As a follow up to the “Orphans in the Collection” workshop NEMA has created a way for you to share your forms, notice language, and any other documents pertaining to abandoned property.

Email Heather (heather.riggs [at] nemanet.org) your documents (either draft or final), and she will upload them to the page. They will then be available for other museums to download. Discussions about documents can take place either through the NEMA online discussion groups or through one-on-one conversations off line.

Abandoned Property Laws:

Massachusetts:
http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter200B

Maine:
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/27/title27sec601.html

New Hampshire:
http://maisonbisson.com/nhrsa/rsa/chapter/201-e/

Vermont:
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/sections.cfm?Title=27&Chapter=012