Sec. 14.57.110. Ownership of acquired items.
Except when ownership of an item is transferred under AS 14.57.120, an item acquired under AS 14.57.100 becomes the property of the state museum.
Sec. 14.57.120. Criteria applicable to acquisitions from the fund.
Subject to approval given by the Museum Collections Advisory Committee under AS 14.57.050(b), the director may (1) establish by contract the terms and conditions of custody, protection, conservation, and exhibition of an item acquired by the state museum if the item is acquired and custody of it is assigned to another institution; (2) transfer ownership […]
Sec. 14.57.130. Disposition of acquired items.
Subject to approval of the Museum Collections Advisory Committee under AS 14.57.050(b), the director may establish a deaccession policy under which the director may exchange or otherwise convey title to an item acquired from the net income account of the fund in accordance with generally accepted principles governing the disposal of these items.
Sec. 14.57.199. Definitions.
In AS 14.57.100 – 14.57.199, (1) “director” means the director of the division of the department that has responsibility for state libraries, archives, and museums; (2) “fund” means the Alaska heritage endowment fund established in AS 37.14.500; (3) “net income account” means the account established in AS 37.14.510.
Sec. 14.57.200. Acquisition of title to loaned property.
(a) A museum may acquire the title to documented property loaned to the museum if (1) at least seven years have passed after the expiration date of the loan without written or other contact between the lender and the museum; or (2) the loan does not have an expiration date and at least seven years […]
Sec. 14.57.210. Acquisition of title to undocumented property.
(a) A museum may acquire title to undocumented property held by a museum for seven years or longer if (1) the seven-year holding period is verified by the written records of the museum; (2) when this paragraph is applicable, the museum has notified by mail all corporations, except nonprofit corporations, created under 43 U.S.C. 1601 […]
Sec. 14.57.220. Reclamation of property.
In addition to any other right of reclamation the person may have under 25 U.S.C. 3001 – 3013 (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act), after title to documented property or undocumented property is acquired by a museum under AS 14.57.200 – 14.57.290, the lender or owner of the property has two years to bring […]
Sec. 14.57.230. Museum obligations regarding loaned property.
(a) A museum shall keep written records regarding loaned property for at least two years from the date of acquiring title to the property under AS 14.57.200 or 14.57.210. (b) A museum shall keep written records on all property it acquires by loan. The records must contain the owner’s name, address, and the telephone number, […]
Sec. 14.57.240. Obligation of lenders.
A lender shall notify the museum of a change of address or a change in the ownership of the loaned property in order to ensure the retention of rights to the loaned property.
Sec. 14.57.250. Relationship to other laws.
If AS 14.57.200 – 14.57.290 conflict with another provision of state law, AS 14.57.200 – 14.57.290 govern to the extent of the conflict.