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2025 Delaware Code
Title 6 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 50D. Abandoned Cultural Property Act
§ 5008D. Conservation measures.
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6 DE Code § 5008D (2025)
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§ 5008D. Conservation measures. 81 Del. Laws, c. 213, § 1;
Unless there is a written loan agreement to the contrary, a museum may apply conservation measures to property on loan to the museum without the lender's permission or formal notice:
(1) If:
a. Action is required to protect the property on loan or other property in the custody of the museum; or
b. The property on loan is a hazard to the health and safety of the public or the museum staff; and
(2) If:
a. The museum is unable to reach the lender at the lender's last known address within 3 days before the time the museum determines action is necessary; or
b. The lender does not respond or will not agree to the protective measures the museum recommends and does not terminate the loan and retrieve the property within 3 days.
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