On December 16, 2016, President Obama signed the HEAR Act into law, establishing a uniform statute of limitations to govern claims seeking recovery of Nazi-confiscated art.
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Not What I Signed Up For: CA’s New Autograph Law
By Sheppard Mullin on
Posted in Changes in Law
Effective January 1, 2017, art dealers operating in California will have a new certificate of authenticity requirement. AB 1570, recently signed into law by Governor Brown, requires a certificate of authenticity for all autographed items sold for over $5. The new law is an expansion of CA Civil Code §1739.7, which had regulated autographed sports memorabilia. AB 1570 removes the “sports” limitation, potentially bringing all non-sports autographs, including art, within its purview.
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