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HomeEducation CodeCh. 1Art. 2§ 21140 Public Library And Museum Gifts

§ 21140 Public Library And Museum Gifts

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§ 21140 Public Library And Museum Gifts

Key Takeaways

  • •You can give your books, art, or collections to create a public library, museum, or art gallery after you die.
  • •You can do this by writing it down in a will, trust, or gift while you're alive.
  • •You pick people (trustees) to take care of your gift and make sure it stays for the public.

Example

A person loves books and wants to share them with everyone even after they pass away.

They can write in their will that their book collection should go to a group of people they trust. These people will then make sure the books are used to start a public library where everyone can read them.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 21140 Public Library And Museum Gifts

Any person intending in his lifetime or by will or trust deed, to operate after his death, to found, maintain, and perpetuate in this state a public library, museum, gallery of art, or any or all thereof, for the diffusion of mechanical, scientific, artistic, and general knowledge, may for that purpose, convey in writing by words denoting a gift or grant to one or more trustees named in the gift or grant, and to their successors, any library or collection of books and works, for the public library, or any museum, or gallery of art in this state. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

public librarymuseumgallery of artdiffusion of mechanical, scientific, artistic, and general knowledgegift or granttrustees

Related Statutes

  • § 21145 Trustee Legal Authority
  • § 21141 Future Property Additions Conveyance
  • § 21143 Gifts To Institutional Trusts
  • § 21144 Founder’S Trustee Designation Powers
  • § 21146 Founder'S Veto Rights

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 21140.
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