must also comply
with §10.2 of this title (relating to Public Access to Archival
State Records and Other Historical Resources).
(3) Only individuals are eligible for patron registration.
Entities of any type or groups of individuals are not eligible for
patron registration.
(b) Loans of Circulating Items.
(1) The loan period for circulating items borrowed
by patrons is four weeks. Loans may be renewed once for one four-week
period if the item has not been reserved by another patron. Overdue
materials may be renewed if they are less than 4 weeks overdue.
(2) The loan period for materials loaned to other libraries
through the interlibrary loan program is eight weeks.
(3) There is no limit on the number of circulating
items a patron may borrow except for reels of microfilm, which are
limited to a maximum of five reels of microfilm at one time.
(c) Overdue and Lost Items.
(1) Patrons are responsible for items checked out in
their name until they are returned to the circulation desk of the
collection from which they were borrowed. Items must be returned in
person at the Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building,
1201 Brazos, Austin, Texas 78701-1938.
(2) There is no fine for overdue items.
(3) The agency will assess patrons for the cost of
replacement of lost items. Replacement cost is based on the current
price of the item.
(4) The agency will send a patron an invoice for the
replacement cost of an item when it is six weeks overdue.
(d) Suspension of Service.
(1) The agency may permanently suspend a patron's borrowing
privileges if the patron fails to return materials within eight weeks
of the due date more than two times.
(2) The agency may suspend all services to a patron
for six months if the patron smokes (including tobacco, vaping, or
e-cigarettes) in an agency facility or brings any type of food, gum,
candy, throat lozenges, or liquid into an agency reading or reference
room.
(3) The agency may permanently suspend all services
to a patron if the patron exhibits behavior the agency considers threatening,
harassing, or obscene toward agency staff or other patrons or if a
patron steals, damages, or destroys any item in the State Archives
or any other property of the agency.
(4) Any individual who has been suspended under this
subsection may appeal the decision by filing a protest with the director
and librarian in compliance with §2.55 of this title (relating
to Protest Procedure).
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §2.52 adopted to be effective July 4, 1994, 19 TexReg 4814; amended to be effective September 6, 1998, 23 TexReg 9036; amended to be effective May 12, 2004, 29 TexReg 4463; amended to be effective August 29, 2024, 49 TexReg 6445 |
