§ 442.351 Short title
§ 442.351a Definitions
§ 442.352 Information required; transactions to which act applicable
§ 442.353 Catalog, prospectus, flyer or other written material or advertisement
§ 442.354 Posting of legible sign
§ 442.355 Information to be supplied for each multiple; express warranty
§ 442.356 Supplying information for multiple produced after December 31, 1949
§ 442.357 Supplying information for multiple produced after December 31, 1899
§ 442.358 Supplying information for multiple produced before January 1, 1900
§ 442.359 Information as basis of bargain; express warranty; effect of furnishing name of artist; negating or limiting warranty; defense in action to enforce warranty; information regarding photographs; stateme
§ 442.360 Rights, liabilities, and remedies cumulative
§ 442.361 Incurring obligations prescribed for art merchant
§ 442.362 Violation; liability
§ 442.363 Art merchant as agent for consignor or artist; liabilities; effect of good faith reliance on incorrect information
§ 442.364 Liability of consignor to purchaser
§ 442.365 Action to enforce act
§ 442.366 Effective date
§ 442.367 Conditional effective date

Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 442 > Act 40 of 1987 - Art Multiples Sales Act

  • Art merchant: means a person who deals in multiples, or who by his or her occupation holds himself or herself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to a person who deals in multiples, or who employs a broker, agent, or other intermediary who holds himself or herself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to a person who deals in multiples. See Michigan Laws 442.351a
  • Artist: means the creator of an image depicted by or in a master. See Michigan Laws 442.351a
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  • judgment: as used in this act , includes decree. See Michigan Laws 600.112
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Limited edition: means a number of multiples which are produced from a single master, all of which depict the same image, and which bear numbers or other markings to denote that production of multiples from that master is limited to a stated maximum number, or which are otherwise held out as limited to a maximum number. See Michigan Laws 442.351a
  • Master: means a printing plate, stone, block, screen, photographic negative, or other material which contains an image used to produce multiples. See Michigan Laws 442.351a
  • Multiples: means prints, photographs, photographic negatives, or other objects of visual art which are produced in more than 1 copy and sold, offered for sale, or consigned in, into, or from the state for value exceeding $100. See Michigan Laws 442.351a
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity, however organized. See Michigan Laws 442.351a
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Proofs: means multiples which depict the same image as, and which are produced from the same master used to produce, a limited edition, but which, whether or not designated as proofs, are set aside from and are in addition to the limited edition to which they relate. See Michigan Laws 442.351a
  • Sale: means sale or exchange. See Michigan Laws 442.351a
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Signed: means autographed by the artist's own hand, and not by means of mechanical or photographic reproduction, after the multiple was produced, whether or not the master was signed. See Michigan Laws 442.351a
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • Written instrument: means a written agreement, bill of sale, invoice, certificate of authenticity, catalog, or other memorandum describing a multiple which is to be sold or consigned by an art merchant. See Michigan Laws 442.351a