51-705 – Acquisition of title to undocumented property; when.
51-705. Acquisition of title to undocumented property; when. Subject to any existing security interest in the property, a museum may acquire title to undocumented property held by the museum for at least seven years as follows: (1) The museum must give notice as provided in subsection (3) of section 51-703 that the museum is asserting […]
51-706 – Preservation of interest in loaned property; notice; contents.
51-706. Preservation of interest in loaned property; notice; contents. (1) A notice of intent to preserve an interest in property on loan to a museum filed pursuant to the Museum Property Act shall be in writing and contain all of the following information: (a) A description of the property adequate to enable the museum to […]
51-707 – Conservation measures; authorized; effect.
51-707. Conservation measures; authorized; effect. (1) Unless there is a written loan agreement to the contrary, a museum may apply conservation measures to loaned property if immediate action is required to protect the property on loan or to protect other property in the custody of the museum, or the property on loan has become a […]
51-708 – Limitation of actions; liability.
51-708. Limitation of actions; liability. (1) An action shall not be brought against a museum for damages because of injury to or loss of property loaned to the museum more than three years from the date the museum gives the lender or claimant notice of the injury or loss or ten years from the date […]
51-709 – Obligations to lender or claimant.
51-709. Obligations to lender or claimant. In order to take title pursuant to the Museum Property Act, a museum has the following obligations to a lender or claimant: (1) The museum shall retain all written records regarding the property for at least three years after the date of taking title pursuant to the act; (2) […]
51-710 – Records; maintenance and retention.
51-710. Records; maintenance and retention. Beginning on July 19, 1996, a museum shall at a minimum maintain and retain the following records, either as originals or accurate copies, for a period of not less than twenty-five years: (1) A notice of intent to preserve an interest in property, if any; (2) The loan agreement, if […]
51-711 – Lender or claimant; duty to notify museum; when.
51-711. Lender or claimant; duty to notify museum; when. (1) The lender or claimant of property on loan to a museum shall notify the museum of a change of address or change in ownership of the property. Failure to notify the museum of these changes may result in the lender’s or claimant’s loss of rights […]
51-712 – Death of owner of property; effect.
51-712. Death of owner of property; effect. Loaned property in the possession of a museum at the time of the owner’s death which would otherwise escheat to the state shall not so escheat but shall become the property of the museum to which it is loaned. Source Laws 1996, LB 1276, § 12.
51-510 – Museums; gifts and devises; title in trust; revenue bonds; payment.
51-510. Museums; gifts and devises; title in trust; revenue bonds; payment. Any person may make gifts or devises of money, lands, or other property to or for the benefit of any public museum. The title to property so donated or devised may be made to and shall vest in the museum board of such museum […]
51-801 – Legislative findings.
51-801. Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares that public libraries are vital to the quality of life in Nebraska communities and that public libraries provide access to information resources for the personal, educational, and vocational needs of the citizens. The Legislature further finds that public library services can be improved by permitting creative and […]