Sec. 16. Property that:

(1) is found in or on property controlled by the museum;

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 32-34-5-16

  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • museum: means an institution located in Indiana that:

    Indiana Code 32-34-5-4

  • person: means an individual, a nonprofit corporation, a trustee or legal representative, the state, a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13), an agency of the state or a political subdivision, or a group of those persons acting in concert. See Indiana Code 32-34-5-6
  • property: means a tangible object under a museum's care that has intrinsic historic, artistic, scientific, or cultural value. See Indiana Code 32-34-5-7
(2) is from an unknown source; and

(3) might reasonably be assumed to have been intended as a gift to the museum;

is conclusively presumed to be a gift to the museum if ownership of the property is not claimed by a person or individual within ninety (90) days after its discovery.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-10-16.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.