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CT HB05355
Bill
Status
Passed
5/30/2012
Primary Sponsor
Toni Harp
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AI Summary
- Property loaned to a museum under a loan agreement is deemed donated if no ownership claim or recovery action is filed within 60 days after the museum publishes a second notice, following the loan's termination or expiration
- Museums may terminate indefinite-term loans (including "permanent" loans) after the property has been in their possession for at least five years, and the property is then deemed donated to the museum
- Museums must make good faith efforts to locate lenders, including sending certified mail notice and, if unsuccessful, publishing notices once per week for two consecutive weeks in newspapers in the relevant towns
- Museums may apply conservation or protective measures to loaned property without lender permission when necessary to protect property or public safety, and may acquire a lien equal to the costs of those measures
- The State Librarian is directed to adopt regulations prescribing notification forms and procedures for recording and maintaining records of loaned property; the act does not apply to property subject to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning Museum Property.
Last Action
Signed by the Governor
6/15/2012
Committee Referrals
Judiciary4/20/2012
Education2/29/2012
Full Bill Text
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