§ 1899.11

Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 61, Sec. 1.
(a)The provisions of this chapter supersede the provisions of the Unclaimed Property Law (commencing with Section 1500 of the Code of Civil Procedure) except that at its option, a museum may report property which has been on loan unclaimed by its owner for more than seven years to the Controller pursuant to Section 1530 of the Code of Civil Procedure for disposition in accordance with the provisions of the Unclaimed Property Law.
(b)Not less than six months or more than 12 months before reporting any loaned property to the Controller, a museum shall mail to the

lender at the lender’s address, if known, a notice of intent to report the property to the Controller. The notice shall include a statement containing substantially the following information:

Other sections in Chapter 1.5 - Loans to Museums for Indefinite or Long Terms

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