2019 Delaware Code
Title 6 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 50D. Abandoned Cultural Property Act
§ 5006D Acquiring title — Undocumented property, notice.

Universal Citation: 6 DE Code § 5006D (2019)

A museum may acquire title to undocumented property held by the museum for at least 3 years as follows:

(1) The museum must give notice that the museum is asserting title to the undocumented property.

(2) The notice that the museum is asserting title to the property must include a statement containing substantially the following information:

“The records of (name of museum) fail to indicate the owner of record of certain property in its possession. The museum hereby asserts title to the following property:

(general description of property). If you claim ownership or other legal interest in this property, you must contact the museum, establish ownership of the property, and make arrangements to collect the property If you fail to do so within 60 days, you will be considered to have waived any claim you may have had to the property.”

(3) If a lender does not respond to the notice within 60 days by giving a written notice of intent to retain an interest in the property on loan, the museum’s title to the property becomes absolute.

81 Del. Laws, c. 213, § 1.

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