58-4002. Definitions.
As used in K.S.A. 58-4001 through 58-4013, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Claimant" means a person who files a notice of intent to preserve an interest in property on loan to a museum as provided in K.S.A. 58-4007.
(b) "Claimant's address" means the most recent address as shown on a notice of intent to preserve an interest in property on loan to a museum, or notice of change of address, which notice is on file with the museum.
(c) "Lender" means a person whose name appears on the records of the museum as the person legally entitled to property held or owing by the museum.
(d) "Lender's address" means the most recent address as shown on the museum's records pertaining to the property on loan from the lender.
(e) "Loan" means a deposit of property not accompanied by a transfer of title to the property.
(f) "Museum" means an institution which is located in this state and operated by a nonprofit corporation or a public agency, primarily for educational, scientific, historic preservation or aesthetic purposes, and which owns, borrows, cares for, exhibits, studies, archives or catalogs property. Museum includes, but is not limited to, historical societies, historic sites or landmarks, parks, monuments and libraries.
(g) "Property" means a tangible object, animate or inanimate, under a museum's care which has intrinsic historic, artistic, scientific or cultural value.
(h) "Restricted certified mail" means certified mail which carries on its face, in a conspicuous place where it will not be obliterated, the endorsement "deliver to addressee only" and for which the post office provides the mailer with a return receipt showing the date of delivery, the place of delivery and person to whom delivered.
(i) "Undocumented property" means property in the possession of a museum for which the museum cannot determine by reference to the museum's records the property's owner.
History: L. 1989, ch. 120, § 2; July 1.