Fines, Fees, and Payments

Your library may ask users to pay fees for services such as photocopying, computer printouts, or reserve notices. Fines for overdue materials, damaged and lost materials, and various item-related charges may also be assessed.

A bill record contains a fixed amount that the patron owes the library. The amount, reason, associated title, date billed, item due date, item renewal date, item return date, and other pertinent information is recorded in a bill record and linked to the user's record.

Unicorn creates bills automatically based on library policies.

You may also create bills manually using the Bill a User wizard.

Once a bill is created, you may view it by displaying the user's record, or if the bill is associated with a catalog item, by displaying that item's record.

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