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Assembly Bill A4971

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for withholding a portion (5%) of the resale price of certain works of fine art to provide royalties for artists

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2009-A4971 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Ren Art 16 §16.01 to be Art 17 §17.01, add Art 16 §§16.01 - 16.05, §3.17, Arts & Cul L

2009-A4971 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that when a work of fine art is sold in this state, at auction or by a gallery, dealer, broker, museum or agent, there shall be withheld from the sale an amount equal to 5% of the total sales price ("resale royalty"), which shall be paid over to the artist; if the artist cannot be located, such 5% amount shall be transferred to the council on the arts which shall hold such moneys in escrow for seven years for the artist.

2009-A4971 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4971

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRODSKY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Tourism, Arts and Sports Development

AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to resale
  of royalties for artists

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.    Article  16  and section 16.01 of the arts and cultural
affairs law are renumbered article 17 and section 17.01 and a new  arti-
cle 16 is added to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 16
                      RESALE ROYALTIES FOR ARTISTS
SECTION 16.01. DEFINITIONS.
        16.02. RESALE ROYALTY FOR ARTISTS.
        16.03. EXCEPTIONS.
        16.04. PAYMENT; ACTION FOR DAMAGES; EXEMPTION.
        16.05. SEVERABILITY.
  S 16.01. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
  1. "ARTIST" MEANS A PERSON WHO CREATES A WORK OF FINE ART.
  2. "FINE ART" MEANS AN ORIGINAL PAINTING, SCULPTURE, OR DRAWING.
  S  16.02.  RESALE  ROYALTY FOR ARTISTS. WHENEVER A WORK OF FINE ART IS
SOLD  IN THIS STATE, THE SELLER OR HIS OR HER AGENT  SHALL  PAY  TO  THE
ARTIST  OF  SUCH WORK OF FINE ART OR TO SUCH ARTIST'S AGENT FIVE PERCENT
OF THE AMOUNT OF SUCH SALE. THE RIGHT OF THE ARTIST TO RECEIVE AN AMOUNT
EQUAL TO FIVE PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT OF SUCH SALE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE AND
MAY BE WAIVED ONLY BY AN INSTRUMENT IN WRITING PROVIDING FOR  AN  AMOUNT
IN EXCESS OF FIVE PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT OF SUCH SALE.
  S  16.03. EXCEPTIONS. SECTION 16.02 OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT APPLY TO
ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
  1. TO THE INITIAL SALE OF A WORK OF FINE ART WHERE LEGAL TITLE TO SUCH
WORK AT THE TIME OF SUCH INITIAL SALE IS VESTED IN THE ARTIST THEREOF;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08668-01-9

              

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