{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-171.846","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 171.846","heading":"Conservation measures for property on loan to museum.","body":"(1) Unless there is a written loan agreement to the contrary, a museum may apply\nconservation measures to property on loan to the museum pursuant to this section.\n(2) The museum may apply conservation measures pursuant to this section if: action is\nrequired to  protect the property on loan or other property in the custody of the\nmuseum, or the property on loan is a hazard to the health and safety of the public or\nthe museum staff; and the circumstances described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this\nsubsection exist.\n(a) The museum attempts to locate the owner of the property using the method\ndescribed in KRS 171.840(2)(b), (c), and (d)1., 2., 3., 4., and 5. The required\nnotice shall also state the proposed conservation measures, seek the owner's\npermission to procee d with the conservation measures, and inform the owner\nthat if he does not come forward within fourteen (14) days after the last\npublished notice and agree to the proposed conservation measures or retrieve\nthe property within seven (7) days after coming fo rward, then the museum\nshall proceed with the proposed conservation measures.\n(b) The owner fails to agree to the proposed conservation measures or to retrieve\nhis property within the time periods specified in paragraph (a) of this\nsubsection.\n(3) If a museum applies conservation measures pursuant to this section, the museum:\n(a) Shall acquire a lien on the property in the amount of the costs incurred by the\nmuseum; and\n(b) Shall not be liable for injury or loss of the property if the museum:\n1. Had a reaso nable belief at the time the conservation occurred that the\nconservation was necessary to protect the property on loan or other\nproperty in the custody of the museum, or that the property on loan was\na hazard to the health and safety of the public or the museum staff; and\n2. Exercised reasonable care in the choice and application of conservation\nmeasures.","path":["KRS Chapter 171"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=4876","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:23Z","sha256":"23f69915eb32eaf5092a55ba46dccf7b7bb845befaaa8770b7cde325ce767dc4","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-171.843","next":"us-ky/krs-171.849"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}