My understanding is unless they have legal ownership (or power of attorney) they cannot sign over an item. You can get into some problems if you are accepting items without the written authority of the owner. Brian W. Bray >>> [log in to unmask] 10/19/04 10:24AM >>> Frequently at my Museum, donors will have friends drop objects off. These friends do not own the object or have any claim to it, yet staff have them let sign paperwork. Registration staff here has been fairly successful in having staff use loan forms instead of acquisition forms for all incoming items. My question is this: What are the implications of having individuals other than the owners sign loan forms? Carrie Snow Registrar Museum of Church History and Art ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message may contain confidential information, and is intended only for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).