171.33 Acquiring title to undocumented property. Property in the possession of a museum or archives which the museum or archives has reason to believe is on loan and for which the museum or archives does not know the owner or have any reasonable means of determining the owner becomes the property of the museum or archives if no person has claimed the property within 7 years after the museum or archives took possession of the property. The museum or archives becomes the owner of the property on the day after the 7-year period ends, free from all claims.
History: 1993 a. 18.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 171 - Unclaimed property.
171.01 - Duty of consignee or bailee.
171.04 - Perishable property, held for carriage or storage, how disposed of.
171.05 - Perishable property, held otherwise, how disposed of.
171.06 - Unclaimed property, how disposed of.
171.065 - Disposition of proceeds.
171.07 - Common carriers, lien for transportation.
171.08 - Restored to donors or applied to charity.
171.31 - Loans of property to a museum or archives.