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Fines or Fees? #294

Closed jonathanwithers closed 2 years ago

jonathanwithers commented 2 years ago

This is more of a clarification rather than an issue. For the following elements in patron entity is there a definition of what is a 'fine' vs. 'fee' ? E03D13 Number of items for which fees other than fines are due E03D14 Number of items for which fines are due

franciscave commented 2 years ago

A definition as to which charge types are fees and which are fines has, to my knowledge, never been stated. If you look at list CHT, the obvious charge type that I'd describe as a fine would be '04' (Overdue). Would any other charge types be considered to be a fine?

jonathanwithers commented 2 years ago

Thanks, agree with overdue charges as fines. Spydus LMS allows sites to configure a charge type as either a fine or fee type. Almost all sites configure overdues as fines and some class Lost Item, Lost Processing and Damage charges as fines as well.

franciscave commented 2 years ago

This issue was discussed at the Technical Panel meeting on 11 October. It was agreed that each LMS will have its own definition of which charges are fines and which are fees, and this matter is therefore out of scope for LCF.