42.1-74 - Failure to return book or other library property. - Virginia Statutes

§ 42.1-74. Failure to return book or other library property.

Any person having in his possession any book or other property of any of theabove libraries or collections, which he shall fail to return within thirtydays after receiving notice in writing from the custodian, shall be guilty ofa misdemeanor and punished according to law; provided, however, that if suchbook should be lost or destroyed, such person may, within thirty days afterbeing so notified, pay to the custodian the value of such book, the value tobe determined by the governing board having jurisdiction.

(Code 1950, § 42-22; 1970, c. 606.)