39-19-5 - Property loaned to museum; duties of museum. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 39-19-5. Property loaned to museum; duties of museum.
 

(1)  For property loaned to a museum on or after March 26, 1997, 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 the following: 

(i) The lender's name, address, and telephone number; 

(ii) A description of the property loaned in sufficient detail for ready identification; 

(iii) The beginning date of the loan; and 

(iv) The expiration date of the loan. 

(b) Provide the lender with a signed receipt or loan agreement containing at a minimum the record set forth in subsection (a) above. 

(c) Inform the lender of the existence of this chapter and provide the lender with a copy of this chapter upon the lender's request. 

(2)  Regardless of the date of a loan of property, the museum shall do 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 a change in the duration of the loan; and 

(b) Inform the lender of the existence of this chapter when renewing or updating the records of an existing loan and provide the lender with a copy of this chapter upon the lender's request. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1997, ch. 464, § 3, eff from and after passage (approved March 26, 1997).