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The notice shall include:\n\t\t\t\ta. A brief and general description of the undocumented property;\n\t\t\t\tb. The date or approximate date of the loan or acquisition of the property by the museum, if known;\n\t\t\t\tc. Notice of the museum’s intent to claim title to the property if no valid claims are made within 65 days following the date of the first publication of the notice under this subdivision 1;\n\t\t\t\td. The name, address, and telephone number of the representative of the museum to contact for more information or to make a claim; and\n\t\t\t\te. If known, the name and last known address of the lender.2\n\nIf no valid claims have been made by the end of the 65-day period following the date of the first publication of the notice under subdivision 1 c, the museum shall cause to be published a second notice once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city in which the museum is located and in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city of the lender’s last known address if different from the county or city in which the museum is located. The second notice shall include:\n\t\t\t\ta. A brief and general description of the undocumented property;\n\t\t\t\tb. The date or approximate date of the loan or acquisition of the property by the museum, if known;\n\t\t\t\tc. Notice that the museum claims title to the property as of the date of the end of the 65-day period following the date of the first publication of the notice under subdivision 1; and\n\t\t\t\td. If known, the name and last known address of the lender.B\n\nUpon compliance with the requirements set forth in subsection A, clear and unrestricted title is transferred, as of the date specified in subdivision A 1 c, to the museum and not to the Commonwealth.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":212610,"text":"A museum shall have the authority to acquire legal title to undocumented property if the museum can verify through written records that it has held such property for five years or longer, during which period no valid claim to the property has been asserted and no person has contacted the museum regarding the property, by complying with the following procedure:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":212611,"text":"The museum shall cause to be published a notice once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city in which the museum is located and in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city of the lender’s last known address if different from the county or city in which the museum is located. The notice shall include:\n\t\t\t\ta. A brief and general description of the undocumented property;\n\t\t\t\tb. The date or approximate date of the loan or acquisition of the property by the museum, if known;\n\t\t\t\tc. Notice of the museum’s intent to claim title to the property if no valid claims are made within 65 days following the date of the first publication of the notice under this subdivision 1;\n\t\t\t\td. The name, address, and telephone number of the representative of the museum to contact for more information or to make a claim; and\n\t\t\t\te. 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Notice that the museum claims title to the property as of the date of the end of the 65-day period following the date of the first publication of the notice under subdivision 1; and\n\t\t\t\td. If known, the name and last known address of the lender.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"B"},"3":{"id":212613,"text":"Upon compliance with the requirements set forth in subsection A, clear and unrestricted title is transferred, as of the date specified in subdivision A 1 c, to the museum and not to the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A2"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14656,"edition_id":1,"name":"Property Loaned to Museums","identifier":"26","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12708,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:10","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:10","permalink":{"id":248135,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14656,"identifier":"26","token":"55.1\/V\/26","url":"\/55.1\/V\/26\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12708,"edition_id":1,"name":"Miscellaneous","identifier":"V","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12707,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":247771,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12708,"identifier":"V","token":"55.1\/V","url":"\/55.1\/V\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12707,"edition_id":1,"name":"Property and Conveyances","identifier":"55.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":244769,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12707,"identifier":"55.1","token":"55.1","url":"\/55.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":61877,"structure_id":14656,"section_number":"55.1-2600","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/55.1-2600\/","token":"55.1\/V\/26\/55.1-2600","metadata":false},{"id":61149,"structure_id":14656,"section_number":"55.1-2601","catch_line":"Status of loaned property; statute of limitations on recovery","url":"\/55.1-2601\/","token":"55.1\/V\/26\/55.1-2601","metadata":false},{"id":83811,"structure_id":14656,"section_number":"55.1-2602","catch_line":"Notice to lenders of the provisions of this chapter","url":"\/55.1-2602\/","token":"55.1\/V\/26\/55.1-2602","metadata":false},{"id":82119,"structure_id":14656,"section_number":"55.1-2603","catch_line":"Status of title to property acquired from museum","url":"\/55.1-2603\/","token":"55.1\/V\/26\/55.1-2603","metadata":false},{"id":69945,"structure_id":14656,"section_number":"55.1-2604","catch_line":"Notice of termination of loan; content of notice","url":"\/55.1-2604\/","token":"55.1\/V\/26\/55.1-2604","metadata":false},{"id":66126,"structure_id":14656,"section_number":"55.1-2605","catch_line":"Procedure for giving notice of termination of a loan of property; responsibility of owner of loaned property","url":"\/55.1-2605\/","token":"55.1\/V\/26\/55.1-2605","metadata":false},{"id":58049,"structure_id":14656,"section_number":"55.1-2606","catch_line":"Acquiring title to undocumented property","url":"\/55.1-2606\/","token":"55.1\/V\/26\/55.1-2606","metadata":false},{"id":56237,"structure_id":14656,"section_number":"55.1-2607","catch_line":"Status of property loaned to or deposited with museum prior to July 1, 