New York Parks, recreation and historic preservation Law Article 19-A - PROPERTY HELD BY THE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION

• 19.13 - Definitions.
  19.13 Definitions. As used in this article: 1. "Claimant" means a person who asserts ownership or some other legal right to undocumented property held by...
• 19.14 - Notice by Mail.
  19.14 Notice by mail. A notice given by the office under this article must be mailed to the lender's last known address by certified mail,...
• 19.15 - Notice by Publication.
  19.15 Notice by publication. 1. Notice may be given by publication if the office does not: (a) know the identity of the lender; or (b)...
• 19.16 - Basic Notice Requirements.
  19.16 Basic notice requirements. In addition to any other information that may be required or seem appropriate, any notice given under this article must contain...
• 19.17 - Clarifying Title to Property on Loan.
  19.17 Clarifying title to property on loan. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law regarding abandoned or lost property the office may, beginning five years from...
• 19.18 - Acquiring Title to Undocumented Property.
  19.18 Acquiring title to undocumented property. Notwithstanding any other provision of law regarding abandoned or lost property the office may acquire title to undocumented property...
• 19.19 - Notice to International Foundation for Art Research.
  19.19 Notice to international foundation for art research. A copy of all notices required by section 19.17 or 19.18 of this article shall be sent,...
• 19.20 - Property Acquired From the Office.
  19.20 Property acquired from the office. Any person who purchases or otherwise acquires property from the office acquires good title to such property if the...
• 19.21 - Stolen Property.
  19.21 Stolen property. The provisions of sections 19.17 and 19.18 of this article shall not apply to any property that has been reported as stolen...
• 19.22 - Office's Duty to Lenders.
  19.22 Office's duty to lenders. 1. When the office accepts a loan of property, it shall inform the lender in writing of the provisions of...
• 19.23 - Lender's Duty to the Office.
  19.23 Lender's duty to the office. The owner of property loaned to the office is responsible for promptly notifying the office, in writing, of any...
• 19.24 - Conservation of Loaned Property.
  19.24 Conservation of loaned property. 1. Unless there is a written loan agreement to the contrary, the office may apply conservation measures to property on...
• 19.25 - Office Recordkeeping.
  19.25 Office recordkeeping. The office shall maintain or continue to maintain, as the case may be and to the extent such information is available, a...
• 19.26 - Limitations on Actions Against the Office.
  19.26 Limitations on actions against the office. Notwithstanding the provisions of the civil practice law and rules or any other law, except for laws governing...
• 19.27 - Limitations on Actions by the Office.
  19.27 Limitations on actions by the office. The procedures set forth in sections 19.14, 19.15, 19.16, 19.17, 19.18 and 19.19 of this article shall not...
• 19.28 - Acquisition of Property by Gift or Bequest.
  19.28 Acquisition of property by gift or bequest. 1. Prior to the acquisition of property by gift, the office shall provide the donor with a...
• 19.29 - Deaccessioning.
  19.29 Deaccessioning. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner may donate a work of art or an historic or other object of personal property...

Last modified: February 3, 2019