Bill Text: IA SF119 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to documentation of loans and gifts to museums and including applicability provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-28 - Subcommittee: Dawson, Hogg, and Shipley. S.J. 176. [SF119 Detail]
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BY
DAWSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
documentation
of
loans
and
gifts
to
museums
1
and
including
applicability
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
305B.2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
305B.2
Definitions.
3
As
used
in
this
chapter
,
unless
the
context
requires
4
otherwise:
5
1.
“Claimant”
means
a
person
who
files
a
notice
of
intent
6
to
preserve
an
interest
in
property
on
loan
to
a
museum
as
7
provided
in
section
305B.8
.
8
2.
“Claimant’s
address”
means
the
most
recent
address
as
9
shown
on
a
notice
of
intent
to
preserve
an
interest
in
property
10
on
loan
to
a
museum,
or
notice
of
change
of
address,
which
11
notice
is
on
file
with
the
museum.
12
3.
“Donor”
means
a
person
who
gives
a
gift
to
a
museum.
13
4.
“Gift”
means
a
voluntary,
gratuitous
conveyance
of
14
property
to
a
museum.
15
3.
5.
“Lender”
means
a
person
who
has
temporarily
16
transferred
custody
of
property
to
a
museum
and
whose
name
17
appears
on
the
records
of
the
museum
or
in
the
registry
of
18
museum
loans
and
gifts
as
the
person
legally
entitled
to
19
property
held
or
owing
by
the
museum.
20
4.
6.
“Lender’s
address”
means
the
most
recent
address
as
21
shown
on
the
a
museum’s
records
,
or
in
the
registry
of
museum
22
loans
and
gifts,
pertaining
to
the
property
on
loan
from
the
23
lender.
24
5.
7.
“Loan”
or
“loaned”
means
a
deposit
temporary
transfer
25
of
custody
of
property
that
is
not
accompanied
by
a
transfer
of
26
title
to
the
property.
27
6.
8.
“Museum”
means
an
institution
located
in
Iowa
28
operated
by
a
nonprofit
corporation
or
a
public
agency,
29
primarily
for
educational,
scientific,
historic
preservation,
30
or
aesthetic
purposes,
which
owns,
borrows,
cares
for,
31
exhibits,
studies,
archives,
or
catalogs
property.
“Museum”
32
includes,
but
is
not
limited
to,
historical
societies,
historic
33
sites
or
landmarks,
parks,
monuments,
and
libraries.
34
7.
9.
“Property”
means
a
tangible
object,
animate
or
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inanimate,
under
a
museum’s
care
which
has
intrinsic
historic,
1
artistic,
scientific,
or
cultural
value.
2
10.
“Registry
of
museum
loans
and
gifts”
means
a
record
of
3
loans
and
gifts
made
to
museums
that
is
maintained
by
the
state
4
historical
society
pursuant
to
section
305B.2A,
subsection
4.
5
8.
11.
“Undocumented
property”
means
property
in
the
6
possession
of
a
museum
for
which
the
museum
cannot
determine
7
the
property’s
owner
by
reference
to
the
museum’s
records
the
8
property’s
owner
or
to
the
registry
of
museum
loans
and
gifts
.
9
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
305B.2A
Documentation
of
gifts
and
10
loans.
11
1.
A
museum
shall
complete
a
gift
form
or
a
loan
form,
12
available
from
the
state
historical
society,
documenting
each
13
gift
and
loan
made
to
the
museum.
14
2.
Each
gift
or
loan
form
shall
include
all
of
the
15
following:
16
a.
The
name
of
the
donor
or
lender
of
the
property.
17
b.
The
address,
email
address,
and
telephone
number
of
the
18
donor
or
lender.
19
c.
A
detailed
description
of
the
property
being
gifted
or
20
loaned.
21
d.
The
date
of
the
gift
or
the
loan.
22
e.
If
a
loan,
the
duration
of
the
loan.
23
f.
Any
terms
or
restrictions
governing
the
gift
or
loan.
24
g.
The
name
and
work
telephone
number
of
the
individual
25
responsible
for
receiving
the
gift
or
loan
on
behalf
of
the
26
museum.
27
h.
The
name,
address,
and
main
phone
number
of
the
museum
28
receiving
the
gift
or
loan.