2002","url":"\/55.1-2607\/","token":"55.1\/V\/26\/55.1-2607","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":66126,"structure_id":14656,"section_number":"55.1-2605","catch_line":"Procedure for giving notice of termination of a loan of property; responsibility of owner of loaned property","url":"\/55.1-2605\/","token":"55.1\/V\/26\/55.1-2605","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":56237,"structure_id":14656,"section_number":"55.1-2607","catch_line":"Status of property loaned to or deposited with museum prior to July 1, 2002","url":"\/55.1-2607\/","token":"55.1\/V\/26\/55.1-2607","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/55.1-2606\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 883<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":248161,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58049,"identifier":"55.1-2606","token":"55.1\/V\/26\/55.1-2606","url":"\/55.1-2606\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2606\/","token":"55.1\/V\/26\/55.1-2606","dublin_core":{"Title":"Acquiring title to undocumented property","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2606","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A museum<\/span> shall have the authority to acquire legal title to undocumented property if the museum<\/span> can verify through written records that it has held such property for five years or longer, during which period no valid claim to the property has been asserted and no person has contacted the museum<\/span> regarding the property, by complying with the following procedure: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The museum<\/span> shall cause to be published a notice once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city in which the museum<\/span> is located and in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city of the lender’s last known address if different from the county or city in which the museum<\/span> is located. The notice shall include:\n\t\t\t\ta. A brief<\/span> and general description of the undocumented property;\n\t\t\t\tb. The date or approximate date of the loan or acquisition of the property by the museum<\/span>, if known;\n\t\t\t\tc. Notice of the museum<\/span>’s intent<\/span> to claim title to the property if no valid claims are made within 65 days following the date of the first publication of the notice under this subdivision 1;\n\t\t\t\td. The name, address, and telephone number of the representative of the museum<\/span> to contact for more information or to make a claim; and\n\t\t\t\te. If known, the name and last known address of the lender. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> If no valid claims have been made by the end of the 65-day period following the date of the first publication of the notice under subdivision 1 c, the museum<\/span> shall cause to be published a second notice once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city in which the museum<\/span> is located and in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city of the lender’s last known address if different from the county or city in which the museum<\/span> is located. The second notice shall include:\n\t\t\t\ta. A brief<\/span> and general description of the undocumented property;\n\t\t\t\tb. The date or approximate date of the loan or acquisition of the property by the museum<\/span>, if known;\n\t\t\t\tc. Notice that the museum<\/span> claims title to the property as of the date of the end of the 65-day period following the date of the first publication of the notice under subdivision 1; and\n\t\t\t\td. If known, the name and last known address of the lender. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Upon compliance with the requirements set forth in subsection A, clear and unrestricted title is transferred, as of the date specified in subdivision A 1 c, to the museum<\/span> and not to the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACQUIRING TITLE TO UNDOCUMENTED PROPERTY (\u00a7 55.1-2606)\n\nA. A museum shall have the authority to acquire legal title to undocumented\nproperty if the museum can verify through written records that it has held such\nproperty for five years or longer, during which period no valid claim to the\nproperty has been asserted and no person has contacted the museum regarding the\nproperty, by complying with the following procedure:\n\n 1. The museum shall cause to be published a notice once a week for two\n consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city\n in which the museum is located and in a newspaper of general circulation in\n the county or city of the lender’s last known address if different from\n the county or city in which the museum is located. The notice shall include:\n \t\t\t\ta. A brief and general description of the undocumented property;\n \t\t\t\tb. The date or approximate date of the loan or acquisition of the property\n by the museum, if known;\n \t\t\t\tc. Notice of the museum’s intent to claim title to the property if\n no valid claims are made within 65 days following the date of the first\n publication of the notice under this subdivision 1;\n \t\t\t\td. The name, address, and telephone number of the representative of the\n museum to contact for more information or to make a claim; and\n \t\t\t\te. If known, the name and last known address of the lender.\n\n 2. If no valid claims have been made by the end of the 65-day period following\n the date of the first publication of the notice under subdivision 1 c, the\n museum shall cause to be published a second notice once a week for two\n consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city\n in which the museum is located and in a newspaper of general circulation in\n the county or city of the lender’s last known address if different from\n the county or city in which the museum is located. The second notice shall\n include:\n \t\t\t\ta. A brief and general description of the undocumented property;\n \t\t\t\tb. The date or approximate date of the loan or acquisition of the property\n by the museum, if known;\n \t\t\t\tc. Notice that the museum claims title to the property as of the date of\n the end of the 65-day period following the date of the first publication of\n the notice under subdivision 1; and\n \t\t\t\td. If known, the name and last known address of the lender.\n\nB. Upon compliance with the requirements set forth in subsection A, clear and\nunrestricted title is transferred, as of the date specified in subdivision A 1\nc, to the museum and not to the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 883, \u00a7 55-210.37; 2019, c. 712.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}