§ 10-1-529.1. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Museum Property Act.” History. Code 1981, § 10-1-529.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 720, § 2/SB 195.
§ 10-1-529.2. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Archives repository” means a nonprofit organization or a public agency whose primary functions include selecting, preserving, and making available records of historical or enduring value and that is open to the public on a regular basis. Archives repository does not include a public library. “Loan” means the placement […]
§ 10-1-529.3. Accuracy of Museum or Archive Records
Each museum or archives repository shall keep accurate records of all property on loan to the museum or archives repository, including the name and address of the owner, if known, and the beginning and ending date of the loan period. At the time that a person makes a loan to a museum or archives repository, […]
§ 10-1-529.4. Abandonment of Property Loaned to a Museum or Archives Repository; Museum Acquisition of Abandoned Property
Property loaned to a museum or archives repository whose loan has an expiration date is abandoned when there has not been written contact between the owner and the museum or archives repository for at least seven years after that expiration date. If the loan has no expiration date, the property is abandoned when there has […]
§ 10-1-529.5. Acquisition of Undocumented Property
Property in the possession of a museum or archives repository which the museum or archives repository has reason to believe may be on loan and for which the museum or archives repository does not know the owner or have any reasonable means of determining the owner becomes the property of the museum or archives repository […]
§ 10-1-529.6. Application of Conservation Measures to Property on Loan to Museum or Archives
Unless there is a written loan agreement to the contrary, a museum or archives repository may apply conservation measures to property on loan to the museum or archives repository without the lender’s permission or formal notice if action is required to protect the property on loan or other property in the custody of the museum […]
§ 10-1-529.7. American Indian Human Remains and Burial Objects Excluded
This article shall not apply to objects held by museums pursuant to Part 1 of Article 7 of Chapter 12 of Title 44, relating to American Indian human remains and burial objects held by museums. History. Code 1981, § 10-1-529.7 , enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 720, § 2/SB 195.