29
i.
The
physical
address
where
the
gift
or
loan
will
be
30
housed
if
different
than
the
address
in
paragraph
“h”
.
31
3.
A
copy
of
the
completed
form
shall
be
submitted
by
the
32
museum
to
the
state
historical
society
within
thirty
calendar
33
days
of
the
date
of
the
loan
or
the
gift
to
the
museum.
34
4.
The
state
historical
society
shall
maintain
such
forms
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in
a
registry
of
museum
loans
and
gifts.
A
gift
form
shall
be
1
maintained
for
twenty-five
years
from
the
date
of
such
gift.
A
2
loan
form
shall
be
maintained
for
ten
years
after
the
date
of
3
any
of
the
following:
4
a.
The
property
is
returned
to
the
lender
or
claimant.
5
b.
The
property
is
disposed
of
pursuant
to
section
305B.4.
6
c.
The
museum
acquires
title
to
the
property
pursuant
to
7
section
305B.6
or
305B.7.
8
5.
The
director
of
the
department
of
cultural
affairs
shall
9
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
as
necessary
to
administer
10
this
section.
11
Sec.
3.
Section
305B.3,
subsections
2
and
3,
Code
2019,
are
12
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
2.
Mailed
notice.
All
notices
given
by
a
museum
pursuant
14
to
this
chapter
shall
be
mailed
to
the
lender’s,
and
any
15
claimant’s,
last
known
address
by
restricted
certified
mail,
16
as
defined
in
section
618.15
.
The
last
known
address
shall
be
17
determined
by
a
review
of
the
museum’s
records
and
the
registry
18
of
museum
loans
and
gifts.
Notice
is
deemed
given
if
the
19
United
States
post
offices
provides
the
museum
receives
proof
20
of
receipt
within
thirty
days
of
mailing
the
notice.
21
3.
Published
notice.
If
the
museum
does
not
know
the
22
identity
of
the
lender,
or
does
not
have
an
address
for
the
23
lender,
or
if
proof
of
receipt
is
not
received
by
the
museum
24
from
the
United
States
post
office
within
thirty
days
of
25
mailing
a
notice
under
subsection
2
,
notice
is
deemed
given
26
if
the
museum
publishes
notice
at
least
once
a
week
for
three
27
consecutive
weeks
in
a
newspaper
of
general
circulation
in
both
28
of
the
following:
29
a.
The
county
in
which
the
museum
is
located.
30
b.
The
county
of
the
lender’s
or
claimant’s
address,
if
any.
31
Sec.
4.
Section
305B.4,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
paragraph
32
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
Unless
there
is
a
written
loan
agreement
to
the
contrary,
34
a
museum
may
apply
conservation
measures
to
or
dispose
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of
property
on
loan
to
the
museum
without
the
lender’s
or
1
claimant’s
permission,
or
and
without
formal
notice
to
the
2
lender
or
claimant
,
if
immediate
action
is
required
to
protect
3
the
property
on
loan
or
other
property
in
the
custody
of
the
4
museum
,
or
if
the
property
on
loan
is
determined
to
be
a
hazard
5
to
the
health
and
safety
of
the
public
or
the
museum
staff
and
6
if
any
of
the
following
apply:
7
Sec.
5.
Section
305B.4,
subsection
1,
paragraphs
a
and
b,
8
Code
2019,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
a.
The
museum
is
unable
to
reach
the
lender
or
claimant
at
10
the
lender’s
or
claimant’s
last
known
address
or
phone
number
,
11
as
determined
by
a
review
of
the
museum’s
records
and
the
12
registry
of
museum
loans
and
gifts,
if
action
is
to
be
taken
13
within
more
than
three
days
but
less
than
one
week
between
14
four
and
six
calendar
days
from
the
time
the
museum
determined
15
determines
action
was
is
necessary.
16
b.
The
museum
is
unable
to
reach
the
lender
or
claimant
17
at
the
lender’s
or
claimant’s
last
known
phone
number
,
as
18
determined
by
a
review
of
the
museum’s
records
and
the
registry
19
of
museum
loans
and
gifts,
prior
to
taking
action
if
the
action
20
is
to
be
taken
within
three
days
or
less
from
the
time
the
21
museum
determined
determines
action
was
is
necessary.
