Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.104

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 184.104 - Notices, information content - notice to be given by restricted certified mail - deemed delivered, when, procedure - locale of museum, how determined

1. In addition to any other information prescribed for a particular notice, all notices given by a museum pursuant to sections 184.101 to 184.122 shall contain the following information:

(1) The lender's or claimant's name;

(2) The lender's or claimant's last known address;

(3) A brief description of the property on loan to the museum referenced in the notice;

(4) The date of the loan, if known, or the approximate date of acquisition of the property;

(5) The name of the museum; and

(6) The name, address, and telephone number of the appropriate official or office to be contacted regarding the property.

2. All notices given by a museum pursuant to sections 184.101 to 184.122 shall be mailed by restricted certified mail to the lender's or claimant's last known address shown on the museum's records. Notice is deemed given as of the date of receipt by the lender or claimant if the museum receives proof of receipt by the lender or claimant within thirty days after mailing the notice.

3. If, after a diligent search of its records, the museum does not know the identity of the lender, or does not have an address for the lender or claimant, or if proof of receipt is not received by the museum within thirty days of mailing a notice under subsection 2 of this section, notice is deemed given if the museum publishes notice at least once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in both the county, or city if appropriate, in which the museum is located and the county, or city if appropriate, of the lender's or claimant's last address, if known. The date of a notice under this subsection shall be the date of the second published notice. For purposes of this section, a museum is located in the county, or city if appropriate, in which it has its principal place of business, or, if a loan of property was made to a branch of a museum in the county, or city if appropriate, in which the branch is located.

§ 184.104, RSMo

L. 1991 S.B. 344 § 3
Effective 12/31/1991