§ 34-23-108 — Limitations on actions against the museum

(a) Any action against a museum for damages because of
injury to or loss of property loaned to the museum is barred
unless commenced within one (1) year from the date the museum
provides notice to the lender of the injury or loss or within
three (3) years from the date of the injury or loss, whichever
occurs earlier.
(b) Any action against a museum to recover property on
loan is barred unless commenced within one (1) year from the
date the museum provides notice to the lender of its intent to
terminate the loan provided under W.S. 34-23-107 or within ten
(10) years from the date of notice of intent to preserve an
interest in the property is filed with the museum under W.S.
34-23-104, whichever date is earlier.
(c) Property loaned to the museum for which the lender
fails to file an action for damages or recovery within the
periods specified by subsections (a), (b) and (f) of this
section shall be considered donated to the museum.
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) of this
section, a lender of property, other than property held by a
museum pursuant to W.S. 34-23-102(f), not provided notice of the
intention of the museum to terminate a loan and providing proof
that the museum received a notice of intent to preserve an
interest in loaned property within ten (10) years immediately
preceding the filing of an action to recover the property, may
recover the property or if the property has been disposed of,
the reasonable value of the property at the time of disposition
plus interest at five percent (5%) per year.
(e) Any person purchasing property from a museum acquires
good title to the property if the museum represents that title
to the property has been acquired pursuant to this chapter.
(f) Any action against a museum to recover property held
by the museum pursuant to W.S. 34-23-102(f) is barred from and
after July 1, 1995 unless the lender submits the documentation
required by W.S. 34-23-102(f) to the museum prior to July 1,
1995.