(a)  The provisions of this chapter shall:

(1)  Not be construed to abrogate the rights and obligations of a lender, claimant or museum identified in a written loan agreement, unless the requirements of § 34-44.1-2 have been fulfilled;

(2)  Not preclude a museum from availing itself of any other means of establishing or perfecting title to property in the possession of the museum.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 34-44.1-8

  • Museum: means an organized and permanent nonprofit or public institution in Rhode Island operated by, or a division of, a nonprofit corporation, trust, association, educational institution, or public agency, that is primarily educational, scientific, historic, or aesthetic in purpose, and that owns, borrows, cares for, studies, archives, or exhibits property. See Rhode Island General Laws 34-44.1-1
  • Property: means any tangible object in the possession of and under a museum's care that has intrinsic educational, scientific, historical, artistic, aesthetic, or cultural value, excluding the property of any agency or public body as defined in Rhode Island General Laws 34-44.1-1

(b)  This chapter applies to all property held by or in the custody of a museum on or after the effective date of the chapter.

History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 160, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 219, § 1.