Terms Used In Ohio Code 3385.09

• Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. ^{Source: OCC}
• Museum: includes , but is not limited to, historical societies, historic sites or landmarks, parks, monuments, libraries, arboreta, and zoos. See Ohio Code 3385.01
• Property: means any tangible, nonliving object in a museum's possession that has intrinsic historic, artistic, scientific, educational, or cultural value. See Ohio Code 3385.01
• state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59