22
Sec.
6.
Section
305B.4,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
23
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
24
a.
Has
a
lien
on
the
property
and
on
the
proceeds
of
any
25
disposition
of
the
property
for
the
costs
incurred
by
the
26
museum
for
the
conservation
measures
or
the
disposal
of
the
27
property
.
28
Sec.
7.
Section
305B.4,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
29
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
(2)
Exercised
reasonable
care
in
the
choice
selection
and
31
application
of
conservation
measures.
32
Sec.
8.
Section
305B.5,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
33
follows:
34
305B.5
Notice
of
injury
damage
or
loss.
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A
museum
shall
give
a
lender
or
claimant
prompt
notice
of
1
any
known
injury
damage
to
or
loss
of
property
on
loan
.
The
2
on
a
notice
of
damage
or
loss
form
adopted
by
the
department
3
of
cultural
affairs
shall
adopt
by
rule
a
form
for
notice
4
of
injury
or
loss,
no
later
than
January
1,
1989,
and
shall
5
distribute
the
rule
and
form
to
all
identified
museums
in
Iowa
6
within
sixty
days
after
adoption
of
the
rule
.
The
notice
shall
7
be
mailed
to
the
lender’s
or
claimant’s
last
known
address
in
8
event
of
injury
or
loss
of
property
on
loan
to
the
museum
as
9
determined
by
a
review
of
the
museum’s
records
and
the
registry
10
of
museum
loans
and
gifts
.
Published
notice
of
injury
damage
11
or
loss
of
undocumented
property
shall
not
be
required.
12
Sec.
9.
Section
305B.6,
subsections
2
and
3,
Code
2019,
are
13
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14
2.
If
the
lender
or
claimant
does
not
respond
to
the
15
notice
of
termination
provided
under
subsection
1
within
one
16
year
by
filing
a
notice
of
intent
to
preserve
an
interest
in
17
property
on
loan,
the
museum
acquires
shall
acquire
title
to
18
the
property.
19
3.
A
notice
of
intent
to
terminate
a
loan
must
include
a
20
statement
containing
substantially
the
following
information:
21
The
records
of
(name
of
museum)
indicate
that
you
have
22
property
on
loan
to
it.
The
institution
wishes
to
terminate
23
the
loan.
You
must
contact
the
institution,
establish
your
24
ownership
of
the
property
pursuant
to
Code
section
305B.8
,
25
and
make
arrangements
to
collect
the
property.
If
you
fail
26
to
do
so
promptly,
you
will
be
considered
to
have
donated
the
27
property
will
be
considered
a
gift
to
the
institution.
28
Sec.
10.
Section
305B.7,
subsections
1
and
3,
Code
2019,
are
29
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
1.
A
museum
may
acquire
title
to
undocumented
property
31
held
by
a
museum
for
seven
years
or
longer
with
no
valid
claim
32
or
written
contact
by
any
person,
all
verifiable
as
verified
33
through
the
museum’s
written
records,
by
giving
published
34
notice
pursuant
to
section
305B.3,
subsection
3,
of
acquisition
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of
intent
to
acquire
title
to
undocumented
property.
1
3.
A
notice
of
acquisition
of
intent
to
acquire
title
to
2
undocumented
property
must
include
a
statement
containing
3
substantially
the
following
information:
4
The
records
of
(name
of
museum)
fail
to
indicate
the
5
owner
of
record
of
certain
property
in
its
possession.
The
6
museum
intends
to
acquire
title
to
the
below
described
7
property:
(
general
description
of
the
property
detailed
8
enough
to
allow
a
party
to
identify
the
property
).
If
you
9
claim
ownership
or
other
legal
interest
in
this
property
you
10
must
contact
the
institution,
establish
your
ownership
of
the
11
property
pursuant
to
Code
section
305B.8
,
and
make
arrangements
12
to
collect
the
property.
If
you
fail
to
do
so
promptly,
you
13
will
be
considered
to
have
waived
any
claim
you
may
have
had
to
14
the
property.
15
Sec.
11.
Section
305B.8,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
16
to
read
as
follows:
17
1.
