19.25 – Office Recordkeeping.
§ 19.25 Office recordkeeping. The office shall maintain or continue to maintain, as the case may be and to the extent such information is available, a record of acquisition, whether by purchase, bequest, gift, loan or otherwise, of property for display or collection and of deaccessioning or loan of property currently held or thereafter acquired […]
19.26 – Limitations on Actions Against the Office.
§ 19.26 Limitations on actions against the office. Notwithstanding the provisions of the civil practice law and rules or any other law, except for laws governing actions to recover stolen property: 1. No action against the office for damages arising out of injury to or loss of property loaned to the office shall be commenced […]
19.27 – Limitations on Actions by the Office.
§ 19.27 Limitations on actions by the office. The procedures set forth in sections 19.14, 19.15, 19.16, 19.17, 19.18 and 19.19 of this article shall not be available to the office unless the office shall have fully complied with section 19.25 of this article. In the event that the office shall have failed to comply […]
19.28 – Acquisition of Property by Gift or Bequest.
§ 19.28 Acquisition of property by gift or bequest. 1. Prior to the acquisition of property by gift, the office shall provide the donor with a written copy of the appropriate facility collections policy, which shall include policies and procedures of the office relating to deaccessioning. 2. If the office has the knowledge of a […]
19.14 – Notice by Mail.
§ 19.14 Notice by mail. A notice given by the office under this article must be mailed to the lender’s last known address by certified mail, return receipt requested. Service by mail is complete if the office receives proof that the notice was received not more than thirty days after it was mailed.
19.15 – Notice by Publication.
§ 19.15 Notice by publication. 1. Notice may be given by publication if the office does not: (a) know the identity of the lender; or (b) know the address of the lender; or (c) receive proof that the notice mailed under section 19.14 of this article was received within thirty days of mailing. 2. Notice […]
19.16 – Basic Notice Requirements.
§ 19.16 Basic notice requirements. In addition to any other information that may be required or seem appropriate, any notice given under this article must contain the following: 1. The name of the lender, if known. 2. The last address of the lender, if known. 3. A brief description of the property on loan. 4. […]
19.17 – Clarifying Title to Property on Loan.
§ 19.17 Clarifying title to property on loan. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law regarding abandoned or lost property the office may, beginning five years from the date the lender last contacted the office, clarify title to property on permanent loan or loaned for an indeterminate period or a specified term that has expired. Proof […]
19.18 – Acquiring Title to Undocumented Property.
§ 19.18 Acquiring title to undocumented property. Notwithstanding any other provision of law regarding abandoned or lost property the office may acquire title to undocumented property held by the office for at least five years as follows: 1. The office must give notice by publication that it is asserting title to the undocumented property. 2. […]
19.03 – Powers, Functions and Duties; Commissioner.
§ 19.03 Powers, functions and duties; commissioner. In addition to the powers, functions and duties provided for in section 3.09, the commissioner shall: 1. Act as the liaison officer on historic preservation matters pursuant to the provisions of any applicable federal law or regulation. 2. Develop and maintain a statewide comprehensive survey and plan for […]