§ 233-a. Property of the state museum. 1. As used in this section:\n (a) The term "museum" shall mean the New York state museum.\n (b) The term "deaccession" shall mean the permanent removal or\ndisposal of an object from the collection of the museum by virtue of its\nsale, exchange, donation or transfer by any means to any person.\n (c) The term "person" shall mean any natural person, partnership,\ncorporation, company, trust association or other entity, however\norganized.\n (d) The term "property" means any inanimate object, document or\ntangible object under the office's care which has intrinsic historic,\nartistic, scientific, or cultural value.\n (e) The term "claimant" means a person who asserts ownership or some\nother legal right to undocumented property held by the museum.\n (f) The term "loan" means a deposit of property with the museum not\naccompanied by a transfer to the museum of title to the property.\n (g) The term "lender" means a person whose name appears on the records\nof the museum as the person legally entitled to, or claiming to be\nlegally entitled to, property held by the museum or, if deceased, the\nlegal heirs of such person.\n (h) The term "lender's address" means the most recent address for the\nlender shown on the museum's records pertaining to the property on loan,\nor if the lender is deceased, the last known address of the legal heirs\nof such lender.\n (i) The term "permanent loan" means a loan of property to the museum\nfor an unspecified period.\n (j) The term "undocumented property" means property in the possession\nof the museum for which the museum cannot determine the owner by\nreference to its records.\n (k) The term "conservation measures" means any actions taken to\npreserve or stabilize a property including, but not limited to, proper\nstorage support, cleaning, proper lighting, and restoration.\n 2. The deaccessioning of property by the museum must be consistent\nwith the mission of the museum.\n 3. Prior to the acquisition of property by gift, the museum shall\nprovide the donor with a written copy of its mission statement and\ncollections policy, which shall include policies and procedures of the\nmuseum relating to deaccessioning.\n 4. If the museum has the knowledge of a planned bequest of any\nproperty prior to the death of the testator, the museum shall provide\nthe testator with a written copy of its mission statement and\ncollections policy, which shall include policies and procedures of the\nmuseum relating to deaccessioning.\n 6. Notice given by the museum under this section must be mailed to the\nlender's last known address by certified mail, return receipt requested.\nService by mail is complete if the museum receives proof that the notice\nwas received not more than thirty days after it was mailed; provided,\nhowever, notice may be given by publication if the museum does not:\n (a) know the identity of the lender; or\n (b) know the address of the lender; or\n (c) receive proof that the notice mailed under this section was\nreceived within thirty days of mailing. Notice by publication must be\ngiven at least once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of\ngeneral circulation in:\n (i) the county in which the property is held by the museum; and\n (ii) the county of the lender's last address, if known.\n The date of notice under this subdivision shall be the date of the\nthird published notice.\n In addition to any other information that may be required or seem\nappropriate, any notice given under this section must contain the\nfollowing:\n (A) The name of the lender or claimant, if known.\n (B) The last address of the lender or claimant, if known.\n (C) A brief description of the property on loan to the museum\nreferenced in the notice.\n (D) The date of the loan, if known or the approximate date of\nacquisition of the property.\n (E) The name and address of the museum.\n (F) The name, address, and telephone number of the person to
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