Title 442, SALES

Sec. 4. In each place of business in the state in which an art merchant regularly engages in the sale of multiples, the art merchant shall post, in a conspicuous place, a legible sign substantially stating the following: “Section 2 of the art multiples sales act, Act No. _____ of…

Sec. 5. (1) All of the following information shall be supplied for each multiple produced after the effective date of this act: (a) The name of the artist. (b) If the artist's name appears on the multiple, the source of the name, such as whether the multiple was signed by the art…

Sec. 6. For a multiple produced after December 31, 1949, and before the effective date of this act, the information required under section 5(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (i), and (j) shall be supplied.

Sec. 7. For a multiple produced after December 31, 1899, and before January 1, 1950, the information required under section 5(1)(a), (b), (c), and (i) shall be supplied.

Sec. 8. For a multiple produced before January 1, 1900, the information required under section 5(1)(a), (c), and (i) shall be supplied.

Sec. 9. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), information furnished by an art merchant pursuant to this act shall form a part of the basis of the bargain and shall create an express warranty as to each item of information provided. (2) If an art merchant furnishes the name of…

Sec. 10. The rights, liabilities, and remedies created by this act are in addition to others provided by law, except where the construction would be unreasonable as a matter of law.

Sec. 11. An artist who is not otherwise an art merchant, who sells or consigns a multiple of the artist's own creation, shall for the purposes of that sale or consignment incur the obligations prescribed by this act for an art merchant.

Sec. 12. Except as provided in section 14, an art merchant, including an art merchant consignee, who violates this act by failing to provide required information or by supplying information which is false, mistaken, or erroneous, except for harmless error such as typographical er…

Sec. 13. If for purposes of effecting the sale of a multiple, an art merchant has agreed to act as the agent for a consignor who is not an art merchant, or if for purposes of supplying the information required by this act, an art merchant has agreed to act as the agent for an art…

Sec. 14. Except as provided in section 13, an artist or art merchant who consigns a multiple to an art merchant for the purpose of effecting a sale of the multiple shall not be liable to the purchaser under this act if the consignor complies with the requirements of this act as t…

Sec. 15. (1) In an action to enforce this act all of the following apply: (a) A disclaimer made pursuant to section 2(2) regarding an item of relevant information shall be effective unless the claimant can establish that the art merchant failed to make reasonable inquiries, accor…

Sec. 16. This act shall take effect 6 months after it is enacted into law.

Sec. 17. This act shall not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 84th Legislature are enacted into law: (a) Senate Bill No. 55. (b) Senate Bill No. 56.