A
notice
of
intent
to
preserve
an
interest
in
property
18
on
loan
to
a
museum
filed
pursuant
to
this
chapter
shall
be
19
in
writing
,
or
on
a
form
available
from
the
department
of
20
cultural
affairs
pursuant
to
subsection
3,
and
contain
all
of
21
the
following
information:
22
a.
A
description
of
the
property
adequate
to
enable
the
23
museum
to
identify
the
property.
24
b.
Documentation
sufficient
to
establish
the
claimant
as
25
owner
of
the
property.
26
c.
The
claimant’s
address
and
phone
number.
27
c.
d.
A
statement
attesting
to
the
truth,
to
the
best
of
28
the
signer’s
knowledge,
of
all
information
included
in
or
with
29
the
notice.
30
d.
e.
The
signature,
under
penalty
of
perjury,
of
the
31
claimant
or
a
person
authorized
to
act
on
behalf
of
the
32
claimant.
33
Sec.
12.
Section
305B.9,
subsections
1,
6,
and
7,
Code
2019,
34
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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1.
An
action
shall
not
be
brought
against
a
museum
for
1
damages
because
of
injury
damage
to
or
loss
of
property
loaned
2
to
the
museum
more
than
three
years
from
the
date
the
museum
3
gives
the
lender
or
claimant
notice
of
the
injury
damage
or
4
loss
,
or
ten
years
from
the
date
of
the
injury
damage
or
loss,
5
whichever
occurs
earlier.
6
6.
Notwithstanding
subsections
3
and
4
,
a
lender
or
claimant
7
who
was
is
not
given
notice
as
provided
in
this
chapter
that
8
the
a
museum
intended
intends
to
terminate
a
loan
,
as
provided
9
in
pursuant
to
section
305B.6
,
and
who
proves
that
the
museum
10
received
an
adequate
notice
of
intent
to
preserve
an
interest
11
in
loaned
property
,
which
satisfies
all
of
the
requirements
of
12
pursuant
to
section
305B.8
,
within
the
seven
years
immediately
13
preceding
the
filing
of
an
action
to
recover
the
property,
may
14
recover
the
property
or,
if
the
property
has
been
disposed
of,
15
recover
the
reasonable
value
of
the
property
at
the
time
it
was
16
disposed
of
plus
interest
at
the
legal
rate.
17
7.
A
museum
is
not
liable
at
any
time
immune
from
civil
18
liability
,
in
the
absence
of
a
court
order,
for
returning
19
property
to
the
original
lender,
even
if
a
claimant
other
than
20
the
lender
has
filed
a
notice
of
intent
to
preserve
an
interest
21
in
property.
If
persons
claim
competing
interests
in
property
22
in
the
possession
of
a
museum,
the
burden
is
upon
the
claimants
23
a
claimant
to
prove
their
the
claimant’s
interest
in
an
action
24
in
equity
initiated
by
a
claimant
.
A
museum
is
not
liable
at
25
any
time
immune
from
civil
liability
for
returning
property
26
to
an
uncontested
claimant
who
produced
reasonable
proof
of
27
ownership
pursuant
to
section
305B.8
.
28
Sec.
13.
Section
305B.10,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
29
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
In
order
to
take
title
to
property
pursuant
to
this
chapter
a
31
museum
has
the
following
obligations
to
a
lender
or
claimant:
32
Sec.
14.
Section
305B.10,
subsection
3,
Code
2019,
is
33
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
3.
A
museum
accepting
a
loan
of
property
on
or
after
January
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1,
1989,
shall
inform
the
lender
in
writing
at
the
time
of
the
1
loan
of
the
provisions
of
this
chapter
.
A
copy
of
the
form
2
for
notice
prescribed
in
of
intent
to
preserve
an
interest
in
3
property
pursuant
to
section
305B.8
,
or
a
citation
to
this
4
chapter
,
is
adequate
for
this
purpose.
5
Sec.
15.
Section
305B.11,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
6
paragraph
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
On
or
after
January
1,
1989,
a
A
museum
shall
at
minimum
8
maintain
and
retain
the
following
records,
either
originals
9
or
accurate
copies,
for
a
period
of
not
less
than
twenty-five
10
years:
11
Sec.
16.
Section
305B.11,
subsection
1,
paragraphs
b
and
c,
12
Code
2019,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
b.
