Example Fine Situations

As of January, 2004 students who return laptops after their due times are subject to fines. The fines are in response to students who have repeatedly returned laptops late without regard to other students waiting to use them.

The time limit for all laptops is four hours.

You may renew for an additional four hours if no one is waiting for the laptop. (Note that renewals add four hours starting at the time the laptop is renewed, not four hours after the laptop was originally due.)

Personalized information for when your laptop is due and when the lending desk closes is available at: my.clicc.ucla.edu

Fine structure:
$10 for the first 30 minutes late
$5 for each successive 30 minutes late
$50/hour for keeping the laptop out past closing time

Maximum fine is $2000 (the approximate replacement value of the laptop).

Grace period:
After the 4-hour lending period, there is a 20 minute grace period to allow for any delays such as waiting in line to return a laptop. The 20 minute grace period still counts towards the late fee, but fines are not imposed until the 21st minute. For example, if your laptop was due at 3pm and you bring it back at 3:45, the laptop is 45 minutes late and you'll be fined $15.

Past Closing:
There is a $50 dollar fine per hour for returning a laptop after closing, however there is a grace period of 20 minutes where fines are not imposed. You will be charged for a full hour for keeping a laptop a portion of that hour. For example, if you are running late and return a laptop 19 minutes after the closing of a laptop lending location you will not incur a late fine. If you were running late and returned a laptop 31 minutes late you will incur a late fine for a full hour ($50). If you were to keep the laptop 61 minutes after closing then you would be charged $100 dollars.(More Examples)

Tools to avoid fines:

• The key to avoiding fines is to keep track of time and know when the laptop lending desk closes. Log in to my.clicc.ucla.edu to see how long you've had your laptop out, and when it's due.
• Read posted signs to know when the lending desk closes.
• Take note of the kiosk screen that indicates when the laptop is due back.
• Know that renewing online is not guaranteed. If there are people waiting to use the laptops, you may not renew. If the laptop is already late, you may not renew.

So what are we doing with any money collected by fines? In a perfect world, we wouldn't collect any fines because everyone would return their laptop on time. However, any fines that we do collect will go right back into the laptop lending program.

If you've received a fine notification on your BAR bill, you can see our response to the most common complaints at this web site: Late Laptops Complaint Response page

Please let us know if you have any questions by e-mailing feedback@clicc.ucla.edu.