Section 399.601 – Short Title.

399.601 Short title. Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as “the museum disposition of property act”. History: 1992, Act 24, Imd. Eff. Mar. 23, 1992

Section 399.602 – Definitions.

399.602 Definitions. Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) “Lender” means a person whose name appears on the records of the museum as the person legally entitled to property on loan to a museum, or a person the museum knows to be legally entitled to property on loan to a museum, or a person […]

Section 399.603 – Property Loaned to Museum on or After January 1, 1993; Duties.

399.603 Property loaned to museum on or after January 1, 1993; duties. Sec. 3. For each item of property loaned to a museum on or after January 1, 1993, the museum shall do all of the following at the time of the loan: (a) Make and retain a written record containing at least all of […]

Section 399.604 – Property Loaned to Museum Generally; Duties.

399.604 Property loaned to museum generally; duties. Sec. 4. Regardless of the date of a loan of property, a museum shall do each of the following: (a) Update its records if a lender informs the museum of a change of address or change in ownership of property loaned, or if the lender and museum negotiate […]

Section 399.605 – Notice of Change in Lender or Designee’s Address or Ownership.

399.605 Notice of change in lender or designee’s address or ownership. Sec. 5. For each item of property loaned to a museum on or after January 1, 1993, a lender shall provide the museum with written notice of a change in the lender’s address, a change in the address of a person described in section […]

Section 399.606 – Notice by Museum to Terminate Loan of Property; Conditions.

399.606 Notice by museum to terminate loan of property; conditions. Sec. 6. Regardless of the date of a loan of property, beginning January 1, 1993, a museum may give notice of termination of a loan of property pursuant to section 7 under any of the following circumstances: (a) The property was loaned to the museum […]

Section 399.607 – Notice by Museum to Terminate Loan of Property; Determining Identity and Last Known Address of Lender; Written Statement Included in Notice; Signed Return Receipt Not Received; Publication of Notice in Newspaper.

399.607 Notice by museum to terminate loan of property; determining identity and last known address of lender; written statement included in notice; signed return receipt not received; publication of notice in newspaper. Sec. 7. (1) Before terminating a loan of property, a museum shall provide notice of a termination of a loan of property as […]

Section 399.608 – Property Loaned for Indefinite Term.

399.608 Property loaned for indefinite term. Sec. 8. Beginning January 1, 1993, regardless of the date of a loan of property, a lender may give notice of termination of a loan of property if the property was loaned for an indefinite term. The lender shall give the museum at least 60 days’ notice before the […]

Section 399.609 – Documentation Establishing Ownership.

399.609 Documentation establishing ownership. Sec. 9. A museum shall require a person to provide documentation sufficient to establish that the person is a lender of an item of property or the authorized representative of the lender of an item of property before allowing that person to remove the property from the museum under this act. […]

Section 399.610 – Competing Claims for Property.

399.610 Competing claims for property. Sec. 10. If more than 1 person claims to be the lender of an item of property, and the claims are competing, a museum may wait to release the property until the competing claims are resolved by agreement or legal action of the claimants. History: 1992, Act 24, Imd. Eff. […]

Section 399.611 – Museum Gaining Title to Property; Conditions; Notice.

399.611 Museum gaining title to property; conditions; notice. Sec. 11. (1) Beginning January 1, 1993, a museum gains title to an item of property, subject only to an interest or interests in that property previously recorded pursuant to state law, under any of the following circumstances: (a) For an item of property for which a […]

Section 399.612 – Abrogation of Rights and Obligations.

399.612 Abrogation of rights and obligations. Sec. 12. This act does not abrogate rights and obligations of a lender or museum identified in a written agreement. History: 1992, Act 24, Imd. Eff. Mar. 23, 1992

Section 399.613 – Immunity From Civil Liability.

399.613 Immunity from civil liability. Sec. 13. Beginning January 1, 1993, a museum that in good faith relinquishes property in compliance with this act to a lender is immune from civil liability for that relinquishment. History: 1992, Act 24, Imd. Eff. Mar. 23, 1992