The
A
loan
agreement,
if
any,
and
a
receipt
or
ledger
for
14
property
on
loan.
15
c.
A
receipt
or
ledger
for
property
delivered
returned
to
an
16
owner
or
claimant.
17
Sec.
17.
Section
305B.12,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
18
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
1.
The
lender
or
claimant
of
property
on
loan
to
a
museum
20
shall
notify
the
museum
of
a
change
of
address
or
change
in
21
ownership
of
the
property.
Within
thirty
calendar
days
of
22
receipt,
the
museum
shall
submit
a
copy
of
such
notice
to
the
23
state
historical
society.
The
state
historical
society
shall
24
file
the
notice
with
the
corresponding
loan
form
on
file
in
25
the
registry
of
museum
loans
and
gifts.
Failure
to
notify
26
the
museum
of
these
changes
may
result
in
the
lender’s
or
27
claimant’s
loss
of
rights
in
the
property.
28
Sec.
18.
Section
305B.13,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
29
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
1.
Sections
305B.1
,
305B.2,
and
305B.3
through
305B.8
are
31
retroactively
applicable
to
all
property
in
the
possession
of
a
32
museum
within
the
state
on
or
after
January
1,
1988.
33
Sec.
19.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
to
all
gifts
34
and
loans
to
a
museum
on
or
after
July
1,
2019:
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The
section
of
this
Act
enacting
section
305B.2A.
1
EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
This
bill
relates
to
documentation
of
loans
and
gifts
to
5
museums.
6
The
bill
requires
a
museum
to
fill
out
a
gift
form
or
a
loan
7
form,
available
from
the
state
historical
society,
documenting
8
each
gift
and
loan
made
to
the
museum.
The
form
is
required
to
9
include
the
name,
address,
email
address,
and
phone
number
of
10
the
lender
or
donor,
a
detailed
description
of
and
the
date
of
11
the
loan
or
gift,
the
duration
of
a
loan,
any
terms
governing
12
the
gift
or
loan,
the
name
and
phone
number
of
the
individual
13
receiving
the
gift
or
loan
on
behalf
of
the
museum,
the
name,
14
address,
and
phone
number
of
the
museum
receiving
the
gift
or
15
loan,
and
the
physical
address
where
the
gift
or
loan
will
be
16
housed.
“Donor”
and
“gift”
are
defined
in
the
bill.
17
The
bill
requires
the
museum
to
submit
a
copy
of
the
18
completed
form
to
the
state
historical
society.
The
historical
19
society
must
maintain
all
of
the
forms
in
a
registry
of
museum
20
loans
and
gifts.
A
gift
form
must
be
maintained
for
25
years
21
from
the
date
of
the
gift.
A
loan
form
must
be
maintained
22
for
10
years
after
the
date
the
property
is
returned
to
the
23
lender
or
claimant,
or
the
property
is
disposed
of,
or
the
24
museum
acquires
title
to
the
property
due
to
termination
of
25
a
loan
or
certain
circumstances
where
a
legal
owner
of
the
26
property
cannot
be
identified.
The
director
of
the
department
27
of
cultural
affairs
shall
adopt
rules
to
administer
the
forms
28
and
the
registry
of
museum
loans
and
gifts.
29
If
a
lender
or
claimant
of
property
on
loan
to
a
museum
30
notifies
the
museum
of
a
change
of
address,
or
a
change
in
31
ownership
of
the
property,
the
bill
requires
the
museum
to
32
submit
a
copy
of
the
notice
to
the
historical
society.
The
33
historical
society
must
file
the
notice
with
the
corresponding
34
loan
form
on
file
in
the
registry
of
museum
loans
and
gifts.
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The
bill
provides
that
a
museum
must
check
its
records,
1
as
well
as
the
registry
of
museum
loans
and
gifts,
prior
to
2
declaring
property
undocumented,
or
providing
any
notice
3
required
pursuant
to
Code
chapter
305B.
“Undocumented
4
property”
is
defined
in
the
bill
as
property
in
the
possession
5
of
a
museum
for
which
the
museum
cannot
determine
the
6
property’s
owner.
7
The
section
of
the
bill
enacting
new
Code
section
305B.2A
is
8
applicable
to
all
gifts
and
loans
to
a
museum
on
or
after
July
9
1,
2019.
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