[a fool in paradise]

I thought that the limitations apply to the crime of theft, but the object remains “owned” by the original owner.

Otherwise, in big art heists, you just warehouse a work for 40 years and take it to the auction houses, galleries, or private market and make your legal bank off it.

[Pontiac]

I know you’re right about titled property like cars and boats, I can’t say about other property.